Superfamily ICHNEUMONOIDEA 471 



liogaster Townes. Western N. W. T., Sask., Wyo., Idaho, B. C, Oreg., Calif.; Mexico. 



Mesostenns liogoster Townes, 1962. In Townes and Townes, U. S. Natl. Mus. Bui. 216 (pt. 

 3): 440. d, 9. 

 longicaudis Cresson. N. Y., Minn., Nebr., and n. Calif., s. to S. C, Tex., and s. Calif.; Mexico. 

 Host: Loxostege aticticalix (L.). 

 MesostoiUK longicaudis Cresson, 1872. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 4: 164. 9. 

 Mexosteniis niacilmttus Cresson, 1878. Canad. Ent. 10: 210. 3. 

 Mesoxteiius gracilipes Cresson, 1879 (1878). Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 30: 365. 9. 

 Coleocentrus texanus Ashmead, 1890 (1889). U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 12: 444. 9. 

 Mesoxte)tH>f )H(icrHrux Dalla Torre, 1901. Cat. Hym., v. 3, p. 544. Unnecessary n. name for 



M. longicaudis Cresson, which is not preocc. by M. longicauda Brulle, 1846. 

 Nonatopodius exclavtans Viereck, 1905. Kans. Acad. Sci., Trans. 19: 318. 9. 

 melanurus Cushman. Alta. Known only from the holotype. 



Mesoxteniis welanunis Cushman, 1929. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 74 (16): 47. 9. 

 sicarius Townes. N. C, Tex., s. Alta., Mont., Colo., Ariz., Calif.; Mexico. Ecology: Distribution 

 seems to correlate with that of cacti of the genus Opuntia; one specimen emerged from 

 a cocoon found in a cactus stem. 

 Menostenus sicarius Townes, 1962. //( Townes and Townes, U. S. Natl. Mus. Bui. 216 (pt. 

 3): 448. 6,9. 

 thoracicus Cresson. Que. w. to B. C, s. to Fla., Tex., and s. Calif. Host: Acrobasis betulella 



Hulst, A. caryivorella Rag., Macrobofys theseusalis (Wlk.), Phlyctaenia extricalis (Gn.). 

 Mesostenns thoracicus Cresson, 1864. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 3: 314. 6,9. 

 Mesostenus erythrogaster Ashmead, 1890 (1889). U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 12: 406. 6. 



Genus POLYCYRTUS Spinola 



Polycyrtus Spinola, 1840. Soc. Ent. de France, Ann. 9: 154. 



Type-species: Polycyrtus histrio Spinola. Desig. by Viereck, 1914. 

 Cryptanuridiniorpha Viereck, 1913. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 46: 369. 



Type-species: Cryptanuridiniorpha elegans Viereck. Monotypic and orig. desig. C. 

 elegans is a synonym of Polycyrtus vierecki Townes, 1966. 

 Cryptopteryginiorpha Viereck, 1913. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 46: 371. 



Type-species: Cryptopteryginiorpha tubulifera Viereck. Monotypic and orig. desig. 

 Polycyrtiniorpha Viereck, 1913. U. S. Natl. Mus.," Proc. 46: 383. 



Type-species: Polycyrtiniorpha anioenus Viereck. Monotypic and orig. desig. 



Polycyrtus is a very large genus of the New World. Only one species is known from the 

 Nearctic Region, but in view of the number of species known from Mexico and Cuba, it seems 

 likely that additional species will be found in the southern U. S. 



Revision: Cushman, 1931. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 78 (14): 1-62. 

 neglectus Cushman. Mass. s. to Fla., w. to Wis. and e. Tex. Ecology: Occurs in moist forests. 

 Polycyrtus neglectus Cushman, 1926. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 67 (23): 5. 6, 9. 



Taxonomy: Cushman, 1929. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 74 (16): 2, 4, 5, 51. 



SuBTRiBE GORYPHINA 



This subtribe includes 33 genera, 29 of which are restricted to the Old World. Only three of 

 the genera occurring in the New World have Nearctic species. 



Genus DIAPETIMORPHA Viereck 



Diapetiniorpha Viereck, 1913. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 44: 564. 



Type-species: Cryptus arinatus Ashmead. Monotypic and orig. desig. 



This is a large Nearctic and Neotropic genus. 



Revision: Cushman, 1929. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 74 (16): 29-37 (Nearctic spp.). 

 acadia Cushman. Md. s. to Fla., w. to Mo. and Tex.; Mexico. 



Diapetiniorpha acadia Cushman, 1929. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 74 (16): 35. 6, 9. 



