Superfamily CHALCIDOIDEA 955 



Sijrpliophagns is a cosmopolitan genus of fly parasites and is related to Pseudencyrttis. About 

 25 species are recognized. 



Taxonomy: Graham, 1958. Ent. Tidskr. 79 (3-4): 160. — Agarwal, 1962. Indian Jour. Ent. 24 

 (4): 244-251. — Hoffer. 1965. Mus. Nat. Pragae, Acta Ent. 36: 364-369. -De Santis, 1966. 

 Com. Inv. Cient. Prov. Buenos Aires, Notas 3 (9): 7-8. — Erdos, 1957. Acta. Zool. 

 (Budapest) 3 (1-2): 37-39. — Yasumatsu. 1963. Mushi 37 (10): 124. — Ghesquiere, 1956. Lab. 

 Zool. Gen. Agr. Fac. Agr. Portici, Bol. 33: 701. 

 quadrimaculatus (Ashmead). S. C. s. to Fla., w. to La. Host: Syrpliua ribesii (L.), Roxomerus 

 polita (Say). 

 Pterotinilux J,-})i(icitlttfae Ashmead, 1881. Canad. Ent. 13 (8): 171-172. 6, 9. 

 Encyrtus mesograptae Ashmead, 1896. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 23: 232. 9. 



Taxonomy: Girault, 1916. Canad. Ent. 48 (10): 344. 

 smith! Kama!. Calif. Host: Syrphus nitens Zett., S. opinator 0. S. 

 Syrphopluu/io^ ismithi Kamal, 1926. Canad. Ent. 58 (12): 284. 9. 



Biology: Kamal, 1939. Egypt Min. Agr., Tech. and Sci. Serv., Ent. Sect., Bui. 207: 34, 46, 48. 



Genus TACHINAEPHAGUS Ashmead 



Tacliitun'pluujHs Ashmead, 1904. Carnegie Mus., Mem. 1 (4): 304. 



Type-species: Taclii)iaeph(tgi(s zeoUnidiciis Ashmead. Orig. desig. 

 Aitstraleiicyrtiis Johnson and Tiegs, 1921. Roy. Soc. Queensland, Proc. 33 (6): 118-123. 



Type-species: Aiistrale)icyrtits gimiiiti Johnson and Tiegs. Orig. desig. 

 TacliiiiacpliagKs Girault, 1917. Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus 5 (7-9): 142. 



Type-species: Tacln)iacpltagns australioisis Girault. Orig. desig. 

 Stenostcry.^ Dodd, 1921. hi Froggatt, Agric. Gaz. N. S. Wales 32 (10): 728. Unjustified 



emend, of Stinioterys Thomson. 

 An.stmloiiKilotyliis Risbec, 1956. Ann. Parasit. Hum. Comp. 30 (1-2): 169. 



Type-species: Aiistraloiiialotyhis Rageaui Risbec. Monotypic. 



Taclii)iaephagus is cosmopolitan in distribution and contains fewer than five species. Ap- 

 parently all species are parasites of fly pupae. 



Taxonomy: Girault, 1924. Homo Perniciosus and New Hymenoptera p. 4. —Ghesquiere, 1960. 

 Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 62 (1-2): 53-58. 



Biology: Hardy, 1924. Queensland Agr. Jour. 22 (5): 349-350. 

 zealandicus Ashmead. Calif, No. Car. Adventive. Host: Diptera pupae. 



Tachinaephagus zealandicus Ashmead, 1904. Carnegie Mus., Mem. 1 (4): 304 9. 

 Tacliinacpliagus austmlie)isis Girault, 1917. Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus 5 (7-9): 142-148. 

 Stenosterys fulvoventralis Dodd, 1921. Agr. Gaz. N. S. Wales 32 (10): 730-731. 

 Austmle)icyrtiis giraulti Johnson and Tiegs, 1921. Roy. Soc. Queensland, Proc. 33 (6): 



118-123. 

 Australomalotylus rageaui Risbec, 1956. Ann. Parasitol. Hum. Comp. 30 (1-2): 170-173. 



Taxonomy: Gahan, 1938. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 40 (8): 210-211. —Ghesquiere, 1960. Rev. 

 Zool. Bot. Africaines 62 (1-2): 55-56. — Timberlake, 1941. B. P. Bishop Mus., Occas. Papers 

 16 (9): 216, 226-227. 



Biology: Johnson and Tiegs, 1921. Roy. Soc. Queensland, Proc. 33 (6): 107-110, 117. 



Genus TRICHOMASTHUS Thomson 



Trichonianthiis Thomson, 1876 (1875). Hym. Scand., v. 4, pp. 117, 142-143. 



Type-species: Eucyrtii.s cyaneiis Dalman. Desig. by Gahan and Fagan, 1923. 

 Coccidoxenus Crawford, 1913. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 45: 248. 



Type-species: Coccidoxenus porioricoisis Crawford. Orig. desig. 

 Stenoteropsis Girault, 1915. Queensland Mus., Mem. 4: 176, 181. 



Type-species: Stenoteropsis abjectus Girault. Orig. desig. 

 Tetracnemella Girault, 1915. Queensland Mus., Mem. 4: 170, 182. 



Type-species: Tetracnemella australiensis Girault. Orig. desig. 



