958 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



Taxonomy. Timberlake, 1924. Calif. Univ., Pubs. Ent. 3 (2): 235-236. — Joubert, 1943. Union 

 So. Africa, Dept. Agr. Forestry, Bui. 243, p. 4. —Bennett, 1957. Canad. Ent. 89 (12): 

 571-572. 

 corvinus (Girault). Que., Calif. Host: Pseudococcus maritimns (Ehrh.), P. sp. 

 Anagyrella corvina Girault, 1915. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 23 (3): 169. 9. 



Biology: Clausen, 1924. Calif. Univ., Pubs. Ent. 3 (2): 256-271. -Maple, 1947. Calif. Univ., 



Pubs. Ent. 8(2): 55, 115. 

 inquisitor (Howard). Md. s. to Fla., w. to Ariz. Host: Planococcus citri (Risso). 



Encyrtus utquisitor Howard, 1881. U. S. Dept. Agr., Ann. Kept, for 1880, p. 367. 9. 

 sheldoni Ashmead. N. Y., Calif. Host: Pneudococciis ynariti))iu>i (Ehrh.). 



ZarhopahiH sheldoni Ashmead, 1900. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 22: 406. 9. 



Biology: Clausen, 1924. Calif. Univ., Pubs. Ent. 3 (2): 257-265. -Clancy and Pollard, 1947. 

 Jour. Econ. Ent. 40 (4): 578-579. 



Tribe PRIONOMASTICINI 



Genus HEXACLADIA Ashmead 



Hexacladia Ashmead, 1891. U. S. Dept. Agr., Insect Life 3 (11-12): 456. 



Type-species: Hexacladia >i))iithii Ashmead. Desig. by Ashmead, 1900. 

 Sophencipiiia Crawford, 1911. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 41: 275-276. 



Type-species: Sopheucyrtufi tomisendi Crawford. Orig. desig. 



Hexacladia is a New World genus composed of six species. They are parasites of true bugs of 

 the families Coreidae, Pyrrhocoridae and Pentatomidae. 



Taxonomy: Howard, 1892. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 15: 364-366. —Ashmead, 1900. U. S. Natl. 



Mus., Proc. 22: 337, 377. —Timberlake, 1926. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 96 (3): 12. -De Santis, 



1965. Com. Inv. Cien. Prov. Buenos Aires, An. 4: 114. —Burks, 1972. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 



74 (4): 363-371. 

 hilaris Burks. Ohio w. to Kans. Host: Acrostenium liilare (Say). 



Hexacladia hilaris Burks, 1972. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 74 (4): 363, 367-368. S, 9. 

 smithi Ashmead. Fla. Host: Euschistus crenator (P.). 



Hexacladia swUhi Ashmead, 1891. U. S. Dept. Agr., Insect Life 3 (11-12): 455, 457. 6, 9. 



Tribe PSEUDORHOPINI 

 Genus PSEUDORHOPUS Timberlake 



Pseiidorhopns Timberlake, 1926. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 69 (3): 9. 

 Type-species: Encyrtus testaceiis Ratzeburg. Orig. desig. 



Apparently some authors have confused this genus with Rhopns. Pseudorhopus is Holarctic 

 and contains four species. They parasitize Pliysokennes, but also have been reported attacking 

 Lecanintii, Lepidosaphes, and other armored scale insect genera. 



Taxonomy: Ghesquiere, 1956. Lab. Zool. Gen. Agr. Fac. Agr. Portici, Bol. 33: 686. — Alam, 

 1957. Roy. Ent. Soc. London, Trans. 109 (15): 423, 459-462. -Hoffer, 1960. Mus. Nat. 

 Pragae, Acta Faun. Ent. 6: 94. 



Biology: Zak-Ogaza, 1961. Polskie Pismo Ent. 31 (2): 357. — Sugonyayev, 1962. Akad. Nauk. 

 SSSR Izv., Ser. Biol. 5: 754-766. -Schmutterer, 1965. Ztschr. f. Angew. Ent. 56 (4): 305. 

 fuscus (Girault). Que., Ont. The host is apparently a coccid, not ChoristoHeura futniferaua 

 (Clem.) as previously recorded. 

 Rhopoideiiit fiiscuN Girault, 1912. Canad. Ent. 44 (1): 5-8. 9. 



Biology: Girault, 1920. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 58: 184. 

 hartmani Timberlake. Tex. Host: Lecaiiiiini sp. 



Pseudorhopus hartwani Timberlake, 1926. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 69 (3): 10-12. 6,9. 



Taxonomy: Alam, 1957. Roy. Ent. Soc. London, Trans. 109 (15): 460. 



