Superfamily CHALCIDOIDEA 767 



rafni Hoffmeyer. Colo., N. Mex., Idaho, B. C, Oreg., Calif. Host: Abies concolor, A. grandis, A. 

 ynagnifica, A. magnifica var. shastensis, Pseudotsuga taxifolia? 

 Megastigjnus rafni Hoffmeyer, 1928. Ent. Meddel. 16: 331. 9. 



Taxonomy: Hoffmeyer, 1930. Ent. Meddel. 17: 216-217. 



Biology: Keen, 1958. U. S. Dept. Agr., Tech. Bui. 1169: 108-110. 

 specularis Walley. N. B., N. H., Mass?, Conn.?, Minn., Man., Sask. Host: Abies balsamea. 

 Megastignius specularis Walley, 1932. Canad. Ent. 64: 187. 9, 6. 

 Megastigmus groenblovii Kangas, 1945. Ann. Ent. Fenn. 11: 177-183. 9, S. 



Taxonomy: Boucek, 1970. Ent. Gaz. 21: 267-268 (synonymy). 



Biology: Hedlin, 1957 (1956). Canad. Ent. 88: 691-697. — Annila, 1970. Ann. Ent. Fenn. 36: 

 186-190 (European hosts). 

 spermotrophus nigrodorsatus Milliron. Calif. Host: Pseudotsuga macrocarpa. 



Megastignius spennotropbus var. nigrodorsatus Milliron, 1949. Amer. Midland Nat. 41: 

 316,346,353. 9, d. 



Biology: Keen, 1958. U. S. Dept. Agr., Tech. Bui. 1169: 111. 

 spermotrophus spermotrophus Wachtl. Colo., N. Mex., B. C, Wash., Oreg., Calif.; Scotland, 

 Germany, New Zeal. Host: Pseudotsuga taxifolia, P. menziesii; Abiesi spp. 

 Megastigmus spermotrophus Wachtl, 1893. Wien. Ent. Ztg. 12: 25. 9, 6. 

 Megastigmus spermatotrophus Dalla Torre, 1898. Cat. Hym., v. 5, p. 287. Emend. 



Biology: Crosby, 1909. N. Y. (Cornell) Agr. Expt. Sta., Bui. 265: 379-380. -Miller, 1916. Jour. 

 Agr. Res. 6: 65-68. —Milliron, 1949. Amer. Midland Nat. 41: 367-368, 390-391. — Hussey, 

 1955. Roy. Ent. Soc. London, Trans. 106: 133-151. —Hedlin, 1958. Ent. Soc. B. C, Proc. 55: 

 37. —Keen, 1958. U. S. Dept. Agr., Tech. Bui. 1169: 110-111. —Hussey, 1959. Ent. 

 Monthly Mag. 95: 237. 

 tsugae heterophyllae Milliron. B. C. Host: Tsuga heterophylla. 



Megastigmus tsugae var. heterophyllae Milliron, 1949. Amer. Midland Nat. 41: 309, 347, 

 353. 9, 6. 



Biology: Keen, 1958. U. S. Dept. Agr., Tech. Bui. 1169: 111. 

 tsugae tsugae Crosby. Western U. S. Host: Abies amabilis?, Tsuga mertensiana. 

 Megastigmus tsugae Crosby, 1913. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 6: 162. 9. 



Biology: Keen, 1958. U. S. Dept. Agr., Tech. Bui. 1169: 111. 



Genus EUMEGASTIGMUS Hussey 



Eumegastigmus Hussey, 1956. Roy. Ent. Soc. London, Proc, Ser. B: Taxonomy 25: 157. 

 Type-species: Eumegastigmus hypogea Hussey. Orig. desig. 

 transvaalensis Hussey. Calif.; S. Africa, Canary Isls. Host: Schinus molle seeds. 



Eumegastigvuis transvaalensis Hussey, 1956. Roy. Ent. Soc. London, Proc, Ser. B: 

 Taxonomy 25: 161. 9, J. 



Biology: Harper and Lockwood, 1961. Calif. Dept. Agr., Bui. 50: 129. 



Subfamily PODAGRIONINAE 



By E. E. Grissell 



Members of this subfamily are parasitic in mantid egg cases. 



Taxonomy: Ferriere, 1955. Soc. Roy. Ent. de Belg., Mem. 27: 207. —Burks, 1958. In 

 Krombein, et al^U. S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Monog. 2, Sup. 1: 82. — Habu, 1962. Faun. Jap., 

 Chalcid., Leucospid., Podagrionid., p. 178. 



Genus PODAGRION Spinola 



Podagrion Spinola, 1811. Paris Mus. d'Hist. Nat., Ann. 17: 147. 

 Type-species: Podagrion splendens Spinola. Monotypic 

 Palmon Dalman, 1825. Svenska Vetensk. Akad., Handl. 56: 388. 



