936 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



Genus PARASYRPOPHAGUS Girault 



PamHyrpophagus Girault, 1915. Queensland Mus., Mem. 4: 105. 



Type-species: PamsijrpopliagH-s fiDientlis Girault. Orig. desig. 



This genus has been recovered in India, Australia and the Holarctic Region. It contains four 

 or five species. In North America it is represented by material from California under a manus- 

 cript name of Girault. 



Taxonomy: Mercet, 1921. Fauna Iberica Himen., Encirtidos, pp. 58, 73, 82, 270. — Hoffer, 

 1957. Acta. Soc. Ent. Cechosl. 54 (4): 329-330. 



Genus PROCHILONEURUS Silvestri 



Prochiloneurus Silvestri, 1915. Lab. Zool. Gen. e Agr. Portici, Bol. 9: 350-351. 



Type-species: PvocIiUoih'kvhk piilcliellHs Silvestri. Orig. desig. 

 Achrysopophagus Girault, 1915. Queensland Mus., Mem. 4: 89. 



Type-species: Aclngsopopliagiis ocidnctits Girault. Orig. desig. 



Approximately thirty species have been assigned to Aclntfsopopliagns and Procliiloneiirus. 

 All of the species originally assigned to Aclntisopophagiis are hyperparasitic on mealybugs and 

 perhaps soft scale insects. The genus is cosmopolitan. 



Taxonomy: Mercet, 1919. Soc. Espan. de Hist. Nat., Bol. 19 (9-10): 473-474. —Mercet, 1929. 

 Eos 5 (4): 359. —Compere, 1938. Bui. Ent. Res. 29 (3): 325-327. — Domenichini, 1952. Zool. 

 Agr. Bach. Univ. Milano, Bol. 17 (3): 175-179. -Hoffer, 1957. Acta Soc. Ent. Cechosl. 54 

 (4): 329, 348-349. — Trjapitzin, 1968. Vses. Ent. Obshch., Trudy 52: 116-122. 

 americanus (Girault). D. C. 



Achriisopophdgns iiiin'ricaiiKs Girault, 1917. Descr. Stellarum Nov., p. 16. 9. 

 dactylopii (Howard). D. C, N. Mex., Minn. Host: Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley, Planococcus 

 cifri (Risso). 

 CliiloHciirux (lactt/lopii Howard, 1885. U. S. Dept. Agr., Bur. Ent, Bui. 5: 17, 42. 6, 9. 



Taxonomy: Kerrich, 1953. Bui. Ent. Res. 44 (4): 798-799. 



Biology: Kirkpatric, 1952. Rept. Cacao Res. 1952, p. 65. 

 modestus (Timberlake). Calif. Host: PsiiuIococck.s iiiariti))ii(.s (Ehrh.), A^taggrus giiccae (Coq.), 

 Zarkopalus corvinus (Gir.). 

 Acln-gsopophagiis modestus Timberlake, 1924. Calif. Univ., Pubs. Ent. 3 (2): 240-243. 9. 



Biology: Clausen, 1924. Calif. Univ., Pubs. Ent. 3 (2): 257-266, 284-286. -Maple, 1947. Calif. 

 Univ., Pubs. Ent. 8 (2): 55. 



Genus TINEOPHOCTONUS Ashmead 



Tiiicoplmctoinis Ashmead, 1900. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 22: 328, 351. 

 Type-species: Phaci/odiscus aniiatiis Ashmead. Orig. desig. 



This is a Holaractic genus consisting of only a few species. The host associations of Ti)ieoplioc- 

 toiuis are not clear. Armatits has been reported as an anobiid parasite in Europe (its host still 

 unknown in North America) whereas ti)n'a('ronis attacks tineid larvae. 



Taxonomy: Viggiani, 1966. Doriana 4 (168): 1-5. —Mercet, 1932. Eos 8 (3): 311-316. 

 armatus (Ashmead). Fla. Host: Aiioblitiii piitictatnni (DeG.). 



Pluu'iiodiscits <trn/(itns Ashmead, 1888. Ent. Amer. 4 (1): 17. 9. 



Taxonomy: Mercet, 1932. Eos 8 (3): 312-316. 

 tineaevorus (Ashmead). Fla. Host: Tineid larva in gall of Aiidric/is paftoni (Bass.). 

 LvptoiHd.sti.r tiiicacroiv Ashmead, 1887. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 14: 191. 9. 



Taxonomy: Ashmead, 1888. Ent. Amer. 4 (1): 16. 



Genus TYNDARICHUS Howard 



Tgiularlclnis Howard, 1910. U. S. Dept. Agr. Tech. Ser. Bur. Ent., Bui. 19: 5-6. 

 Type-species: Tgiidariclnis iiarac Howard. Orig. desig. 



