Superfamily ICHNEUMONOIDEA 707 



Mesochonis aprilinus Riley, 1890. In Riley and Howard, U. S. Dept. Agr., Insect Life 3: 



156. Nomen nudum. 

 Mesochonis aprilinus Ashmead, 1896. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 23: 195. 9. The syntype 



referred to as the "type" by Dasch (1971) is apparently from D. C, not from "Lafayette, 



Indiana" as Dasch stated. 

 Mesochonis frontalis Ashmead, 1899 (1898). hi Jordan, Fur Seals and Fur-Seal Isls. N. 



Pacific, V. 4, p. 336. S. The type locality is Ostrov Bering (i.e. Bering Isl.), U. S. S. R. 



Taxonomy: Dasch, 1971. Amer. Ent. Inst., Mem. 16: 258-262. 

 apantelis Dasch. Que. s. to Fla., w. to Mich., Mo., and Tex. Ecology: Reared or presumed to 

 have been reared from parasites of the following- "Vanessa" sp., Hymenia recurvalis 

 (F.), Cosviopteryx sp. on morning glory, Bedellia minor Bsk., and a leaf miner on Vitus. 

 Host: Apanteles sp. ex "Vanessa" sp. 

 Mesochonis apantelis Dasch, 1971. Amer. Ent. Inst, Mem. 16: 266. S, 9. 

 applanatus Dasch. Northern Que. w. to w. N. W. T., s. to Md., n. Ga., Colo., and Oreg. Ecology: 

 Presumed to have been reared from parasites of the following Lepidoptera and 

 Symphyta— Semiothisa sexmaculata (Pack.), Empria multicolor (Nort.), Macremphytus 

 testaceus (Nort.), and Monophadnoides geniculatus (Htg.). 

 Mesochorus applanatus Dasch, 1971. Amer. Ent. Inst., Mem. 16: 154. d, 9. 

 arcticus Dasch. Subarctic Alaska. 



Mesochonis arcticus Dasch, 1971. Amer. Ent. Inst., Mem. 16: 175. 9. 

 areolatus Provancher. N. S., Que., N. Y., w. N. C, n. Ga., Ont., Mich., Sask., Alta., Alaska, B. C, 

 Wash. Ecology: Presumed to have been reared from a parasite o{ Semiothisa 

 "granitata" auct. 

 Mesochorus areolatus Provancher, 1883. Nat. Canad. 14: 5. 9. 

 asperifrons Dasch. Western N. C, n.w. S. C, Ohio, s. Mich., Ky., s. Ala., 111., e. Kans., Ariz. 



Mesochonis asperifrons Dasch, 1971. Amer. Ent. Inst., Mem. 16: 268. 6,9. 

 balteatus Dasch. Que., N. H., N. Y., N. J., Md., w. N. C, Ont., Ohio, Ala. 



Mesochorus balteatus Dasch, 1971. Amer. Ent. Inst., Mem. 16: 162. S, 9. 

 bellus Dasch. Minn., s. Man. 



Mesochonis bellus Dasch, 1971. Amer. Ent. Inst., Mem. 16: 208. 9. 

 bucculentus Dasch. Northern Mich., B. C, Wash., n.e. Calif. 



Mesochorus bucculentus Dasch, 1971. Amer. Ent. Inst., Mem. 16: 223. 6,9. 

 Calais Viereck. N. H., Ont., Sask., and Alta., s. to Va., Ohio, and Mich. 



Mesochorus Calais Viereck, 1917 (1916). Conn. State Geol. and Nat. Hist. Survey Bui. 22: 

 280. 9. 



carolinensis Dasch. Western N. C, n.w. S. C, n. Fla., s. Ont., s. Mich., e. Tenn. 



Mesochonis carolinensis Dasch, 1971. Amer. Ent. Inst., Mem. 16: 133. 9. 

 coronatus Dasch. Que. w. to n. Yukon and Alaska, s. to N. J., s.e. Iowa, S. Dak., Colo., and n.e. 

 Calif. 

 Mesochonis coronatus Dasch, 1971. Amer. Ent. Inst., Mem. 16: 230. 6,9. 

 cupreatus Dasch. P. E. I. s. to w. N. C, w. to n. Alta. and Wash. Host: Dimophora sp. 



Mesochonis cupreatus Dasch, 1971. Amer. Ent. Inst., Mem. 16: 106. 9. 

 curvulus Thomson. Northern Que., N. W. T., and Alaska, s. to n.w. S. C, e. Kans., Ariz., and n.e. 

 Calif.; Europe. Ecology: Reared from parasites of Miridae (Dicyphus sp., Halticus 

 intennedius Uhler, Lopidea viarginalis Reut., Lygus lineolaris [Beauv.], Phytocoris sp., 

 Plagiognathus conicola Knight, P. poUtus Uhler, Slaterocoris stygicus [Say]) and adult 

 Chrysomelidae (Phyllotreta striolata [F.]); apparently also reared from parasites of 

 Lepidoptera (Melanolophia imitata [Wlk.] and Autographa sp.). Host: Leiophron spp., L. 

 sp. near niaculipennis (Ash.), Peristenus sp. near pallipes (Curt.), P. plagiognathi 

 (Loan), Microctonus vittatae Mues. 

 Mesochonis curvulus Thomson, 1885. Soc. Ent de France, Ann. (6) 5: 343. 6,9. 

 Mesochonis kincaidi Ashmead, 1902. Wash. Acad. Sci., Proc. 4: 238. 9. 

 Mesochonis phyllotretae Jourdheuil, 1957. Soc. Ent. de France, Bui. 62: 42. 6, 9. 

 deletus Dasch. Alta., interior Alaska, n. B. C, Wash. 



Mesochorus deletus Dasch, 1971. Amer. Ent. Inst, Mem. 16: 170. 6, 9. 



