Superfamily CHALCIDOIDEA 817 



Biology: von Rosen, 1962. K. Lantbr. Kogsk., Ann. 28: 144 (phytophagous). 



oeax (Walker). Fla. 



Pteromalus Oeax Walker, 1847. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (1) 19: 395. 9. 



Taxonomy: Burks, 1975. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Ent., Bui. 32: 160. 

 ruskini (Girault), n. comb. Colo. 



Eutelus ruskini Girault, 1917 (1916). Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus 4: 113. 9. 

 salicis (Girault), n. comb. Mass. Ecology: Emerges from cecidomyiid gall on Salix. 



Eutelus salicis Girault, 1917. Psyche 24: 94. 9. 

 subfumatus (Ratzeburg). Ont., Que.? Introduced into southeastern Canada from Europe in the 

 1930's for biological control of Diprion spp.; not known to be established. Host: Diprion 

 sp., Gilpinia hercyniae (Htg.). 

 Pteromalus subfumatus Ratzeburg, 1852. Ichn. d. Forstins., v. 3, pp. 236-237. 9. 

 Eutelus punctiger Thomson, 1878. Hym. Scand., v. 5, p. 75. 9. 

 Platytertna ecksteiui Wolff, 1916. Ztschr. f. Angew. Ent. 3: 166-169. 9, S. 



Taxonomy: Nowicki, 1939. Ztschr. f. Angew. Ent. 25: 473 (syn.). — Otten, 1942. Arb. ueber. 

 Physiol, u. Angew. Ent. 9: 114-117. —von Rosen, 1958. Opusc. Ent. 23: 223-224. —Graham, 

 1969. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Ent., Bui. Sup. 16: 768 (syn.; types). 



Biology: Morris et al., 1937. Bui. Ent. Res. 28: 381-391. —Gauss, 1960. Ztschr. f. Angew. Ent. 



47: 50. —von Rosen, 1961. Ent. Tidskr. 82: 36. 

 verditer (Norton). N. B., Que., Ont, Maine, s. to N. J. and Pa., w. to B. C, Wash., Oreg. Host: 

 Archippus packardianus (Fern.), Barbara colfaxiana (Kearf.), C horistoneura 

 fumiferana (Clem.), C. pinus Freem., Dioryctria disclusa Hein., Epinotia nanana 

 (Treit.), Epizeuxis aemula (Hbn.), Taniva albolineana (Kearf.); Actia iyiterrupta Curr.; 

 Diprion similis (Htg.), Gilpinia hercyniae (Htg.), Itoplectis conquisitor (Say), 

 Macrocentrus peroyieae Mues., Neodiprion abietis (Harr.), N. lecontei (Fitch), N. tsugae 

 Midd., Phytodietus fumiferanae Roh., P. vulgaris Cress. 



Pteromalus verditer Norton, 1869. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 2: 327. 9, cJ. 



Taxonomy: Gahan, 1932. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 25: 738 (types). — Gahan, 1938. Ent. Soc. 

 Wash., Proc. 40: 222. —von Rosen, 1958. Opusc. Ent. 23: 223-225 (Mesopolobus). 



Biology: Britton, 1918. Conn. Agr. Expt. Sta., Bui. 203: 283-284, 287-288. -Gahan, 1932. Ent. 

 Soc. Amer., Ann. 25: 738. — Dowden et al, 1948. Jour. Econ. Ent. 41: 459, 461. — Dowden 

 and Carolin, 1950. Jour. Econ. Ent. 43: 779. — Raizenne, 1952. Canada Div. Forest Biol, 

 Forest Lep. South. Ont. and Par., p. 221. —Benjamin and Drooz, 1954. Jour. Econ. Ent. 47: 

 589. —Keen, 1958. U. S. Dept. Agr., Tech. Bui. 1169: 98-99. -Schaffner, 1959. U. S. Dept. 

 Agr., Misc. Pub. 767: 88. — Blais, 1960. Canad. Ent. 92: 388. — Kulman and Hodson, 1961. 

 Jour.Econ. Ent. 54: 222. —Dixon and Benjamin, 1963. Jour. Econ. Ent. 56: 267. — Paradis 

 and Leroux, 1965. Ent. Soc. Canada, Mem. 43: 58. 



Morphology: Finlayson, 1960. Canad. Ent. 92: 934-939 (immature stages). — Finlayson, 1963. 

 Canad. Ent. 95: 500 (immature stages). 



Genus MERAPORUS Walker 



Meraporus Walker, 1834. Ent. Mag. 2: 298. 



Type-species: Meraporus graminicola Walker. Desig. by Westwood, 1839. 

 Pamiicroynelus Girault, 1917. Descr. Hym. Chalcidoid. Variorum cum Observ. V, p. 4. 



Type-species: Parmicromelus europaeus Girault. Orig. desig. 



Taxonomy: Waterston, 1921. Roy. Soc, Rpt. Grain Pests Com. 9: 11. —Graham, 1957. Ent. 

 Monthly Mag. 93: 217. 

 requisitus Tucker. S. C, La. Host: Sitophilus oryza (L.). 



Meraporus requisitus Tucker, 1910. Canad. Ent. 42: 344. S. 



Taxonomy: Graham, 1969. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Ent., Bui. Sup. 16: 681 (requisitus unlikely 

 to be a true Meraporus). 



