924 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



Genus BOTHRIOCRAERA Timberlake 



Bothriocmem Timberlake, 1916. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 50: 567-568. 

 Type-species: Botlniocraera flacipen Timberlake. Orig. desig. 

 bicolor Compere and Zinna. Introduced, possibly established. 



Bothriocmem bicolor Compere and Zinna, 1955. Lab. Ent. Agr. Portici, Bol. 14: 94, 95, 

 101-105. cJ, 9. 



flavipes Timberlake. Utah. Host: Mealybug on Ehjimif;. 



Botliriocraemflacii)es Timberlake, 1916. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 50: 568-569. d, 9. 



Genus ERYTHRAPHYCUS Compere 



Erythraphycus Compere, 1947. Calif. Univ., Pubs. Ent. 8 (1): 7-8, 10. 



Type-species: Eri/thmphycits aryijrocomus Compere. Orig. desig. 



This small but distinctive genus can readily be identified by its bright scarlet coloration as the 

 name implies. Species of Erytlnvplujciin apparently parasitize eriococcids. An undescribed spe- 

 cies parasitizes a pseudococcid of the genus SteHniuitonierinx. 



argyrocomus Compere. Calif. Host: Eriococcns sp. on croton, asters, and Ericaxieria sp. 



ErtithraplnicHs arijyroconnts Compere, 1947. Calif. Univ., Pubs. Ent. 8 (1): 8, 10-11. 6, 9. 



Biology: Maple, 1947. Calif. Univ., Pubs. Ent. 8 (2): 84-86, 88. 

 calvus Compere. Calif. 



Erythrai)ln/cit>> calms Compere, 1947. Cahf. Univ., Pubs. Ent. 8 (1): 10, 11-12. 9. 

 matteolus Compere. CaHf. 



Ertiflnaphficus uidttcolus Compere, 1947. Calif. Univ., Pubs. Ent. 8 (1): 10, 11. 6. 



Genus MELANAPHYCUS Compere 



MeUoiaplnicHs Compere, 1947. Calif. Univ., Pubs. Ent. 8 (1): 4, 5. 



Type-species: Psciidococcohiux fioiiipennis Timberlake. Orig. desig. 

 clauseni (Timberlake). Calif. Host: Aiiio>iostlierin»i lichfoisioidcH (Ckll.), ^4. sp.? on cactus, 

 EriococcKs adenonto))iae Ehrh., E. paliistri.s Dodds. 

 Pseiidococcobius clauseni Timberlake, 1918. Calif. Univ., Pubs. Ent. 1 (8): 358-360. 6. 



Biology: Dodds, 1923. Jour. Ent. and Zool. 15 (4): 57-60. 

 fumipennis (Timberlake). Calif. Host: Eriococcus sp., Plienacoccus soUuii Ferris, 

 Pseitdococciis NoUnii (Ckll.). 

 PseiidococcobiHsfnuiipenHis Timberlake, 1918. Calif. Univ., Pubs. Ent. 1 (8): 356-258. 6, 

 9. 

 fuscipennis (Howard). Calif. Host: LecatiiiDii cortii Bouche. 



Aplujcus fiiscipoiius Howard, 1898. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 21: 241-242. 9. 



Ta.xonomy: Timberlake, 1916. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 50: 597-599. —Compere, 1947. Calif. 

 Univ., Pubs. Ent. 8 (1): 5-6. 



Biology: Maple, 1947. Calif. Univ., Pubs. Ent. 8 (2): 115. 



Genus METAPHYCUS Mercet 



Mefaplniciis Mercet, 1917. Soc. Espan. de Hist. Nat., Bol. 17 (2): 129, 138-139. 

 Type-species: Mctaphi/ciis zebratiis Mercet. Monotypic. 



As indicated earlier, controversy has e.xisted over the status of Aplit/cits and Mctupln/ciis. 

 Most encyrtid specialists now believe the genera are distinct and Trjapitzin (1973) has placed 

 them in separate subtribes of the Aphycini. 



Ta.xonomy: Mercet, 1925. Eos 1 (1): 28. —Timberlake, 1926. Hawaii. Ent. Soc, Proc. 6 (2): 

 310. -Compere, 1940. Bui. Ent. Res. 31 (1): 7-13, 27. —Gomes, 1941. Esc. Nac. de Agron. 

 (Rio de Janerio), Bol. 2: 30-34. —Compere, 1947. Calif. Univ., Pubs. Ent. 8 (1): 2-5. — Alam, 

 1957. Roy. Ent. Soc. London, Trans. 109 (15): 425-426. —Compere, 1958 (1957). Portici Lab. 

 Ent. Agr., Bol. 15: 221-230. —Compere and Annecke, 1960. Ent. Soc. So. Africa, Jour. 23 



