Superfamily ICHNEUMONOIDEA 691 



sinuata (Cushman). Tex., Calif. Host: Cactobrosis strigalis (B. and McD.), Rumatha 

 glaucatella (Hulst). 

 Cremastus {Cremastus) smuatus Cushman, 1926. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 67 (23): 12. 6, 9. 



Subfamily PHRUDINAE 



This small subfamily includes ten genera, three of which are represented by Nearctic species. 

 The few species which have been reared are internal larval parasites of Coleoptera. 



Genus EAROBIA Townes 



Earobia Townes, 1951. In Townes and Townes, Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 53: 307. 



Type-species: Earobia minor Townes. Monotypic and orig. desig. 

 Eehthrolaricobius Perkins, 1953. Entomophaga 3: 146. 



Type-species: Echthrolaricobi^is paradoxus Perkins. Monotypic and orig. desig. 



This genus is known from two described species, one European and one North American. A 

 specimen from northern Idaho in the U. S. Natl. Museum collection may represent an un- 

 described species. The European E. paradoxus has been reared from a species of Laricobius. 



Taxonomy: Townes, 1971. Amer. Ent. Inst., Mem. 17: 27-28. 



minor Townes. N. Y. 



Earobia minor Townes, 1951. In Townes and Townes, Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 53: 307. 6,9. 



Genus PHRUDUS Foerstcr 



Astrenis Foerster, 1868. Naturh. Ver. Rheinlande, Verb. 25: 148. 



Type-species: Hainbergiella sinuata Roman. Monotypically included and desig. by 

 Perkins, 1962. 

 Phrudus Foerster, 1868. Naturh. Ver. Rheinlande, Verb. 25: 196. 



Type-species: Phrudus nioiiiliconiis Bridgman. By subsequent monotypy from 

 inclusion by Dalla Torre, 1901. 

 Phrudus Bridgman, 1886. Ent. Soc. London, Trans. 19: 361. Preocc. by Foerster, 1868. 



Type-species: Phrudus inoniliconiis Bridgman. Monotypic. 

 Ktenostilpnus Strobl, 1901. Naturw. Ver. Steiermark, Mitt. 37: 256. 



Type-species: Ktenostilpnus aequearticulatus Strobl. Monotypic. The type-species is 

 regarded as a synonym of P. monilicoiiiis Bridgman. 

 Orona Cameron, 1905. Invertebrata Pacifica 1: 131. Preocc. by Haeckel, 1887. 



Type-species: Orona petiolaris Cameron. Monotypic. 

 Mengersenia Schmiedeknecht, 1907. Hym. Mitteleuropas, p. 606. 



Type-species: Mengersenia paradoxa Schmiedeknecht. Monotypic. 

 Hambergiella Roman, 1909. In Hamberg, Naturw. Untersuch. des Sarekgebirges in 

 Schwedisch-Lappland, v. 4, p. 359. 



Type-species: Hambergiella sinuata Roman. Monotypic. 

 Vendolius Roman, 1914. Arkiv for Zool. 9 (2): 35. 



Type-species: Vendolius stilpninus Roman. Monotypic. The type-species is regarded 

 as a synonym of P. moiiilicornis Bridgman. 



This is a small Holarctic genus. Townes (1971) said he knew about 15 species, most of which 

 were undescribed. 



Taxonomy: Townes, 1971. Amer. Ent. Inst., Mem. 17: 28-29. 

 dakota Cushman. Western S. Dak. 



Phrudus dakota Cushman, 1927. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 72 (13): 17. 9. 

 exarealatus Cushman. N. Y. 



Phrudus exarealatus Cushman, 1927. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 72 (13): 19. 9. 



petiolaris (Cameron). Mid-coastal Calif. 



Orona petiolaris Cameron, 1905. Invertebrata Pacifica 1: 131. 9. 



Genus PEUCOBIUS Townes 



Peucobius Townes, 1971. Amer. Ent. Inst, Mem. 17: 29. 



