Superfamily CHALCIDOIDEA 951 



Taxonomy: Girault, 1918. Ent. News 29 (2): 65-66. — Kerrich, 1954. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. 

 (12) 8: 371-379. 

 elasmoceri Ashmead. D. C, Va. Host: Monophi/lla teniiinata (Say). 



Ceychysitis elasmoceyi Ashmead, 1900. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 22: 379-380. 9. 



Ta.xonomy: Girault, 1917 (1916). Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus 4 (10-12): 119-120. —Girault, 

 1918. Ent. News 29 (2): 65. 

 hubbardii Ashmead. Wash., Calif. Host: VrilletUi liubbanii Schwarz (?nomen nudum) infesting 

 stems of Alleiiwffia occidental is. 

 Cerchiisins hubbardii Ashmead, 1900. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 22: 380. 9. 



marilandicus Girault. Md., Wise, Ind., N. H. 



CerclnjsiuK Hiarilandicus Girault, 1917 (1916). Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus 4 (10-12): 



119-120. 9. 

 Cerchi/sins iiiariilaiidiciis Peck, 1951. U. S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Monog. 2: 483. Unjustified 



emendation. 



pallipes (Provancher). Ont. 



Copidosonia pallipes Provancher, 1887. Addit. Corr. Faune Ent. Canada Hym., p. 205. 9. 

 Copidosoiiia pallidipes Dalla Torre, 1898. Cat. Hym. v. 5, p. 243. Unjustified emend. 



Taxonomy: Burks, 1964 (1963). Canad. Ent. 95 (12): 1257. 



Genus MICROTERYS Thomson 



Sceptrophonis Foerster, 1856. Hym. Stud., v. 2, pp. 34, 38. 



Type-species: Eiici/rtits sceptriyer Foerster. Desig. by Ashmead, 1900. 

 Microtert/s Thomson, 1876 (1875). Hym. Scand. v. 4, pp. 118, 155. 



Type-species: Enci/rtiis si/lciiis Dalman. Desig. by Ashmead, 1900. 

 ApeiifilicHs FuUaway, 1913. Hawaii Agr. Expt. Sta., Rpt. for 1912, p. 26. 



Type-species: Apenteliciis koti)iskyi Fullaway. Orig. desig. 



The names Microteiys and Sceptrophorns have been used interchangeably in the literature. 

 Rosen (1973, Bui. Zool. Nomencl. 30 (2): 108-111) proposed that Sceptroplionts be suppressed. 



The actual number of Microtenjs spp. can only be speculated at this time. Currently we recog- 

 nize over 170 names in the genus, some of which are undoubtedly junior synonyms. The genus 

 probably contains over 100 valid species. The New World fauna is poorly known. 



This genus is important to biological control because many species are primary parasites of 

 soft scale insects. Representatives of Microterys have been reported on all families of scale in- 

 sects except the Diaspididae and Asterolecanidae. 



Taxonomy: Girault, 1917. Descr. Stellarum Nov., p. 13. — Mercet, 1917. Soc. Espan. de Hist. 



Nat., Bol. 17 (2): 128-139. — Timberlake, 1923. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 25 (3): 58-59. 



—Compere, 1926. Calif. Univ., Pubs. Ent. 4 (2): 34. — Ishii, 1928. Imp. Agr. Sta. Japan, Bui. 



3 (2): 130. -Compere, 1939. Bui. Ent. Res. 30 (1): 16. — Erdos, 1957. Acta. Zool. 



(Budapest). 3 (1-2): 37. -Annecke, 1962. Ent. Soc. So. Afr., Jour. 25 (2): 30. -Bakkendorf, 



1965. Ent. Meddel. 30 (2): 144. — Pilipyuk and Sugonyayev, 1971. Ent. Rev. 50 (1): 78-84. 



-Rosen, 1973. Ent. Soc. Austral, Jour. 12 (4): 248-252. -Prinsloo, 1975. Ent. Soc. So. Afr., 



Jour. 38 (1): 19-37. —Prinsloo and Rosen, 1975. Ent. Soc. So. Afr., Jour. 38 (1): 85-88. 



-Rosen, 1976. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 69 (3): 479-485. 

 cincticornis Ashmead. N. H., Mass., 111. Host: Keniies piibencens Bogue. 



Microterys cincticornis Ashmead, 1900. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 22: 390. 

 claripennis Compere. Calif., N. C, Pa. Host: Lecaniuni comi Bouche. 



Microterys claripennis Compere, 1928. Calif. Univ., Pubs. Ent. 4 (8): 216-217. 6,' 9. 

 dubiosus (Dalla Torre). Cahf. Host: Icerya piirchasi Mask. 



Eiicyrtns ditbins Howard, 1889. U. S. Dept. Agr., Insect Life 1 (9): 270. 6. Preocc. by 

 Fonscolombe, 1840. 



Encyrtus diibiosns Dalla Torre, 1898. Cat. Hym., v. 5, p. 257. N. name. 

 flavus (Howard). Ont., N. J., Ohio, III, Fla., Calif. Host: Coccus hesperidum L., C. 



pseudoinagnoliaruni (Kuw.), Lecaniuni comi Bouche, L.fletcheri Ckll., Pulvinaria vitis 

 (L.), Saissetia coffeae (Walk.). 



Encyrtus flavus Howard, 1881. U. S. Dept. Agr., Ann. Rpt. for 1880, p. 367. 6, 9. 



