Superfamily ICHNEUMONOIDEA 465 



fasciatus fasciatus (Ashmead). Que., N. Y., Pa., Md., Mich., Tex. Host: Agrilus conjlicola 

 Fisher, A. Iiorni Kerr. 

 BrachycentrmfasciatuH Ashmead, 1890 (1889). U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 12: 413. 9. 

 Cryptoideus rufus Cushman, 1919. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 55: 538. 9. 

 fasciatus hesperus Townes. Colo., Ariz., Calif. Host: Agrilus angel iciis Horn. 



XylophriiriiH fasciafuK hexpeniN Townes, 1962. In Townes and Townes, U. S. Natl. Mus. 

 Bui. 216 (pt. 3): 481. 6,9. 



nubilipennis abdominalis Townes. Sask., Utah, B. C. 



Xylophnints nubilipennis abdominalis Townes, 1962. In Townes and Townes, U. S. Natl. 

 Mus. Bui. 216 (pt. 3): 484. S, 9. 

 nubilipennis luctuosus (Provancher). Que., N. H., Conn., N. Y., W. Va., Fla., Ont, Mich. Host: 

 Agrilus chatnplaini Frost, Oberea praelonga Casey, Saperda Candida F., borer in 

 Populns. 

 Mesochorus luctuosus Provancher, 1874. Nat. Canad. 6: 299. 9. 

 Cryptoideus anthracinus Cushman, 1924. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 64 (4): 7. 9. 

 nubilipennis nubilipennis (Cresson). Colo. Host: Dicerca divaricata (Say). 



Cryptus nubilipennis Cresson, 1864. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 3: 291. 9. 

 sitkensis (Ashmead). Alaska, B. C, Wash., Oreg., Calif. 



Cryptoideus sitkensis Ashmead, 1902. Wash. Acad. Sci., Proc. 4: 193. 9. 

 Xylophnints atroruber Townes, 1944. Amer. Ent. Soc, Mem. 11: 290. 9. Validated as a 

 "new name" for Cryptoideus purpuri pennis "Ashmead" (1900) and "Cushman" (1919), 

 misidentifications of Cryptus purpuripennis Cresson (see discussion under Cryptoideus 

 Ashmead). 



Taxonomy: Ashmead, 1900. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 23: 42 (validation of name Cryptoideus 

 and misidentification of its type-species). —Cushman, 1919. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 55: 539 

 (redescription of specimen misidentified as purpuripennis [Cresson] by Ashmead under 

 the assumption that Ashmead's identification had been correct). 



Genus REPTATRIX Townes 



Reptatrix Townes, 1962. In Townes and Townes, U. S. Natl. Mus. Bui. 216 (pt. 3): 276. 

 Type-species: Cryptus crassipes Pratt. Monotypic and orig. desig. 



A single species is known. 



crassipes (Pratt). Wyo., Idaho, Utah, Wash., Oreg., Calif. 



Cryptus crassipes Pratt, 1945. Amer. Midland Nat. 34: 585. 9. 



Genus MERINGOPUS Foerster 



Meringopus Foerster, 1868. Naturh. Ver. Rheinlande, Verb. 25: 186. 



Type-species: Ci-yptus recreator Fabricius. By subsequent monotypy from inclusion 

 by Tschek, 1870. The type-species is regarded as a synonym of M. titillator 

 (Linnaeus). 

 Goniocryptus Thomson, 1973. Opusc. Ent. 5: 490. 



Type-species: Ichneumon titillator Linnaeus. Desig. by Viereck, 1914. 



This Holarctic genus is of moderate size. 



Revision: van Rossem, 1969. Tijdschr. v. Ent. 112: 165-199 (European spp. plus some Asian 



ones). 

 Taxonomy: Townes, 1970.(1969). Amer. Ent. Inst., Mem. 12: 201-202 (list of Nearctic spp.). 

 asymmetricus asymmetricus (Pratt). Sask. w. to B. C, s. to Colo., n. Ariz., and n. Calif. 



Cryptus asymmetricus Pratt, 1945. Amer. Midland Nat. 34: 587. 6,9. 

 asymmetricus mirabilis (Pratt). Southern Calif. 



Cryptus mirabilis Pratt, 1945. Amer. Midland Nat. 34: 589. 9. 

 calescens robustus (Cresson). Northern Man. w. to Alaska, s. to n. N. Mex., Utah, and n. Calif. 

 Ecology: Occurs near timberline in grassy areas with scattered conifers. M. c. calescens 



