Superfamily CHALCIDOIDEA 867 



Species Group Side 



Host records based on the rearing of a single male should be disregarded in this species group. 



albifrons (Walsh). Que, Maine, s. to Fla., w. to B. C, Wash., Oreg., Calif.; Me.xico. Host: Exeiua 

 dispar Lacord., Xoioclialepus dorsdlis (Thunb.); Aitcylis coniptana (Froel.), A. 

 comptana fragariae (W. and R.), A. divisana (Walk.), Alsophila pometaria 

 (Har.), Argil rest Ilia auveoargenteUa Brow., A. laricclla Kearf., A. tlinii'lla (Pack.), 

 Arogalea cristifci.sciella (Chamb.), Bedellia so)iiHuli'ntella (Zell.), Bncciilatrix variabilis 

 Braun, Bo)iiolocha deceptalis (Walk.), ChoriHtoneiira rosaceana (Har.), Coleophora 

 fletchcrella Fern., C.fuscedinella Zell, C. laricella (Hbn.), C. iiialirorella Riley, C. 

 priDiiella Clem., Cronoxa cotoneastri Busck, Orgyia leucostigtua (A. and S.), 

 Spodopfcra exigua (Hbn.), Pliitclla niaciilipoinis (Curtis), Pscudaletia iDiipuiicta 

 (Haw.); Apanfeli's ataknitae (Pack.), A. cotigregatux (Say), A. griffini Vier., A. 

 ladeicolor Vier., A. iiiilitaris (Walsh), Batliyplectea exigua (Grav.), Gelia niitiimuH 

 (Walsh). 



C/(fl/c/.s albifrons Walsh, 1861. 111. State Agr. See, Trans. 4: 364, 369. 



Spilochulcis torrina ancylae Girault, 1920. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 58: 192. 9, 6. 



Biology: Daviault, 1942. La Foret Quebec. 4: 399. — Beacher, 1947. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 40: 

 533-534. -Waddell, 1952. Ent. Soc. Brit. Columbia, Proc. 48: 97. — Harcourt, 1960. Canad. 

 Ent. 92: 423. -Eidt and Sippell, 1961. Canad. Ent. 93: 17. -Puttier, 1961. Ent. Soc. Amer., 

 Ann. 54: 29. —Eidt, 1962. Canad. Ent. 94: 34 (immature stages). — Poinar and Gyrisco, 

 1963. Jour. Econ. Ent. 56: 534 (primary parasite). — Kulman, 1965. Jour. Econ. Ent. 58: 864 

 (secondary parasite). —Puttier, 1966. Jour. Econ. Ent. 59: 483 (secondary parasite). —Cody 

 et al., 1967. Mich. Ent. 1: 163. 

 delumbis (Cresson). Que., Ont., s. to Fla., w. to Wash., Oreg., Calif. Host: Clilaniisiis plicatus 

 (F.), Hypcra riotiicis (L.). Lmna nigrovittata (Guer.), L. trilineata (Oliv.). 

 Sviicra deliuiibis Cresson, 1872. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 4: 40. 9, 6. 



Taxonomy: Smith, 1943. Kans. State Bd. Agr., Rpt. 62: 392 (description). 



Biology: Chamberlin, 1933. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 35: 106-107. -Weaver and Dorsey, 1965. 



Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 58: 934. -Puttier, 1966. Jour. Econ. Ent. 59: 475. 

 dema Burks. Pa., Va., N. C, Ind., Mo., Kans., N. Mex., Ariz., Calif.; Mexico. Host: Frunieuta 

 nundinella (Zell.). 



Spilochalcis dema Burks, 1940. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 88: 330. 9, <5. 

 flavopicta (Cresson). N. Y., s. to Fla., w. to 111., Kans., N. Mex., Ariz., Calif.; Mexico, West 



Indies. Host: Acrobasis caryivorella Rag., Anacanipsis fragariella Busck, A. ijuiociiella 

 (Zell.), Aiicylis comptana (Froel.), A. com ptana fragariae (W. and R.), Ceiama 

 sorghiella (Riley), Cryptothelea nigrita (B. and McD.), Eurukuttanis confederata 

 (Grote), Howoeosouia elecieUum (Hulst), Plialonia sp., Pieris protodice (B. and L.), 

 Rhyacio)iia frnstraiia (Comst.), Sparganothis snlfureatia (Clem.); Diadegiita insulare 

 (Cress.), Meteoriis laphyginae Vier. 



Sniiera flavopicta Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 4: 99. 



Sniicra delira Cresson, 1872. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 4: 41. cJ. 



Stnicra niendica Cresson, 1872. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 4: 41. 6. 



Synicra deceni-pnnctata Ashmead, 1881. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 9: Proc p. xxix. 9. 



Biology: Reinhard, 1938. Tex. Agr. Expt. Sta., Bui. 559: 31-32. -Underbill, 1943. Va. Agr. 

 Expt. Sta., Bui. 349: 12. -Needham, 1948. Ecol. Monog. 18: 446. 

 leptis Burks. S. C, 111., Ark., N. Dak., Nebr., Kans., Mont, Colo., N. Mex., Utah, Ariz., Idaho, 

 Nev., Wash., Oreg., Calif. Host: Ancylis comptana (Froel.), Archips argyrospilus 

 (Walk.), Cnephasia longana (Haw.), Rliyacionia fnistrana (Comst.), Spilonota ocellana 

 (D. and S.), Zelleria haimbachi Busck. 

 Spilochalcis leptis Burks, 1940. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc 88: 340. 9,6. 



Biology: Eikenbary and Fox, 1965. S. C. Agr. Expt. Sta., Tech. Bui. 1017: 6. 

 sanguiniventris (Cresson). N. J., Va., N. C, Ga., Fla., Ark., Okla., Tex., Ariz., Calif. Host: 



Exema conspersa (Mann.), Nuzonia pallidula (Boh.); Plutella maculipennis (Curtis); 

 Meteorus sp. 

 Smicra saytguiniventris Cresson, 1872. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 4: 36, 43. 9. 



