Superfamily ICHNEUMONOIDEA 597 



eques (Hartig). Europe. Introduced in N. B., Que., Vt., N. J., and Ont. between 1936 and 1941, 

 apprently without becoming established. Host: Neodiprion sertifer (Geoff.). The host 

 cited was one of the target species for releases in North America; the other target 

 species was Gilpinia hercyniae (Htg.). 



Tryphon eques Hartig, 1838. Jahresber. Fortschr. Forstwiss. Forstl. Naturk. 1: 272. [male, 

 female]. 



Mesoleius silvarum Holmgren, 1876. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl. (n. f.) 13: 10. 6, 9. 



Taxonomy: Oehlke, 1966 (1965). Beitr. z. Ent. 15: 858-859. 



Biology: Pschorn-Walcher, 1967. Commowealth Inst. Biol. Control, Tech. Bui. 8: 15-18, 45. 

 lophyri (Ashmead). N. B., Maine, N. H., Mass., Ont., Wis. Host: Neodiprio7i abietis (Harris), N. 

 abbotii (Leach), N. nanuhis rianulus Schedl, N. pinetiim (Nort.), N. pinusrigidae 

 (Nort.), N. pratti banksianae Roh. 

 Neoeryma lophyri Ashmead, 1898. In Dimmock and Ashmead, Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 4: 

 169. 6, 9. 

 ruficoxalis (Cushman). Maine, Ont., s. Man. Neodiprion abietis (Harris). 



Labrossyta ruficoxalis Cushman, 1919. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 21: 118. 9. 

 Laniachus ruficomisC.) Cushman, 1939. Wash. Acad. Sci., Jour. 29: 400. 

 tsugae Cushman. Que., Ont., w. Oreg. Host: Neodiprion abbotii (Leach), A^. nanulus nanulus 

 Schedl, N. pratti banksianae Roh., A^. tsugae Midd. 

 Laniachus tsugae Cushman, 1939. Wash. Acad. Sci., Jour. 29: 401. cj, 9. 

 virginianus (Rohwer). Mass., Va., e. N. C, Ohio. Host: Neodiprion lecontei (Fitch). Probably 

 not distinct from L. lophyri (Ashmead). 

 Lagarotis virginia^ius Rohwer, 1915. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 49: 218. 6. 



Genus NEOSTROBLIA Heinrich 



Neostroblia Heinrich, 1953. Wien. Ent. Gesell., Ztschr. 38: 211. 



Type-species: Mesoleius nificollis var. pseudolituratus Strobl. Monotypic and orig. 

 desig. 



This Holarctic genus includes two described species. The type-species is European. 



incessans (Davis). N. H., Colo.? The lectotype was collected on Mt. Washington, N. H. by A. T. 

 Slosson, apparently in the "alpine region." 

 Rhaestes incessans Davis, 1898 (1897). Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 24: 311. 9. 



Taxonomy: Townes, 1970 (1969). Amer. Ent. Inst, Mem. 13: 119. 



Genus SCOPESIS Foerster 



Scopesis Foerster, 1868. Naturh. Ver. Rheinlande, Verh. 25: 209. 



Type-species: Mesoleius guttiger Holmgren. Desig. by Viereck, 1914 from eleven 

 species included by Thomson, 1894. Perkins (1962) regarded the type-species as 

 being a synonym of S. bicolor (Gravenhorst). 

 Scoparches Foerster, 1868. Naturh. Ver. Rheinlande, Verh. 25: 211. 



Type-species: Tryphon bicolor Gravenhorst. Monotypically included and desig. by 

 Perkins, 1962. 

 Scopesus Thomson, 1894. Opusc. Ent. 19: 2028. Emend. 

 Hyposyntactus Ashmead, 1902. Wash. Acad. Sci., Proc. 4: 217. 



Type-species: Hyposyntactus flavifrons Ashmead. Monotypic. 



This is a Holarctic genus of moderate size. 



Taxonomy: Townes, 1970 (1969). Amer. Ent. Inst., Mem. 13: 120 (Nearctic spp. assigned). 

 gesticulator tarda (Provancher). Que. w. to Alaska, s. to n. Ga., Mich., Colo., and Oreg. S. 

 gesticulator gesticulator (Thunberg) is Eurasian. 

 Tryphon tardus Provancher, 1875. Nat. Cariad. 7: 119. 9. 



Mesoleius;' laetus Cresson, 1879 (1878). Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 30: 372. S. Formerly 

 preocc. in Mesoleptus by Gravenhorst, 1829. 



