Superfamily CHALCIDOIDEA 917 



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



howardii Ashmead. Fla. Host: Pseudococcus sp. 



Cln-ysoplafycenis Iwmirdii Ashmead, 1900. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 22: 405. 9. 

 splendens (Howard). Que. (greenhouses), Fla., Calif. Host: Dysniicoccus ryani (Coq.), 



Plauococits citri (Risso), Pneudococcu-s longi.spiuus (Targ.-Tozz.), P. ))iariti))uis (Ehrh.). 



Rileya uplendenx Howard, 1888. In Smith, Ent. Amer. (4) 4: 80. 9. 



Biology: Clausen, 1924. Calif. Univ., Pubs. Ent. 3 (2): 256-266, 279. -Clancy, 1944. Jour. 

 Econ. Ent. 37 (3): 450. -Maple, 1947. Calif. Univ., Pubs. Ent. 8 (2): 115. See Peck (1963) 

 for an extensive bibliography of this species. 



Tribe ERICYDNINI 



Genus CLAUSENIA Ishii 



CUiKsenia Ishii, 1923. Japan Dept. Agr. and Com., Imp. Plant Quar. Sta. Bui. 3: 98-100. 

 Type-species: Clnu-seiiia purpurea Ishii. Orig. desig. 



ClauKcuid consists of less than a dozen described species, most of which are African. With 

 more research on the group it should prove to be considerably larger. All known species are 

 parasites of mealybugs. At least one species, C. purpurea, is e.xceptionally important in biologi- 

 cal control of the Comstock mealybug in the United States and Canada. 



Ta.xonomy: Rosen, 1965. Roy. Ent. Soc. London, Proc. (B) 34 (5-6): 61-64. -Kerrich, 1967. 

 Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Ent., Bui. 20 (5): 181-188. — Annecke and Mynhardt, 1970. Ent. Soc. 

 So. Africa, Jour. 33 (1): 42-47. 

 purpurea Ishii. Ont. s. to Va. Introduced. Host: Pseudococcus co7Hstocki (Kuw.). 



Clauseuia purpurea Ishii, 1923. Japan Dept. Agr. and Com., Imp. Plant Quar. Sta., Bui. 3: 

 100-101. 6, 9. 



Biology: Cox, 1940. Jour. Econ. Ent. 33 (3): 446. — Rivnay, 1942. Bui. Soc. Fouad ler Ent. 26: 

 1.19. —Clancy, 1944. Jour. Econ. Ent. 37 (3): 450-451. — Haeussler and Clancy, 1944. Jour. 

 Econ. Ent. 37 (4): 503. —Hough, Clancy and Pollard, 1945. Jour. Econ. Ent. 38 (4): 423-425. 



Morphology: Flanders, 1942. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 35 (3): 252, 262. 



Tribe PAURIDIINI 



Genus PAURIDIA Timberlake 



Pauridia Timberlake, 1919. Hawaii. Ent. Soc, Proc. 4 (1): 206-207. 

 Type-species: Pauridia peregriua Timberlake. Orig. desig. 



This monotypic genus has been employed in biological control programs against Pneudococcus 

 spp. throughout the world. 



peregrina Timberlake. Tex., Calif. Introduced. Host: Planococcus citri (Risso), P. kraunhiae 

 (Kuw.), PxcudococcHs uiarifiiiius (Ehrh.). 

 Pauridia peregrine Timberlake, 1919. Hawaii. Ent. Soc. Proc. 4 (1): 208. S, 9. 



Biology: Armitage, 1920. Calif. Dept. Agr., Monthly Bui. 9: 446. — Essig, 1931. Hist, of Ent, 

 pp. 361, 389. -Clausen, 1956. U. S. Dept. Agr., Tech. Bui. 1139, p. 36. -DeBach, 1964. Biol. 

 Control Insect Pests Weeds, p. 442. 



Tribe RHINOENCYRTINI 

 Genus RHINOENCYRTUS Mercet 



Rhiuoi'ucyrtHs Mercet, 1918. Soc. Espan. de Hist. Nat., Bol. 18 (3-4): 234-235. 

 Type-species: Rhitioeiicyrtus uialenoiti Mercet. Monotypic. 



An unidentified species is found in Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma. 



Genus AENASIUS Walker 



Aenaniu!^ Walker, 1846. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. 17 (III): 181. 



