492 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



apical tergites of the abdomen black; it demonstrates the impracticality of recognizing a 



northern and southern subspecies. 

 Phygadeuon walshiae Riley, 1890. In Riley and Howard, U. S. Dept. Agr., Insect Life 3: 



153. Nomen nudum. 

 Phaeogene>i walshiae Ashmead, 1896. Amer. Ent. See, Trans. 23: 205. S, 9. 

 Phaeogenes (Centetenis) ineptifrons Gahan, 1919. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 55: 113. 6, 9. 

 ProHCUH ivalfihiae var. australis Cushman, 1933. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 82: 5. 6, 9. N. syn. 



Biology: Haden, 1935. Univ. Del. Agr. Expt. Sta., Bui. 194: 20-35. 



Tribe GYRODONTINI 



This is the Ichneumonini in the sense of Heinrich and, in part, the Joppini in the sense of 

 Townes. It is a very large tribe of worldwide distribution. Heinrich (1967) divided the tribe into 

 five subtribes, four of which are represented in North America. 



Taxonomy: Heinrich, 1967. Synopsis and Reclassif. Ichneumoninae Stenopneusticae Africa 

 So. of Sahara, v. 1, p. 26-27; v. 3, p. 486-487 (keys to subtribes). 



SUBTRIBE GYRODONTINA 



Genus CRATICHNEUMON Thomson 



Cratichiieumon Thomson, 1893. Opusc. Ent. 18: 1945. 



Type-species: Iclnieumon luteiroitris Gravenhorst. Desig. by Ashmead, 1900. 

 Lareiga Cameron, 1903. Ztschr. System. Hym., Dipt. 3: 13. 



Type-species: Lareiga rufofeniorata Cameron. Monotypic. 

 Belargea Cameron, 1903. Ztschr. System. Hym., Dipt. 3: 15. 



Type-species: Belargea albo))iaculata Cameron. Monotypic. The type-species is 

 regarded as a synonym of C. rufofemorata (Cameron). 

 Odontojoppa Cameron, 1903. Ztschr. System., Dipt. 3: 16, 177. 



Type-species: Odontojoppa nietallica Cameron. Monotypic. 

 Sycaonia Cameron, 1903. Ent. Soc. London, Trans. 51: 224. 



Type-species: Sycaonia rufofacies Cameron. Monotypic. 

 Leptothecns Cameron, 1903. Entomologist 36: 240. 



Type-species: Leptothecns rufoniaculatus Cameron. Monotypic. 

 Tanyjoppa Cameron, 1904. Ztschr. System. Hym., Dipt. 4: 217. 



Type-species: Tanyjoppa sanguineoplagiata Cameron. Monotypic. 

 Lissichneumon Cameron, 1906. Entomologist 39: 227. 



Type-species: Lissichneumon levis Cameron. Monotypic. 

 Ninibolareiga Heinrich, 1969 (1968). Synopsis and Reclassif. Ichneumoninae 

 Stenopneusticae Africa So. of Sahara, v. 4, p. 933. 



Type-species: Ninibolareiga rnenicapitis Heinrich. Monotypic and orig. desig. 



This is a very large and widely distributed genus which is particulary difficult taxononomi- 

 cally. 



Taxonomy: Townes and Townes, 1973. Amer. Ent. Inst, Mem. 19: 304 (generic syn.). 

 acronictae Heinrich. Que., Maine, N. ¥., N. C. Host: Acronicta sp. 



Cratichneunion acronictae Heinrich, 1961 (1960). Canad. Ent. Sup. 18: 125. 6, 9. 



Taxonomy: Heinrich, 1971. Nat. Canad. 98: 984. 



alternans (Provancher). Que., Maine. 



Phygadeuon alternans Provancher, 1882. Nat. Canad. 13 (no. 155): 335 (key); 13 (no. 156): 

 358. 9. 



Taxonomy: Heinrich, 1971. Nat. Canad. 98: 986-989 (male described and included in key). 

 anisotae Heinrich. Que. s. to Va., w. to Wis. Host: Anisota senatoria (J. E. S.), Dryocampa 

 rubicunda rubicunda (F.). 

 Cratichneunion a^iisotae Heinrich, 1961 (1960). Canad. Ent. Sup. 18: 119. S, 9. 

 annulatipes (Provancher). Que. s. to D. C, w. to Mich, and Mo. 



Phaeogenes annulatipes Provancher, 1886. Addit. Corr. Faune Ent. Canada Hym., p. 43. 9. 



