Superfamily ICHNEUMONOIDEA 551 



walleyi Townes. Que., Ont. Host: Herculia thymehisalis (Wlk.). 



Trieces walleyi Townes, 1959. In Townes and Townes, U. S. Natl. Mus. Bui. 216 [pt. 1]: 47. 

 cJ. 9. 



Genus METOPIUS Panzer 



Genus METOPIUS Subgenus METOPIUS Panzer 



Metopius Panzer, 1806. Krit. Rev. Insektenf. Deutschlands, v. 2, p. 78 

 Type-species: Sphex vespoides Scopoli. Desig. by Viereck, 1912. 

 Peltastes Illiger, 1807. In Rossi, Fauna Etrusca, ed. 2, v. 2, p. 55. 



Type-species: Ichneumon necatorius Fabricius. Desig. by Curtis, 1824. The 

 type-species is regarded as a synonym of M. vespoides (Scopoli). 

 Metopius subg. Peltopius Clement, 1927. In Schmiedeknecht, Opusc. Ichn., v. 5, p. 3461, 

 3465. 



Type-species: Sphex vespoides Scopoli. Desig. by Clement, 1930. 



This is a large subgenus of Neotropic (Mexico), Holarctic, Oriental, Australian, and Ethiopian 

 distribution. 



galbaneus Townes. Southern Oreg. s. to s. Calif. 



Metopius (Metopius) galbaneus Townes, 1959. In Townes and Townes, U. S. Natl. Mus. 

 Bui. 216 [pt. 1]: 74. S, 9. 

 krombeini epixanthus Townes. Tex., Colo., Ariz. 



Metiopius (Metiopius) krombeini epixajithus Townes, 1959. In Townes and Townes, U. S. 

 Natl. Mus. Bui. 216 [pt. 1]: 71. 6,9. 

 krombeini krombeini Townes. Southern N. Y., N. J., Md., Va., n. Ga., n. Mich., Wis., Ark., Okla. 

 Ecology: Occurs in open stands of scrubby oaks. 

 Metopius {Metopius) krombeini krombeini Townes, 1959. In Townes and Townes, U. S. 

 Natl. Mus. Bui. 216 [pt. 1]: 70. <J, 9. 

 mimicus Townes. Central Ariz. 



Metopius (Metopius) ynimicus Townes, 1959. In Townes and Townes, U. S. Natl. Mus. Bui. 

 216 [pt. 1]:68. 6,9. 

 pulchellus Cresson. Southeastern Wyo., Colo., N. Mex., n. Utah, Ariz. 

 Metopius pulchellus Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 4: 271. 9. 

 Metopius montanus Cresson, 1879. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 7: xxviii in Proc. 6. N. syn. 

 Metopius (Metopius) pulchellus sonora Townes, 1959. bi Townes and Townes, U. S. Natl. 

 Mus. Bui. 216 [pt. 1]: 73. <J, 9. N. syn. 

 robustus concinnus Cresson. Nev., n.w. Calif. 



Metopius concinnus Cresson, 1879. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 7: xxviii in Proc. 6. 



robustus mirandus Cresson. Western Kans., Colo. 



Metopius mirandus Cresson, 1879. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 7: xxviii in Proc. 9. 



Metopius grandior Viereck, 1905. Kans. Acad. Sci., Trans. 19: 314. 9. 

 robustus robustus Cresson. Southern N. Y. s. to Ga., w. to e. Kans. 



Metopius robustus Cresson, 1879. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 7: xxvii in Proc. 9. 



Metopius harbecki Skinner, 1906. Ent. News 17: 150. 6. 

 vittatus Townes. Utah, n. Ariz., s. B. C, Oreg., Calif. 



Metopius (Metopius) vittatus Townes, 1959. In Townes and Townes, U. S. Natl. Mus. Bui. 

 216 [pt. 1]: 76. J, 9. 



Genus METOPIUS Subgenus CULTRARIUS Davis 



Cultrarius Davis, 1897. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 24: 197. 

 Type-species: Metopius rileyi Marlatt. Monotypic 



This subgenus is not known to occur outside the Nearctic region. 



birkmani Brues. Tex., s. Ariz., s. Calif. 



Metopius birkmani Brues, 1907. Wis. Nat. Hist. Soc, Bui. 5: b%. 6 (9 misdet.). 



