Superfamily CHALCIDOIDEA 963 



This monotypic genus has been found only in North America. The type-species has been re- 

 ported to parasitize mealybugs as well as Sympherobiiis. 



armitagei Timberlake. Fla., Calif. Host: Sympherobius californicus Banks, S. sp., mealybug on 

 citrus. 

 Hexacneniiis aniiitagei Timberlake, 1926. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 69 (3): 15-16. S, 9. 



Genus CAENOCERCUS Thomson 



Caenocercun Thomson, 1876 (1875). Hym. Scand., v. 4, p. 145. 



Type-species: CaeHOcerctis pinicticollis Thomson. Monotypic. 

 Bothrieticyrtiis Timberlake, 1919 (1918). Hawaii. Ent. Soc, Proc. 4 (1): 185, 212-213. 



Type-species: Botliriothorax pl(niifiv)is Howard. Orig. desig. The type-species name 

 is a lapsus for Bothiiofhorax pla)iifoniiis Howard. 



A small genus with a Holarctic distribution, Caenocercus probably parasitizes Neuroptera. 



Ta.xonomy: Erdos, 1963. Beitr. zur Ent. 13 (3-4): 286-287. 

 planiformis (Howard). N. C, Miss., Wash., Calif. Host: Hemerobiid. 



Botliriothorax planiforiiiis Howard, 1895. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 17: 611. 9. 



Genus EPICERCHYSIUS Girault 



Epicercht/siiix Girault, 1915. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 23 (3): 167-168. 

 Type-species: Epicercliysiits xatitliipen Girault. Monotypic. 



xanthipes Girault. Tex. 



Epicerchysiiis xanthipes Girault, 1915. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 23 (3): 168. 9. 



Genus FORMICENCYRTUS Girault 



Fortuicevcyrtiiti Girault, 1916. Psyche 23 (2): 45. 



Type-species: Foruncencyrtus thoreauitii Girault. Orig. desig. 

 thoreauini Girault. N. Mex., Ariz. Host: Dactylopiiis confusus (Ckll.). 

 Forniicencyrtus thoreauini Girault, 1916. Psyche 23 (2): 45-46. 9. 



Genus EPANUSIA Girault 



Epanusia Girault, 1913. Arch. f. Naturgesch. 79 (A) (6): 91. 



Type-species: Epanusia bifasciatus Girault. Orig. desig. 



albiclava Girault. D. C, Okla. 



Epanusia albiclaca Girault, 1916. Psyche 23 (2): 44. 9. 

 xerophila (Brues). Kans., Tex. 



Aniisia xerophila Brues, 1906. Ent. News 17 (2): 61-62. 6. 



Genus EPIENCYRTUS Ashmead 



Epiencyrtus Ashmead, 1900. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc 22: 340, 346, 396-397. 

 Type-species: Encyrtus thyreodontis Ashmead. Orig. desig. 



A genus of about five species that are hyperparasitic in Lepidoptera. Epiencyrtus appears 

 cosmopolitan in distribution, but it has not been reported from Africa. 



Taxonomy: Graham, 1958. Ent. Tidskr. 79 (3-4): 152-153. 

 artaceae (Howard). Fla. Host: Ophionine ichneumonid. 



Encyrtus artaceae Howard, 1881. U. S. Dept. Agr., Ann. Kept, for 1880, pp. 252-253. 6, 9. 



Taxonomy: Ashmead, 1900. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 22: 397. 

 thyreodontis (Ashmead). Mass. Host: Thyreodon atricolor (Oliv.). 



Encyrtus thyreodontis Ashmead, 1898. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 4 (2): 156. 9. 



Biology: Dimmock, 1898. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 4 (2): 149. 



