820 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



Biology: Baker, 1936. Canad. Ent. 68: 192. — Doucette, 1944. Wash. Agr. Expt. Sta., Bui. 455: 

 124. —Doucette, 1948. Jour. Econ. Ent. 41: 764-765. —Hanson et al., 1948. Wash., Agr. 

 Expt. Sta., Bui. 498: 14. — McLeod, 1953. Ent. Soc. Brit. Columbia, Proc. 49: 12-17. — Walz, 

 1957. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 50: 219. — Jourdheuil, 1960. Ann. des Epiphyt. 11: 462. 



statutus (Foerster). Va.; Europe. Host: Oscinella frit (L.). 



Pteromalus statutus Foerster, 1841. Beitr. Monog. Pteromalinen, p. 20. ?. 

 Pteromalus fertilis Foerster, 1841. Beitr. Monog. Pteromalinen, p. 20. 9. 



Taxonomy: Graham, 1969. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Ent., Bui. Sup. 16: 719 (syn.; characters of 



gaster). 



Genus EUPTEROMALUS Kurdjumov 



Eupteromalus Kurdjumov, 1913. Ent. Obozr. 13: 12. 



Type-species: Pteromalus yiidulans Thomson. Orig. desig. Type-species originally 

 cited by Kurdjumov as nidulans Foerster, but, although a Foerster type exists in 

 Vienna, Foerster did not describe it; Thomson described it and cited Foerster as 

 author. 

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

 Type-species: Merisus subapterus riley. Orig. desig. 



The genus Trichoinalopsis Crawford, described 2 months before Eupteromalus Kurdjumov, 

 and up to now considered to be exclusively Oriental, might prove to be inseperable from Eup- 

 teromalus. 



Revision: Graham, 1969. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Ent., Bui. Sup. 16: 737-777 (Europe and N. 

 Amer.). 



Taxonomy: Gahan, 1921 (1920). Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 22: 240-241. — Gahan, 1934 (1933). U. S. 

 Dept. Agr., Misc. Pub. 174: 80 (syn.). 

 albopilosus Graham. Wyo., Colo.; Europe. Host: Bathyplectes curculionis (Thomson). 



Eupteromalus albopilosus Graham, 1969. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Ent., Bui. Sup. 16: 753. 9, 

 6. 

 americanus Gahan. Mich., Wis., Iowa, N. Dak., Wyo., Colo., Wash., Oreg., Calif. Host: 

 Mayetiola destructor (Say). 

 Eupteromalus americanus Gahan, 1934 (1933). U. S. Dept. Agr., Misc. Pub. 174: 82. 9,6. 



Biology: Hill, 1953. U. S. Dept. Agr., Cir. 923: 3. 

 cognatus Gahan. Ohio. Host: Epeira foliata (Fourc), E. undata (Oliv.), Philodromus aureolus 

 (Oliv.). 

 Eupteromalus cognatus Gahan, 1924. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 65 (4): 16. 9, 6. 



Biology: Auten, 1925. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 18: 242. 

 dubius (Ashmead). D. C, Ohio, Ind., Wis., Ill, Minn., Iowa, Nebr. Ecology: Secondary parasite. 

 Host: Lissonota sp., Microplitis gortynae Riley; Lydella radicis (Townsend), L. 

 thompsoni Herting, Pyraustomyia penitalis (Coq.). 

 Meraporus diibius Ashmead, 1896. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 23: 219. 9, cJ. 



Biology: Breakey, 1930. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 23: 186. — Blickenstaff et al., 1953. Iowa State 

 Col., Jour. Sci. 27: 374-375. 

 leguminis Gahan. Wyo., Idaho, Utah, Nev., Oreg. Host: Bruchus pisorum (L.), Hypera postica 

 (GylL); Bathyplectes sp. 

 Eupteromalus leguminis Gahan, 1937. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 39: 63. 9, <?. 

 peregrinus Graham. Que., Ont., Maine and Mass., s. to Del.; B. C, Wash., Oreg.; Europe. 



Introduced from Europe beginning in 1906, first recovered in 1908 in Mass.; colonized in 

 Washington State beginning in 1931 and recovered in 1935. Host: Nygmia phaeorrhoea 

 (Donov.), Porthetria dispar (L.), Stilpnotia salicis (L.); Lydella sp.; Apanteles lacteicolor 

 Vier., A. melaiioscelus (Ratz.), Meteorus versicolor (Wesm.), Rogas unicolor (Wesm.). 

 When first introduced into North America from Europe this species was cited in North 

 American literature under the name nidulans Thomson (or incorrectly as nidulans 

 Foerster). This name was changed quickly to egregius Foerster (now considered a 



