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Ent. Soc, Proc. 16 (2): 183. -Compere, 1961. Hilgardia 31 (7): 173-278. -Annecke, 1962. 

 So. Afr. Jour. Agr. Sci. 5 (2): 281. —Annecke, 1963. Ent. Soc. So. Afr., Jour. 26 (1): 207, 220. 

 — Delucchi and Traboulsi, 1965. Ent. Soc. de France, Ann. (n. s.) 1 (2): 499. — Huffaker, 

 1971. Biol. Control, p. 74. 



Genus NEOCOCCIDENCYRTUS Compere 



NeococcidencyrtiiH Compere, 1928. Calif. Univ., Pubs. Ent. 4 (8): 209-212. 



Type-species: Neococcidencyrtus aulula Compere. Orig. desig. The type-species 

 designation of aulula is a lapsus of n. alula. 



This small genus consists of a few species which are Neotropical and Holarctic in distribution. 

 Its members are parasites of scale insects. 



poutiersi (Mercet). Calif. Host: Furcliadaspis zaniiae (Morg.). 



Coccidencyrtus poutiersi Mercet, 1922. Soc. Espan. de Hist. Nat., Bol. 22 (9): 399-402. 

 Neococcideucyrtus alula Compere, 1928. Calif. Univ., Pubs. Ent. 4 (8): 213-214. 6, 9. 



Genus PLAGIOMERUS Crawford 



Plagiomems Crawford, 1910. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 38: 89. 



Type-species: Plagio)iierus diaspidis Crawford. Orig. desig. 



This genus contains three species and it appears to be Nearctic in distribution. The occurrence 

 of one species, P. diaspidis, in the Palearctic appears due to accidental introduction with 

 parasitized host material. 



Ta.xonomy: Gahan, 1924. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 65 (4): 1. — Trjapitzin, 1968. Vses. Ent. 

 Obshch., Trudy 52: 76. 

 cyaneus (Ashmead). Fla. 



Coiuys cyaiiea Ashmead, 1888. Ent. Amer. 4 (1): 17. 9. 



Ta.xonomy: Dozier, 1926. Puerto Rico Dept. Agr., Jour. 10 (3-4): 273-274. 

 diaspidis Crawford. Md. s. to Fla., w. to Calif. Host: Diaspis echinocacti (Bouche). 

 Plagiomerus diaspidis Crawford, 1910. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 38: 90. 9. 



Biology: Gordh and Lacey, 1976. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 78 (2): 132-144. 



Genus PSEUDHOMALOPODA Girault 



Pseudhoiiialopoda Girault, 1915. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 23 (3): 171. 

 Type-species: Pseudhoiiialopoda prima Girault. Orig. desig. 



Pseudhoiiialopoda contains fewer than five species which are distributed in the Pacific and 

 Holarctic regions. The species are parasites of scale insects. 



Taxonomy: Tachikawa, 1956. Insecta Matsumurana 20 (3-4): 90-96. — Tachikawa, 1963. Mem. 

 Ehime Univ. Sec. 6 (Agr.) 9 (1): 17, 95, 101-102. 

 prima Girault. Fla. w. to Tex. Host: Aleurocaiitlius wogluini Ashby?, Aonidiella aurantii 

 (Mask.), Chrysoiiiphahis aoiiiduiii (L.). 

 Pseudhoiiialopoda prima Girault, 1915. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 23 (3): 171-172. 9. 



Biology: Griffiths and Stearns, 1947. Fla. Ent. 30 (1): 4-7. — Muma and Clancy, 1961. Fla. 

 State Hort. Soc, Proc 74: 29-32. —Clancy et al., 1963. Jour. Econ. Ent. 56 (5): 604. 

 —Anonymous, 1964. Fitofolo 17 (43): 28. 



Tribe HOMALOTYLINI 



Genus ANISOTYLUS Timberlake 



Auisotylus Timberlake, 1919. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 56: 170-171. 

 Type-species: Homalotylus siiiiilis Ashmead. Orig. desig. 



A small genus with fewer than five species, Anisotylus is found in North America and Japan. 

 The species of this genus are parasitic on coccinellid beetle larvae. 



