564 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



Glypta leiicozonata Ashmead, 1890 (1888). U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 12: 449. S. 



Genus APOPHUA Morley 



Apophua Morley, 1913. Fauna Brit. India, Hym., v. 3, pt. 1, p. 213. 

 Type-species: Apophua carinata Morley. Orig. desig. 



Although only one Nearctic species is known, this is a fairly large Holarctic, Oriental, and 

 Ethiopian genus. 



Taxonomy: Cushman, 1933. Insecta Matsumurana 8: 20-23. — Momoi, 1965. Insecta 



Matsumurana 28: 80-81. 

 simplicipes (Cresson). Maine w. to s. B. C, s. to D. C, Tex., Utah, and Wash. Host: Acleris 

 minuta (Rob.), Archips argyrospilus (Wlk.), C horistoneura rosaceana (Harris), 

 Sparganothis putmanana Free., tortricid on Gleditsia, Ancylis comptana (Froel), 

 Exartema footianum Clem., E. inomatanum Clem., Ennomos subsignarius (Hbn.), 

 Malacoaoma americanum (F.), Heterocampa bilineata (Pack.), Synimerista albifrons (J. 

 E. S.), Zotheca tranqnila (Grt.), Hemileuca sp. 



Glypta simplicipes Cresson, 1870. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 3: 156. 6, 9. 



Glypta aldrichii Davis, 1898 (1897). Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 24: 370. cj, 9. 



Glypta (Glypta) rosaceanae Viereck, 1926. Canad. Ent. 58: 55. <J, 9. 



Genus GLYPTA Gravenhorst 



Glypta Gravenhorst, 1829. Ichn. Europaea, v. 3, p. 3. 



Type-species: Glypta sculpturata Gravenhorst. Desig. by Westwood, 1840. 

 Conoblasta Foerster, 1868. Naturh. Ver. Rheinlande, Verh. 25: 165. 



Type-species: Glypta ceratites Gravenhorst. Desig. by Viereck, 1914 from two 

 species included by Woldstedt, 1877. 

 Diblastoniorplia Foerster, 1868. Naturh. Ver. Rheinlande, Verh. 25: 165. 



Type-species: Glypta biconiis Desvignes. By subsequent monotypy from inclusion 

 by Woldstedt, 1877. The type-species is homonymous with Glypta bicomis Boie, 

 which is regarded as a senior synonym. 

 Hemiephialtes Ashmead, 1906. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 30: 177. 



Type-species: Hemiephialtes glyptus Ashmead. Monotypic. 

 Glypta subg. Foveoglypta Hellen, 1915. Soc. pro Fauna et Flora Fenn., Acta 40 (6): 57. 

 Type-species: Glypta {Foveoglypta) monstrosa Hellen. Monotypic. 



This is a very large genus. The greatest number of species is found in the Holarctic region and 

 a few species occur in the Neotropic and Oriental regions. The hosts are larvae of Lepidoptera 

 which conceal themselves when feeding, such as in leaf rolls, buds, cones, stems, etc. 



Taxonomy: Momoi, 1965. Insecta Matsumurana 28: 81-82. 

 albiscutellaris Walsh. 111.? The holotype was destroyed in the 1871 Chicago fire, and 



apparently no concerted effort has been made to identify the species since it was 

 described. 

 Glypta albiscutellaris Walsh, 1873. Acad. Sci. St. Louis, Trans. 3: 127. 6. 



animosa Cresson. Conn. s. to N. C, w. to Mich. 



Glypta ayiiviosa Cresson, 1870. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 3: 154. 9. 

 aprilis Viereck. Northeastern Kans. 



Glypta aprilis Viereck, 1905. Kans. Acad. Sci., Trans. 19: 316. 9. 

 areolata Viereck. Northern N. Mex. 



Glypta areolata Viereck, 1903. In Skinner, Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 29: 89. 9. 



borealis Cresson. "Canada," Colo. 



Glypta borealis Cresson, 1870. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 3: 158. S. 



brunneisigna Viereck. Northeastern Kans. 



Glypta bninneisigna Viereck, 1905. Kans. Acad. Sci., Trans. 19: 316. 9. 



californica Provancher. Calif. 



Glypta californica Provancher, 1886. Addit. Corr. Faune Ent. Canada Hym., p. 117. 9. 



