Superfamily ICHNEUMONOIDEA 457 



rhomboidalis (Walsh). Que. s. to e. Tenn., w. to N. Dak. and Colo. Host: Laspeyresia 

 pomonella (L.). 

 Cryptus rhomboidalis Walsh, 1873. Acad. Sci. St. Louis, Trans. 3: 72. 9. 

 Cryptiis a»iblytelarius Provancher, 1886. Addit. Corr. Faune Ent. Canada Hym., p. 70. 9. 

 sparsus Townes. Que. s. to w. N. C, w. to Minn. 



hchnus uparsus Townes, 1962. In Townes and Townes, U. S. Natl. Mus. Bui. 216 (pt. 3): 

 141. 6, 9. 



velutinus Townes. Ariz. Ecology: Occurs in moist deciduous foresjts of mountains in central 

 Ariz. 

 hclinua velutinus Townes, 1962. In Townes and Townes, U. S. Natl. Mus. Bui. 216 (pt. 3): 

 155. S, 9. 



Genus GLABRIDORSUM Townes 



Glabridorsum Townes, 1970 (1969). Amer. Ent. Inst., Mem. 12: 174. 



Type-species: Gonibrus stokesii Cameron. Monotypic and orig. desig. 



The eleven species (ten undescribed) known to Townes (1970) occur between Japan and Aus- 

 tralia. 



stokesii (Cameron). Australia. Introduced in N. J. and Va. in 1932 and in Idaho (date unknown 

 to me) apparently without becoming established. Host: Grapliolitha molesta (Bsk.), 

 Laspeyresia ponionella (L.). The hosts listed were the target species for introductions in 

 North America. 

 Ga)nbnis Stoke>tii Cameron, 1912. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, Proc. 37 (1): 180. 9. 



Biology: Allen, Holloway, and Haeussler, 1940. U. S. Dept. Agr., Cir. 561: 50-51. 



Genus CHROMOCRYPTUS Ashmead 



Clironiocryptus Ashmead, 1900. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 23: 41. 



Type-species: Chrotnocryptus albopicfus Ashmead. Monotypic and orig. desig. 

 Mesoatetiiniorpha Viereck, 1913. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 44: 566. 



Type-species: Cryptus )iebraskensis Ashmead. Monotypic and orig. desig. 

 Neocryptopteryx Blanchard, 1947. Mus. Hist. Nat. Montevideo, Commun. Zool. 2 (no. 42): 1. 



Type-species: Neocryptopteryx orie)italiN Blanchard. Monotypic and orig. desig. 

 Nothischnus Porter, 1967. Studia Ent. 10: 396. 



Type-species: Nothisclinus riverai Porter. Monotypic and orig. desig. 

 Periplasma Porter, 1967. Studia Ent. 10: 404. 



Type-species: Periplasma tanaum Porter. Monotypic and orig. desig. 



Townes (1970) said his reasons for regarding Chromocryptus as distinct from Trachysphyrus 

 are not compelling. Because Townes and Townes (1962) had treated Chroiuocryptus as distinct 

 from Trachysphyrus in their revision of the Nearctic Cryptini, it seems logical to do likewise 

 here, thereby restricting the application of the name Trachysphyrus to Neotropic species. E.\- 

 cept for four species which occur in the Nearctic region, Chromocryptus is also Neotropic; the 

 South American species are numerous. 



Revision: Porter, 1967. Amer. Ent. Inst., Mem. 10: 1-168, in part (Neotropic spp., treated as 

 part of genus Trachysphyrus). 



Ta.xonomy: Townes, 1970. Amer. Ent. Inst, Mem. 12: 179-181. 

 mesorufus Cushman, revised status. Fla.; Mexico. In the U. S. Natl. Mus. collection there is a 

 female collected in a blacklight trap at Miami, Fla. In their tribal revision, Townes and 

 Townes (1962) treated niesorufus as a subspecies of planosae (Fitch). 

 Chromocryptus mesorufus Cushman, 1930. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 76 (25): 2. 9. 

 planosae (Fitch). Mass., Conn., N. Y., Pa., Ohio, Mich., Ind., 111., Nebr. Host: Epicnaptera 



americana (Harris), Tolype laricis (Fitch), T. relleda (Stoll), Halisidota tesselaris (J. E. 

 S.). Apparently, a number of adults may emerge from a single host. 

 Phygadeuon Planosae Fitch, 1856. N. Y. State Agr. Soc, Trans. 15: 501. 9. 

 Cryptus nebraskensis Ashmead, 1890 (1889). U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 12: 412. 9. 

 Chromocryptus albopictus Ashmead, 1900. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 23: 41. 9. 



