460 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



Genus LANUGO Townes 



Lanugo Townes, 1962. In Townes and Townes, U. S. Natl. Mus. Bui. 216 (pt. 3): 259. 

 Type-species: Cryptus retenfor Brulle. Orig. desig. 



This small genus is Nearctic and Neotropic. The type-species has been reared from cocoons of 

 Megalopygidae. 



bicincta Townes. Kans. 



Lanugo bicincta Townes, 1962. Ln Townes and Townes, U. S. Natl. Mus. Bui. 216 (pt. 3): 

 270. 9. 

 brunnipennis Townes. Southern B. C, Wash., Calif. 



Lanugo Brunnipennia Townes, 1962. In Townes and Townes, U. S. Natl. Mus. Bui. 216 (pt. 

 3): 275. 6,9. 

 cestus (Say). Southern Indiana, Tenn. 



Cryptus cestus Say, 1836. Boston Jour. Nat. Hist. 1: 234. 9. 

 deserti Townes. Utah, Ariz., Calif. Ecology: One specimen was apparently reared as a 

 secondary parasite of a sawfly on Pi)ius. 

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



268. 6, 9. 



cxcincta Townes. Northwestern Kans., Colo., N. Mex., Utah, Ariz. 



Lanugo excincta Townes, 1962. I)i Townes and Townes, U. S. Natl. Mus. Bui. 216 (pt. 3): 

 272. 6, 9. 

 ferrugata Townes. Tex. 



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

 263. 6, 9. 

 flavipennis Townes. Ariz. 



Lanugo flavipennis Townes, 1962. In Townes and Townes, U. S. Natl. Mus. Bui. 216 (pt. 

 3): 271. 3, 9. 

 longurius Townes. Ariz. 



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



269. 9. 



picta Townes. Tex., Ariz.; Mexico. 



Lamigo picta Townes, 1962. In Townes and Townes, U. S. Natl. Mus. Bui. 216 (pt. 3): 266. 

 S, 9. 

 polita Townes. Ariz. 



Lanugo polita Townes, 1962. In Townes and Townes, U. S. Natl. Mus. Bui. 216 (pt. 3): 271. 

 9. 

 retentor (Brulle). Va. s. to Fla., w. to Ind. and Tex. Host: Lagoa pyxidifera (J. E. S.), 

 Megalopyge opercularis (J. E. S.). 

 Cryptus retentor Brulle, 1846. In Lepeletier, Hist. Nat. Ins. Hym., v. 4, p. 192. 9. 

 Cryptus covmleiisis Cresson, 1872. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 4: 159. 9. 

 Cryptus nigripennis Ashmead, 1890 (1889). U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 12: 411. 9. 



schlingeri Townes. Calif. 



Lanugo schlingeri Townes, 1962. /*( Townes and Townes, U. S. Natl. Mus. Bui. 216 (pt. 3): 

 262. 9. 

 sororia (Cresson). Tex., Ariz., Calif.; Mexico. 



Cryptus sororius Cresson, 1872. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 4: 159. 6. 



Genus BUATHRA Cameron 



Buatlira Cameron, 1903. Ent. Soc. London, Trans. 51: 233. 



Type-species: Buatlira rufiveitfris Cameron. Monotypic. * 



Bathycrisis Cameron, 1905. Spolia Zeylanica (Ceylon Jour. Sci., Sect. B) 3: 96. 



Type-species: Bathycrisis sfriaticollis Cameron. Monotypic. 



This is a Holarctic and Oriental genus of small or moderate size. According to van Rossem 

 (1971) the separation between Buathra and Mcringopus is rather difficult and arbitrary; he be- 

 lieved that Buathra could be merged into Meringopus. 



