Superfamily CHALCIDOIDEA 931 



Tribe CERAPTEROCERINI 



Genus AMMONOENCYRTUS De Santis 



Aiiniiv>io()iC!irtiis De Santis, 1964. Com. Inv. Cient. Prov. Buenos Aires, An. 4: 376-378. 

 Type-species: CempterocentN boHariinsis Brethes. Orig. desig. 



This New World genus contains two hyperparasitic species that attack parasites of soft-scale 

 insects. 



Taxonomy: Annecke, 1967. Roy. Ent. Soc. London, Trans. 119 (4): 101, 159-160. 

 californicus (Compere). Calif. Host: Primary parasite of Coccus hesperidum L., Saissetia 

 olcdc (Oliv.), C('iui)lastcx cirriix-difoniiis Comst., Mefaplii/ciiK loioisbHri/i (Howard). 

 Eusemion californicum Compere, 1925. Calif. Univ., Pubs. Ent. 3 (3): 296, 304-306. 6,9. 



Biology: Compere, 1925. Calif. Univ., Pubs. Ent. 3 (3): 306-308. —Smith, 1933. Ent. Soc. 

 Amer., Ann. 26 (3): 525-528. -Flanders, 1940. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 33 (2): 252. 

 -Flanders, 1943. Jour. Econ. Ent. 36 (6): 923-924. —Maple, 1947. Calif. Univ., Pubs. Ent. 8 

 (2): 89-90. 



Genus ANICETUS Howard 



AiiicrtKs Howard, 1896. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 18: 639. 



Type-species: Aniccfiis cci/loitoisis Howard. Monotypic. 

 A-^tcrupm'Hs Howard, 1898. U. s! Natl. Mus., Proc. 21: 231. 



Type-species: Astcropdcits pfhnns Howard. Monotypic. 

 Hahrolcpoplcijigis Girault, 1915. Queensland Mus., Mem. 4: 86. 



Type-species: Huhrolepopti'iiicjis felix Girault. Monotypic. 

 Krislniicriclla Mani, 1935. Rec. Indian Mus. 37 (4): 421-422. 



Type-species: Krislmivricllu ccropUintudis Mani. Orig. desig. 



Anicctiis contains about 20 species which are parasitic on soft scales, especially Ceroplastes. 

 The genus is predominantly Ethiopian and Oriental in distribution. 



Taxonomy: Girault. 1916. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 9 (3): 302. — Mercet, 1925. Soc. Roy. Ent. 

 Egypt, Bui. for 1925, p. 50. -Subba Rao, 1965. Roy. Ent. Soc. London, Proc. (B) 34 (5-6): 

 71. — Trjapitzin, 1965. Ent. Rev. 44 (4): 524-525. —Annecke, 1967. Roy. Ent. Soc. London, 

 Trans. 119 (4): 99-169. -Hayat, 1976. Ent. Monthly Mag. Ill (1328-1330): 49-50. 

 annulatus Timberlake. Tex., Calif. Host: Coccun heaperiduni L. 



AiiicetHs (uninlatH.s Timberlake, 1919. Hawaii. Ent. Soc, Proc. 4 (1): 227-231. 6, 9. 



Biology: Maple, 1947. Cahf Univ., Pubs. Ent. 8 (2): 60. 



toumeyellae Milliron. Del. s. to Va. Host: Toniin't/ella liriodendri (Gmel.), Ceroplastes sp. on 



lilly. 

 Anicetus tontiwiieUae Milliron, 1959. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 62 (1): 28, 29-30. 6, 9. 



Genus CERAPTEROCERUS Westwood 



Cerapterocents Westwood, 1833. Mag. Nat. Hist. 6: 495. 



Type-species: Ceiapterocerus mirabilis Westwood. Monotypic. 

 Telegraph IIS Ratzeburg, 1848. Ichn. d. Forstins., v. 2, pp. 152-153. 



Type-species: Tetegrapliiis inacitlipeiniis Ratzeburg. Monotypic. The type-species is 

 considered a synonym of Cera pteroceriis )Nirabilis Westwood. 



This small genus consists of only a few species which are parasitic on mealybugs. 



Taxonomy: Timberlake, 1924. Hawaii. Ent. Soc, Proc 5 (3): 432. — Agarwal, 1963. Ztschr. i. 

 Parasitenk. 22 (5): 398-400. — Doblado, 1966. Graellsia 22: 54. 



floridanus Ashmead. Fla. 



Cerapterocerns floridaiiiis Ashmead, 1887. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 14: 190. S. 



