966 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



Genus PARAPHAENODISCUS Girault 



Paraphaeiwdiscufi Girault, 1915. Queensland Mus., Mem. 4: 93, 123. 



Type-species: Paraphaenocliscus uerus Girault. Orig. desig.. 

 Aschitus Mercet, 1921. Fauna Iberica, Himen., Encirtidos pp. 59, 71, 599-600. 



Type-species: Anchitus incertus Mercet. Orig. desig. 



ParaphaenodiHcua presently holds about 17 names. These parasites are predominantly 

 Palearctic and Ethiopian in distribution and attack aclerdids and mealybugs. 



Taxonomy: Risbec, 1951. Inst. Fr. Noire, Mem. 13: 147-151. -Hoffer, 1954 (1953). Acta Soc. 

 Ent. Cechosl. 50: 156-157, 162-167. -Hoffer, 1953. Ochr. Prirody 8 (4): 88. -Ferriere, 1956. 

 Schweiz. Ent. Ges., Mitt. 29 (4): 391-396. -Hoffer, 1958. Acta. Soc. Ent. Cechosl. 55 (3): 

 250-263. 

 subterraneus Ferriere. Tex.(?). 



PamphaenodincH.s nubterraneit>i Ferriere, 1956. Schweiz. Ent. Gesell., Mitt. 29 (4): 391-393, 

 395. 6, 9. 



Genus PARAPSILOPHRYS Howard 



Pampsiloplnys Howard, 1898. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 21: 232-233. 

 Type-species: PampHiloplirys gelecliiae Howard. Monotypic. 

 gelechiae Howard. Wis. w. to Wyo., Utah. Host: Gelechia sp. on cottonwood, Gelecliia lyyiceella 

 Zeller. 

 PampNiloplnys (jelechiae Howard, 1898. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 21: 233. 6, 9. 



Genus PENTELICUS Howard 



Pentelicm Howard, 1895. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 17: 606, 611-612. 

 Type-species: Penfelicun aldriclii Howard. Monotypic. 

 aldrichi Howard. N. H., S. Dak., Nebr. 



Penteliciin aldriclii Howard, 1895. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 17: 612. 9. 



Taxonomy: Girault, 1920. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 58: 183. 



Genus PHEIDOLOXENUS Ashmead 



Pheidoloxenus Ashmead, 1904. Carnegie Mus., Mem. 1 (4): 328, 385. 

 Type-species: Plieidoloxexus wlieeleri Ashmead. Orig. desig. 

 Pheidoloxenus Girault, 1915. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 8 (3): 273. Preocc. by Ashmead, 1904. 



Type-species: Pheidoloxenun wlieeleri Girault. Monotypic. 

 Pheidoloxeniscus Ghesquiere, 1946. Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 34 (4): 369. N. name for 

 Pheidoloxenus Girault. 

 wheeleri Ashmead. Tex. Ecology: Nest of Pheidole tepicana Perg. 



Pheidoloxenus wheeleri Ashmead, 1904. Carnegie Mus., Mem. 1 (4): 328, 385. 9. 

 Pheidoloxenus wheeleri Girault, 1915. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 8 (3): 273. Preocc. by 

 Ashmead, 1904. 



Taxonomy: Wheeler, 1907. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 23: 17-18. 



Genus PSILOPHRYOIDEA Compere 



Psilophrijoidea Compere, 1928. Calif. Univ. Pubs., Ent. 4 (8): 214-215. 

 Type-species: Psilophryoidea coniesor Compere. Orig. desig. 

 comesor Compere. Calif. Host: Keniies cockerelli Ehrh. 



Psilophryoidea comesor Compere, 1928. Calif. Univ., Pubs. Ent. 4 (8): 215. 9. 



Genus RHYTIDOTHORAX Ashmead 



Rhytidothorax Ashmead, 1900. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 22: 337, 344, 377. 

 Type-species: Rhytidothorax ntarlatfi Ashmead. Orig. desig. 

 marlatti Ashmead. Kans. 



Rhytidothorax marlatti Ashmead, 1900. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 22: 377. 9. 



