Superfamily CHALCIDOIDEA 805 



isosomatis (Ashmead), n. comb. Ind., 111. Host: Harmolita sp. 



Parapteromaliis isosomatis Ashmead, 1904. Carnegie Mus., Mem. 1: 320, 384. 9. 

 Meristis carinatus Girault, 1916. See. Ent. 31: 57. 9, 6. 



Taxonomy: Gahan and Peck, 1946. Wash. Acad. Sci., Jour. 36: 316 (syn.). 



Biology: Webster, 1903 (1902). Ind. Acad. Sci., Proc. for 1902, p. 103 (Nomen nudum). 

 mordellistenae (Crawford), n. comb. Pa., Md., D. C, Va., w. to Kans., Tex., Calif. Host: 

 Mordellistena pustnlata (Melsh.); Mayetiola destructor (Say); Hantiolita sp. 

 Merisus mordellistenae Crawford, 1910. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 12: 145. 2. 



Taxonomy: Gahan, 1934 (1933). U. S. Dept. Agr., Misc. Pub. 174: 99-102. 



Morphology: Hill and Pinckney, 1940. U. S. Dept. Agr., Tech. Bui. 715: 9, 11-13 (larvae). 

 octoguttatus (Girault), n. comb. Md. 



Merisus octoguttata Girault, 1915. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 23: 166. 9. 

 semilongifasciatus (Girault), n. comb. Md. 



Merisus semilongifasciata Girault, 1915. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 8: 282. 9. 

 texensis (Girault), n. comb. Tex. 



Merisus texensis Girault, 1917. Descr. Stellarum Nov., p. 17. 9. 



Genus CALLITULA Spinola 



. Callitula Spinola, 1811. Paris Mus. d'Hist. Nat., Ann. 17: 151. 

 Type-species: Callitula bicolor Spinola. Monotypic. 

 Micromelus Walker, 1833. Ent. Mag. 1: 371, 464. 



Type-species: Micromelus rufomaculatus Walker. Desig. by Westwood, 1840. 

 Baeotomus Foerster, 1856. Hym. Stud., v. 2, p. 145. N. name, unnecessarily proposed for 

 Micromelus, thought to be preocc. in Botany. 



Taxonomy: Gahan, 1934 (1933). U. S. Dept. Agr., Misc. Pub. 174: 111-113. — Szelenyi, 1956. 

 Mus. Nat. Hung., Ann. Hist. Nat. (n. s.) 7: 167-170. 

 bicolor Spinola. N. Y., s. to Va., w. to N. Dak. and Kans.; Europe. Host: Mayetiola destructor 

 (Say), Meromyza americana Fitch, Oscinella frit (L.); Platygaster zosine Walk. 

 Callitula bicolor Spinola, 1811. Paris Mus. d'Hist., Nat. Ann. 17: 151. 

 Micromelus rufo-maculatus Walker, 1833. Ent. Mag. 1: 465. 9, 6. 

 Pteromalus plagiatus Nees, 1834. Hym. Ichn. Aff. Monog., v. 2, p. 115. 9. 



Taxonomy: Nees, 1834. Hym. Ichn. Aff. Monog., v. 2, p. 115 (syn.). —Gahan, 1934 (1933). U. S. 

 Dept. Agr., Misc. Pub. 174: 109-114 (syn.). — Boucek, 1964. Entomophaga 9: 10. —Graham, 

 1969. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Ent, Bui. Sup. 16: 461 (types). 



Biology: Hill and Smith, 1928. Jour. Agr. Res. 36: 153-155. —Hill et al, 1939. U. S. Dept. 

 Agr., Tech. Bui. 689: 13. — Lapina, 1948. Zool. Zhur. 27: 331. — Simmonds, 1952. Bui. Ent. 

 Res. 43: 513, 528-533, 539-540. —Simmonds, 1953. Bui. Ent. Res. 44: 386-393. — Hemer, 

 1959. Ztschr. f. Angew. Ent. 44: 339. 



Morphology: Hill and Pinckney, 1940. U. S. Dept. Agr., Tech. Bui. 715: 5, 11-13 (larvae). 

 cyrnus (Walker). Md., s. to Fla., w. to 111. Host: Mayetiola destructor (Say). 

 Lampretatus cyrnus Walker, 1843. Soc. Ent. de France, Ann. (2) 1: 157. 

 Cryptoprymnus illinoensis Ashmead, 1896. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 23: 228. 9. 



Taxonomy: Burks, 1975. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Ent., Bui. 32: 155 (syn.). 



Genus PSILOCERA Walker 



Psilocera Walker, 1833. Ent. Mag. 1: 371, 373. 



Type-species: Psilocera obscura Walker. Monotypic. 

 Metopon Walker, 1834. Ent. Mag. 2: 302. 



Type-species: Metopon at rum Walker. Monotypic. 

 Eupsilocera Westwood, 1839. Introd. Mod. Class. Ins., v. 2, Synopsis, p. 69. N. name, 



unnecessarily proposed for Psilocera. 

 Metopum Agassiz, 1846. Nomencl. Zool, p. 670. Emend. 



