Superfamily CHALCIDOIDEA 899 



Tribe COCCOPHAGINI 



Genus ABLERUS Howard 



Ablerus Howard, 1894. U. S. Dept. Agr., Insect Life 7 (1): 7-8. 



Type-species: Centrodora clisiocanipae Ashmead. Monotypic. 



Ablerus has about 35 species, is predominantly Australian in distribution, and is composed of 

 hyperparasites. 



Taxonomy. Girault, 1913. Queensland Mus., Mem. 2: 189-194. — Girault, 1932. New Pests from 

 Australia (priv. pub., no page numbers). -De Santis, 1948. La Plata Mus. Rev. Zool. (n. s.) 

 5 (32): 198-212 (So. Amer. spp.). — Annecke and Insley, 1970. Bui. Ent. Res. 60 (2): 247-248. 



Biology: Comber, 1967. New Zeal. Jour. Sci. 10 (3): 641. 

 americanus Girault. D. C. Host: Diaspidiotus uvae (Comst). 



Ablerus americanus Girault, 1916. Soc. Ent. 31 (8): 44. 9. 

 clisiocampae (Ashmead). N. Y. s. to Fla., w. to La., Minn. Host: Chionaspis furfura (Fitch), 



Melanaspis obscura Comst.), Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targ.-Tozz.), Quadraspidiotus 

 forbesi (Johns.), Q. peniiciosiis (Comst.). 

 Centrodora clisioca))ipae Ashmead, 1894. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 3 (1): 10. 9. 



Biology: Baker, 1933. U. S. Dept. Agr., Cir. 295: 8-9. — Hodson, 1939. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 

 32 (1): 131-136. -Hughes, 1960. Fla. Ent. 43 (2): 90-92. 

 perspeciosus Girault. D. C. Host: Chrysompahlus aonidum (L.), Pseudaulacaspis pentagona 

 (Targ.-Tozz.). 

 Ablenis perspeciosus Girault, 1916. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 9 (3): 292. 9. 

 Azotiis silvestrii Compere, 1926. Calif. Univ., Pubs. Ent. 4 (1): 9-11. 9. 



Genus ANERISTUS Howard 



Aneristus Howard, 1895. Canad. Ent. 27 (12): 351. 



Type-species: Aneristus ceroplastae Howard. Monotypic. 



Aneristus is a pantropical genus predominantly found in South America and Africa. It is com- 

 posed of less than 20 species that are internal parasites of soft-scale insects. 



Taxonomy: Dozier, 1932. Puerto Rico Dept. Agr., Jour. 16 (2): 94-102. —Compere, 1936. Calif. 

 Univ., Pubs. Ent. 6 (2): 285-288 (key). — Ghesquiere, 1949. Soc. Ent. de Belg., Bui. et Ann. 

 85 (5-6): 156-167 (catalog). 

 ceroplastae Howard. La. w. to Calif. Host: Cocciis hesperidum L., C. pseudomagnoliarum 

 (Kuw.), Saissetia coffeae (Walk.). 

 Aneristus ceroplastae Howard, 1895. Canad. Ent. 27 (2): 351. 9. 

 Coccophagus orientalis Howard, 1896. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 18: 633-634. 9. 



Taxonomy: Gahan, 1924. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 64 (4): 13-14. 

 Biology: Smith and Compere, 1928. Calif. Univ., Pubs. Ent. 4 (9): 242, 246-247. 

 youngi Girault. La., Tex. Host: Ceroplastes sp. on Chrysanthemum, Coccus hesperidum L., 

 Saissetia coffeae (Walk.). 

 AnenistusC.) youngi Girault, 1917. Descr. Hym. Chalcidoid. Variorum Cum Observ. V, p. 

 11. 



Genus ASPIDIOTIPHAGUS Howard 



Aspidiotiphagus Howard, 1894. U. S. Dept. Agr., Insect Life 6 (3): 230. 



Type-species: Coccophagus citriuus Craw. Monotypic. 

 Prospaltoides Brethes, 1914. Nunquam Otiosus, Buenos Aires, p. 12. 



Type-species: Prospaltoides hoicardi Brethes. Monotypic. Considered a synonym of 

 citrinus Craw. 



Aspidiotiphagus is comprised of fewer than 10 species. It is cosmopolitan in distribution, and 

 its members are internal primary parasites of armored-scale insects. 



