Superfamily CHALCIDOIDEA 961 



Genus TRECHNITES Thomson 



Trechnites Thomson, 1876 (1875). Hym. Scand. v. 4, pp. 118, 169-170. 



Type-species: Metallon fuHcitarnis Thomson. Monotypic. 

 PaylledoHttts Crawford, 1910. "U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 38: 88-89. 



Type-species: Psijlle(lo)itits insicliosiis Crawford. Orig. desig. 

 Metallonella Girault, 1915. Queensland Mus., Mem. 4: 77. 



Type-species: Metallonella aiistraliensls Girault. Orig. desig. 

 Metallon Thomson, 1876 (1875). In Thomson, Hym. Scand. v. 4., pp. 169-170. Lapsus for 

 Trechnites Thomson. 



Treclniites is a Holarctic genus consisting of nine described species. The North American 

 representative of the genus has been recovered from pear psylla. 



Ta.xonomy: Hoffer, 1960. Mus. Nat. Pragae, Acta Faun. Ent. 6: 109-114. — Ferriere, 1961. 

 Entomophaga 6 (1): 39-41. —Graham, 1969. Polskie Pismo Ent. 39 (2): 243-245. 

 insidiosus (Crawford). Oreg., Calif. Host: "pear psylla." 



Pnylledontns iHsidiosim Crawford, 1910. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 38: 89. cJ, 9. 



Biology: Madsen et al., 1963. Canad. Ent. 95 (8): 842-843. — McMullen, 1966. Canad. Ent. 98 

 (3): 236-239. — Westigard et ai, 1968. Jour. Econ. Ent. 61 (3): 740-743. 



Unplaced Taxa ok Subfamily Encyrtinae 



The following genera have not been placed in the tribal classification of the Encyrtinae. 



Genus ATROPATES Howard 



Afropates Howard, 1898. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 21: 236. 



Type-species: Atropates colli)isi Howard. Monotypic. 



A genus with only two described species, one from India and one from North America, 

 Atropates parasitizes Pnli'i)iaria and Lac insects. 



Taxonomy: Ferriere, 1935. Bui. Ent. Res. 26 (3): 400-401. — Mani, 1938. Cat. Indian Ins., pt. 

 23, p. 95. — Mahdihassan, 1957. Ztschr. f. Angew. Ent. 40 (1): 80. 

 collinsi Howard. N. Y., Wash. Host: Pulvinaria sp. 



Atropates collinsi Howard, 1898. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 21: 236-237. 6,9. 



Genus APHYCOIDEUS Williams 



Aphycoideus Williams, 1916. Psyche 23 (5): 153. 



Type-species: Aphycoideus io Williams. Monotypic. 

 io Williams. Mass. Host: Malacoso)na aniericanuni (F.). 

 Aphycoideus io Williams, 1916. Psyche 23 (5): 153. 9. 

 Aphycoideus io Girault, 1917. Descr. Hym. Chalcidoid. Variorum cum Observ. V, p. 5. 



Genus BLEPYRUS Howard 



Blepyrus Howard, 1898. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 21: 233-234. 



Type-species: Blepyrus niexicatius Howard. Desig. by Ashmead, 1900. 

 Coccophoctonus Ashmead, 1900. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 22: 337, 344, 375. 



Type-species: Coccophoctonus dactylopii Ashmead. Orig. desig. The type-species is 

 considered a synonym oi Blepyrus }nexicanus. 



Blepyrus contains five species which are mealybug parasites. Species in the genus are known 

 from North America, Africa and the Pacific. 



Taxonomy: Timberlake, 1922. Hawaii. Ent. Soc, Proc. 5 (1): 168-173. -Gahan, 1942. U. S. 

 Natl. Mus., Proc. 92: 47-49. — Kerrich, 1967. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Ent., Bui. 29 (5): 

 225-226. 

 insularis (Cameron). Miss., Tex. Host: Ferrisia virgata (Ckll.). 



Encyrtusd) insularis Cameron, 1886. In Blackburn and Cameron, Manchester Lit. and 



Phil. Soc, Mem. and Proc. (3) 10: 243. 

 Blepyrus 7nexicanus Howard, 1898. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 21: 234. 6, 9. 



