Superfamily ICHNEUMONOIDEA 575 



Clistopyga pleuralis Ashmead, 1890 (1889). U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 12: 448. 6. Notes on fUe 

 in the U. S. Natl. Museum indicate that the syntypes were possibly reared from 

 Filatima pseudoacaciella (Chamb.). 



Meniscus ostentator Davis, 1894. Canad. Ent. 26: 321. 6, 9. 



Asphragis pulcherrimus Ashmead, 1898. In Dimmock and Ashmead, Ent. Soc. Wash., 

 Proc. 4: 170. 6,9. 

 subflava (Davis). N. C, S. C, Ga., Mo., Tex. Host: Caterpillar in Reullia sp. 



Meniscus subflavus Davis, 1898 (1897). Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 24: 371. 6, 9. 



Genus DIRADOPS Townes 



Diradops Townes, 1946. Bol. Ent. Venezolana 5: 59. 



Type-species: Meniscus bethmiei Cresson. Orig. desig. 



This large genus is restricted to the New World. All but one of the species are Neotropic. 



bethunei (Cresson). Ont. s. to central Ga., w. to n.e. Kans. Host: Heterocampa manteo (Dbldy.). 

 Meniscus Bethunei Cresson, 1869. Canad. Ent. 1: 105. 9. 

 Meniscus/ Johnsonii Davis, 1894. Canad. Ent. 26: 323. 9. 



Tribe BANCHINI 



This is a small tribe of worldwide distribution. Four of the nine currently recognized genera 

 are represented by Nearctic species. The hosts are caterpillars of Lepidoptera which expose 

 themselves when feeding. Drs. H. K. and M. C. Townes have essentially completed a revision of 

 the Nearctic species and expect to publish it in 1978. 



Genus EXETASTES Gravenhorst 



Exetastes Gravenhorst, 1829. Ichn. Europaea, v. 3, p. 395. 



Type-species: Ichneumon fornicator Fabricius. Desig. by Westwood, 1840. 

 • Leptobatus Gravenhorst, 1829. Ichn. Europaea, v. 3, p. 432. 



Type-species: Leptobatus ziegleri Gravenhorst. Desig. by viereck, 1914. 

 Semnophrys Foerster, 1868. Naturh. Ver. Rheinlande, Verb. 25: 158. 



Type-species: Exetastes notatus Holmgren. Monotypically included and desig. by 

 Perkins, 1962. 

 Rhimphalea Foerster, 1868. Naturh. Ver. Rheinlande, Verb. 25: 202. Preocc. by Lerder, 

 1863. 



Type-species: Rhimphalea brevicorpa Davis. By subsequent monotypy from 

 inclusion by Davis, 1897. 

 Icyona Cameron, 1903. Ztschr. System. Hym. Dipt. 3: 340. 



Type-species: Iconya rufipes Cameron. Monotypic. The type-species is an objective 

 synonym of £. cameroni Townes. 

 Exetastes subg. Allexetastes Kokujev, 1904. Rev. Russe d'Ent. 4: 106. 



Type-species: Exetastes (Allexetastes) komarovi Kokujev. Desig. by Viereck, 1914. 

 Rhynchexetastes Cameron, 1906. So. African Mus., Ann. 5: 102. 



Type-species: Rhynchexetastes violaceipennis Cameron. Monotypic. 

 Tegona Morley, 1913. Fauna Brit. India, Hym., v. 3, p. 251. 



Type-species: Tegona rufipes Morley. Monotypic. The type-species is regarded as a 

 synonym of E. cameroni Townes. 

 Psuedexetastes Meyer, 1927. Konowia 6: 308. 



Type-species: Pseudexetastes diakonovi Meyer. Monotypic and orig. desig. 



This is a large genus of Neotropic, Holarctic, Oriental (except East Indies), and Ethiopian dis- 

 tribution. Most of the species occur in unforested terrain or in ecotones between forest and 

 grassland. 



Revision: Cushman, 1937. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 84: 243-312. 

 abdominalis Cresson. Minn., Colo., Alta. 



Exetastes abdominalis Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 4: 276. 9. 

 affinis Cresson. Mich., Colo., Oreg. 



Exetastes affinis Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 4: 277. 9. 



