Superfamily CHALCIDOIDEA 783 



Genus MORANILA Cameron 



Tomocera Howard, 1881. In Comstock, U. S. Dept. Agr., Ann. Rpt. for 1880, p. 368. Preocc. 

 by Desmarest, 1858. 



Type-species: Tomocera califoniica Howard. Monotypic. 

 Moranila Cameron, 1883. Ent. Soc. London., Trans. 1883: 188. 



Type-species: Moranila testaceiceps Cameron. Monotypic. 

 Dilophogaster Howard, 1886. Ent. Amer. 2: 98. N. name for Tomocera. 

 Eunotomyia Masi, 1917. Novitates Zool. 24: 297. 



Type-species: Eunotomyia festiva Masi. Monotypic. 



Revision: Mercet, 1924. Real Soc. Espan. Hist. Nat., Bol. 24: 422-426. 

 californica (Howard). Calif.; Mexico, Hawaii, South Sea Isls., Australia; Africa, Eurasia. 

 Ecology: The larva of this species preys on the eggs within the body of the female 

 scales; rarely it attacks larvae of other primaries. Host: Antonina banibusae Mask., 

 Asterolecaniuni sp., Ceroplastes sp.. Coccus hesperiduni L., Saissetia coffeae (Walk.), S. 

 nigra (Niet.), S. oleae (Bern.); Microterys flavus (How.). 



Tomocera californica Howard, 1881. In Comstock, U. S. Dept. Agr., Ann. Rpt. for 1880, 

 pp. 252, 368. 9, S. 



Moranila tentaceiceps Cameron, 1883. Ent. Soc. London, Trans. 1883: 188. 



Tomocera ceroplantis Perkins, 1906. Hawaii. Ent. Soc, Proc. 1: 75. 9. 



Tomocera glabriventris Girault, 1915. Queensland Mus., Mem. 4: 207. 9. 



Tomocera flaviceps Girault, 1915. Queensland Mus., Mem. 4: 208. 9. 



Taxonomy: Timberlake, 1924. Hawaii. Ent. Soc, Proc. 5: 425. 



Biology: Craw, 1891. Calif. State Bd. Hort., Bui. 57: 7. -Riley, 1891. U. S. Dept. Agr., Ann. 

 Rpt. for 1890, p. 251. -Coquillett, 1892. U. S. Dept. Agr., Div. Ent. Bui. 26: 31. -Craw, 

 1902. Calif. State Bd. Hort., Rpt. for 1901-1902, p. 200. — Quayle and Rust, 1911. Calif. Agr. 

 Expt. Sta., Bui. 223: 189. — Essig, 1913. Calif. State Comn. Hort., Monthly Bui. 2: 272-273. 

 -Smith and Compere, 1928. Univ. Calif. Pubs., Ent. 4: 241-245, 317-321. —Essig, 1931. 

 Hist, of Ent., pp. 139-143, 334-335, 336, 387. -Smith, 1933. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 26: 524. 

 —Hawkins, 1942. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (11) 9: 884. —Smith, 1944. Hilgardia 16: 282. 

 -Flanders, 1953 (1952). Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 45: 546-547. —Clausen, 1956. U. S. Dept. 

 Agr., Tech. Bui. 1139: 26. —Flanders, 1958. Jour. Econ. Ent. 51: 247. 



Genus EUNOTUS Walker 



Eunohis Walker, 1834. Ent. Mag. 2: 297. 



Type-species: Eunotus cretaceus Walker. Monotypic 

 Tritypus Ratzeburg, 1852. Ichn. d. Forstins., v. 3, p. 227. 



Type-species: Tritypus areolatus Ratzeburg. Monotypic. 

 Megapelte Foerster, 1856. Hym. Stud., v. 2, p. 63. N. name unnecessarily proposed for 

 Eunotus, preocc in Botany. 

 americanus Girault. Maine, N. Dak., Okla., Mont. Host: Eriopeltis festiicae Fonsc. 



Eunotus americanus Girault, 1915. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 8: 273. 9,6. 

 cretaceus Walker. N. H., N. Y.; Europe. Host: Eriopeltis festucae Fonsc. 

 Eiinotus cretaceus Walker, 1834. Ent. Mag. 2: 298. "cJ" = 9. 

 Eunotus festucae Masi, 1928. Soc. Ent. Ital., Bol. 60: 128. 9,6. 



Biology: Graham, 1969. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Ent., Bui. Sup. 16: 72. 

 lividus Ashmead. Que., Ont., N. Y., N. J., Ohio, N. C, Ga., Fla., Kans., Colo. Host: Lecanium 

 comi Bouche, L. nigrofasciatum Perg., Pulvinaria vitis (L.). 

 Eunotus lividus Ashmead, 1892. Ent. Soc Wash., Proc. 2: 288. 9. 



Biology: Smith, 1906. N. J. Agr. Expt. Sta., Ann. Rpt. 26: 606-607. —Johnson, 1906. Colo. Agr. 

 Expt. Sta., Bui. 116: 11. —Essig, 1938. Ins. West. N. Amer., p. 840. 



Genus MESOPELTITA Ghesquiere 



Mesopeltis Masi, 1917. Novitates Zool. 24: 197. Preocc. by Cope, 1867. 

 Type-species: Mesopeltis atrocyanea Masi. Monotypic. 



