Superfamily CHALCIDOIDEA 1023 



giraulti Crawford. Ga., Ala., Idaho, Utah, Calif. Host: Arilus cristatus (L.), Circulifer tenellus 

 (Baker), Ho»ialodisca coagiilata (Say). 

 Anagnis gimulti Crawford, 1913. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 45: 259. 9, 6. 



Biology: Stahl, 1920. Jour. Agr. Res. 20: 250. -Henderson, 1941. U. S. Dept. Agr., Cir. 593: 

 2-10. —Turner and Pollard, 1959. U. S. Dept. Agr., Tech. Bui. 1188: 26-27. 

 nigriceps Girault, new status. Oreg., Calif. Host: Edwardsiana pmnicola (Edw.), E. rosae (L.). 

 Anagriis armatus var. nigriceps Girault, 1915. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 8: 276. 9. 



Biology: Mulla, 1956. Jour Econ. Ent. 49: 438. -Mulla, 1957. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 50: 86. 

 nigrieventris Girault, new status. Ont., Conn., s. to S. C, w. to 111., N. Mex., Utah; New 

 Zealand. Host: E)iipoasca fabae (Harr.), Tiiplilocyba ponuiria McAtee. 



Anagrus anuatus var. uigrireHtri.s Girault, 1911. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 37: 291. 9. 



Biology: Ackerman, 1919. U. S. Dept. Agr., Bui. 805: 28. —Armstrong, 1936. Ent. Soc. Ont., 

 Ann. Rpt. 66: 17-22. -Dumbleton, 1937. New Zeal. Jour. Sci. and Technol. 18: 868. 

 — Steiner, 1938. Conn. Pomol. Soc, Proc. 47: 23-25. — Steiner, 1938. Jour. Econ. Ent. 31: 

 233-240. 



puella Girault. Ill, Colo. 



Anagrns puella Girault, 1911. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 37: 293. 9, 6. 

 putnamii Packard. Vt. 



Pteratovnts PutnaDiii Packard, 1864. Essex Inst., Proc. 4: 137. 6. 



Genus STETHYNIUM Knock 



Stethyniiini Enock, 1909. Roy. Ent. Soc. London, Trans., 1909: 452. 

 Type-species: StetliyiiiuiH triclavatu))! Enock. Monotypic. 

 annulatum Doutt. Calif. 



Stetln/niiuii anHulatuw Doutt, 1947. Pan-Pacific Ent. 23: 152. 9. 

 faunum Girault. 111. 



Stethyninw fauniDn Girault, 1911. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 37: 298. 9, 6. 



Tribe ALAPTINI 



Genus ALAPTUS Westwood 



Alapdis Westwood, 1839. Introd. Mod. Class. Ins., v. 2, p. 79. 



Type-species: My mar )Hi)ii)iiHs Westwood. Orig. desig. 

 ParruliuHs Mercet, 19i2. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat., Bol. 12: 331. 



Type-species: Parcnlinus aitranti Mercet. Monotypic. 

 Metalaptiis Malenotti, 1917. Redia 12: 339. 



Type-species: Metalaptns torqitatii.s Malenotti. Monotypic 



There has long been a difference of opinion as to the author of this genus and its type-species. 

 They have been listed as Ala plus Haliday, with type-species as Alaptus niinivins Haliday, 

 Myniar mininiH.s Walker, Alaptus )Hi)ii}Hus Walker or Alaptus fusculus Haliday. However, An- 

 necke and Doutt, 1961 (So. Afr. Dept. Agri., Tech. Ser., Ent. Mem. 5: 8) are of the opinion that the 

 information given by Westwood in his original citation of Alaptus and Myniar nn)ii))ius validate 

 him as author of both. This is the most reasonable of all the arguments that have been advanced 

 in this matter. • 



Some members of this genus are the smallest known insects, being less than 200 microns in 

 overall body length. 



Taxonomy: Debauche, 1949. Cong. Belg., Inst. Pares Nat., Expl. Pare Nat. Albert, Miss, de 

 Witte, 49: 9. 

 auranti (Mercet). La.; Europe. Ecology: Originally thought to parasitize Coccidae, but actual 

 hosts probably Psocoptera. 

 Parrulitius auranti Mercet, 1912. Soc Esp. Hist. Nat., Bol. 12: 333. 9. 

 Metalaptus torquatus Malenotti, 1917. Redia 12: 339. 9, <?. 



Taxonomy: Mercet, 1917. Asoc Esp. Prog. Ciencia. Cong, de Valladolid, 4: 367. — Cressman 

 et «/., 1935. Jour. Agr. Res. 50: 282. 



