Superfamily CHALCIDOIDEA 1025 



Biology: Ashmead, 1880. Orange Insects, pp. 7-9. —Hubbard, 1885. U. S. Dept. Agr., Insects 

 Affecting the Orange, pp. 24, 70. 



Genus GONATOCERUS Nees 



Go)iatocerun Nees, 1834. Hym. Ichn. Affin. Monog., v. 2, p. 192. 



Type-species: Gonatocenis longicorni.s Nees. Monotypic. 

 Lyviaenon Walker, 1846. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. 18: 49. 



Type-species: Lt)}iiae)ion acioniHatiis Walker. Desig. by Gahan and Fagan, 1923. 

 Rachistus Foerster, 1847. Linnaea Ent. 2: 203. 



Type-species: Oocto)uts litomlis Haliday. Desig. by Gahan and Fagan, 1923. 

 Rhachistus Dalla Torre, 1898. Cat. Hym., v. 5, p. 429. Emend. 

 Oopliilus Enock, 1909. Roy. Ent. Soc. London, Trans. 1909: 458. 



Type-species: Oopliilus longicauda Enock. Monotypic. 

 Agouatocenis Girault, 1913. Canad. Ent. 45: 276. 



Type-species: Agouatocenis liionboldti Girault. Orig. desig. 

 Gonatoceroides Girault, 1913. Entomologist 46: 255. 



Type-species: Gonatoceroides aiistralica Girault. Orig. desig. 



Kryger, 1934 (Ent. Meddel. 18: 503-505) published a paper stating that Gonatocenis Nees was 

 not a mymarid, but a chalcidid. Nees' type was destroyed many years ago, so this conclusion was 

 based on a reading of the original description of the genus. The ne.xt available name for this 

 genus being Ly)iiaenon Walker, numerous authors used it. However, a more careful rereading of 

 Nees' discursive but reasonably e.xact description of Gonatocenis by some later authors led 

 them to the conclusion that Kryger had been mistaken. The characters Nees gives are certainly 

 those of a mymarid. Soyka, 1946 (Zentbl. Gesammtgeb. Ent. 1: 36) first published this correction, 

 and others published it subsequently. Consequently the name Lyuiaenon was widely used for 

 this genus for only about 10 years. 



americanus Brues. Wis. 



Gonatocenis a)iiericanus Brues, 1907. Wis. Nat. Hist. Soc, Bui. 5: 109. 9. 

 anthonomi Girault. 111., Ga., Te.\., N. Me.x. 



Gonatocenis anthonomi Girault, 1905. Ent. News 16: 288. 9, 6. 



Gonatocenis texanus Girault, 1911. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans 37: 270. 9. 

 ashmeadi Girault. Ga., Miss., La., Te.\. Host: Cuenia costalis (F.), Homalodisca coagidata 

 (Say), Oncoiiietopia orbo)ia (F.). 



Gonatocenis dolicliocenis var. aslnneadi Girault, 1916. Ent. News 27: 8. 9, 6. 



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



aureus Girault. III. 



Gonatocerus aureus Girault, 1911. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 37: 263. 9. 



brunneus Girault. III. 



Gonatocerus brunneus Girault, 1911. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 37: 261. 9, i. 

 Gonatocenis niaecius Girault, 1911. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 37: 272. 9. 



californicus Girault. Calif. 



Gonatocerus californicus Girault, 1911. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 37: 271. 9. 

 capitatus Gahan. Utah, Ariz., Calif. Host: Circulifer toiellus (Baker). 



Gonafoceros(l) capitatus Gahan, 1932. Ent. Soc Amer., Ann. 25: 754. 9,6. 

 dolichocerus Ashmead. Ga., Fla., III. Host: Ceresa hubalus (F.). 



Gonatocerus dolichocerus Ashmead, 1887. Canad. Ent. 19: 192. 9. 

 fasciatus Girault. D. C, Va., Ga., 111. Host: Hoinalodisca coagulata (Say). 



Gonatocerus fasciatus Girault, 1911. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 37: 265. 9. 



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



illinoiensis Girault. 111. 



Gonatocerus illinoiensis Girault, 1917. Psyche 24: 91. 9. 



koebelei Perkins. Fla.; Mexico. Host: Draeculacephala niollipes (Say), D. producta (Walker). 

 Gonatoceus{l) koebelei Perkins, 1912. Hawaii. Sugar Planters' Assoc. Expt. Sta., Div. Ent. 

 Bui. 10:22. 9,6. 



