Superfamily CHALCIDOIDEA 781 



Spalaiigia rhizoperthae Risbec, 1951. Inst. Franc. d'Afr. Noire, Mem. 13: 365. 9, c^. 

 Cerocephala oryzae Risbec, 1951. Inst. Franc. d'Afr. Noire, Mem. 13: 366. 9,6. 



Taxonomy: Boucek, 1963. Mus. Natl. Pragae, Acta Ent. 35: 505 (syn.). —Graham, 1969. Brit. 

 Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Ent., Bui. Sup. 16: 61 (syn.). -Hedqvist, 1969. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 71: 

 451 (syn.). 



Biology: Bare, 1942. Jour. Econ. Ent. 35: 186. —Williams and Floyd, 1971. Jour. Econ. Ent. 

 64: 1407-1408. 



Genus CHOETOSPILISCA Hedqvist 



Choetospilisca Hedqvist, 1969. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 71: 452. 



Type-species: Choetospilisca tabidoides Hedqvist. Orig. desig. 

 tabida (Gahan). Md. Ecology: Thought to parasitize a cossonine beetle living in a dead tree 

 branch. 

 Choetospila tabida Gahan, 1946. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 96: 354. 9, <J. 



Genus CEROCEPHALA Westwood 



Cerocephala Westwood, 1832. Mag. Zool. 2: CI. ix, pi. 4. 



Type-species: Cerocephala coniigera Westwood. Monotypic. 

 Epimacrus Walker, 1833. Ent. Mag. 1: 368. 



Type-species: Epimacrus rufus Walker. Monotypic. 

 Sciatheras Ratzeburg, 1848. Ichn. d. Forstins., v. 2, p. 209. 



Type-species: Sciatheras trichotus Ratzeburg. Monotypic. 

 Cerocephala subg. Parasciatheras Masi, 1917. Novitates Zool. 24: 189. 



Type-species: Cerocephala (Parasciatheras) caelebs Masi. Monotypic. 

 Proamotura Girault, 1920. Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus 8: 143. 



Type-species: Proamotura aquila Girault. Monotypic. 



Taxonomy: Hedqvist, 1969. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 71: 459. 

 dubarae Wallace. Pa. Host: Hadrobregmiis carinatus (Say). 



Cerocephala dubarae Wallace, 1959. Brooklyn Ent. Soc, Bui. 54: 84. 9, 6. 

 rufa (Walker). Ohio, Mich., Colo.; Europe. Ecology: A secondary parasite of Scolytidae. Host: 

 Dendrosoter sp., Spathius sp. 

 Epimacrus rufus Walker, 1833. Ent. Mag. 1: 369. 9. 



Genus ACEROCEPHALA Gahan 



Acerocephala Gahan, 1946. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 96: 369. 



Type-species: Cerocephala atroviolacea Crawford. Orig. desig. 

 aenigma Gahan. Calif., Oreg. 



Acerocephala aenigma Gahan, 1946. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 96: 371. 9, <J. 

 atroviolacea (Crawford). Colo., N. Mex., Ariz., Calif. Host: Conophthorus edulis Hopk., C. 

 flexilis Hopk., C ylindrocopturus sp. 

 Cercocephala(l) atroviolacea Crawford, 1913. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 45: 315. 9. 



Biology: Keen, 1958. U. S. Dept. Agr., Tech. Bui. 1169: 49, 98. 



Genus THEOCOLAXIA Girault 



Theocolaxia Girault, 1924. Lese Majeste, New Insecta and Robbery, p. 1. 

 Type-species: Theocolaxia lessingi Girault. Orig. desig. 

 pityophthori (Ashmead). N. C, Fla. Host: Pityophthonis consimilis Lee, Thysanoes 

 fimbricoruis Lee. 

 Cerocephala pityophthori Ashmead, 1894. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 3: 32. 9. 

 scolytivora (Ashmead). Fla. Host: Loganius ficus Schwarz. 



Cerocephala scolytivora Ashmead, 1894. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 3: 33. 9, 6. 



