970 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



argenticoxae Girault. Que., Ont., Md., Va., W. Va., Ohio, Tenn., 111., Mo., Man. Ecology: 



Parasitizes hosts living in rolled leaves or between leaves tied together with silk. Host: 

 Ancylis divisaiia Walk., Coleopliora nialivorella Riley, Psilocorcis quercicella Clem. 



Sympiesis argenticoxae Girault, 1917 (1916). Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus 4: 120. 9. 

 bimaculatipennis (Girault). N. B., Que., Maine, s. to Va., w. to Alaska, s. to Calif. Ecology: 

 Prefers lepidopterous hosts that make blotch mines or skeletonize leaves of deciduous 

 plants; has been recorded as parasitizing leaf rollers. Host: Agonopterix posticella 

 (Wlsm.), AncyliH coinptana fragariae (W. and R.), Litliocolletis sp., L. hlanchardella (P.), 

 Ornix sp., Parornix gennnatella (Pack.), Spilonota lariciana (Hein.), S. ocellana (D. and 

 S.), Tinclteria malifoliella (Clem.). 



Asticlius bimaculatipennis Girault, 1912. Canad. Ent. 44: 8. 9. 



Sympiesis bimaculata Crawford. 1913. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 45: 259. 9. 



Sympiesis meteori Girault, 1916. Soc. Ent. 31: 37. 9. 



Biology: Sadava and Miller, 1967. Canad. Ent. 99: 436-442. 

 conica (Provancher). N. B., Que., Maine, s. to Fla., w. to N. W. T., B. C, Wash., Oreg., Calif. 

 Ecology: Parasitizes hosts that make blotch or tentiform mines in the leaves of 

 deciduous plants; ectoparasitic on host larvae. Host: Bucculatrix sp., Caloptilia 

 rliombifoliella (Chamb.), Canieraria caryaefoliella (Clem.), C. ha7)tadryadella (Clem.), 

 Clioristoneura conflictana (Walk.), Coleopliora pruniella Clem., Coleotechnites milleri 

 (Busck), Epinotia laracana Kft., Gracillaria alnivorella Chamb., G. azaleella Brants, G. 

 necjiundella Chamb., Litliocolletis sp., L. alnicolella Wlshm., L. blancardella (F.), L. 

 cincinnatiella (Chamb.), L. crataegella Clem., L. lucetiella Clem., L. salicifoliella 

 Chamb., L. tremuloidella Braun, Nepticula sp., Parornix geminatella (Pack.), 

 Pliyllocnistis sp., Tischeria malifoliella Clem.; Sciapliila sp.; Apanteles sp. 



Metacolus conicus Provancher, 1887. Addit. Corr. Faune Ent. Canada Hym., p. 200. 9. 



Coccopliagiis cotnpressicornis Provancher, 1887. Addit. Corr. Faune Ent. Canada Hym., p. 

 206. 9. 



Sympiesis nigripes Ashmead, 1888. Kans. Agr. Expt. Sta., Bui. 3: App. p. VII. 9, cj. 



Sympiesis 7nassasoit Crawford, 1913. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 45: 258. 9,6. 



Taxonomy: Burks, 1964 (1963). Canad. Ent. 95: 1257, 1259. 



Biology: Schaffner, 1959. U. S. Dept. Agr., Misc. Pub. 767: 81. —Miller, 1970. Ent. Soc. 



Canada, Mem. 68: 42. 

 dolichogaster Ashmead. Que., Ont., Maine, s. to Fla., w. to Kans., B. C, Idaho; Europe. 



Ecology: Prefers lepidopterous hosts that mine deciduous leaves in early development 

 and then live in leaf rolls in later development. Host: Caloptilia fraxinella (Ely), 

 Episi)nus argntanus (Clem.), Gracillaria sp., G. belfrageella Chamb., G. cuculipennella 

 (Hbn.), G. negiDidella Chamb., G. perseae Busck, G. sassafrassella Chamb., Hydriomena 

 renunciata (Wlkr.). 



Sympiesis dolichogaster Ashmead, 1888. Kans. Agr. Expt. Sta., Bui. 3: App. p. VII. 9. 



Syinpiesis nowickii Szelenyi 1941. Frag. Faun. Hung. 4: 27. 9. 



Taxonomy: Girault, 1916. Soc. Ent. 31: 36-37. -Boucek, 1959. Mus. Natl. Pragae, Acta Ent. 

 33: 130. 

 enargiae Miller. N. B., Que., Ont., N. W. T., B. C. Ecology: Parasitic on lepidopterous larvae 

 that hide between leaves tied with silk or in rolled or curled leaves. Host: Enargia 

 decolor (Walk.). 

 Sympiesis enargiae Miller, 1970. Ent. Soc. Canada, Mem. 68: 42. 9, 6. 

 fragariae Miller. Conn., Pa., Del., Md., Va., W. Va., Ga., Ohio, Wis., Kans. Ecology: Parasitizes 

 lepidopterous larvae that live within rolled leaves or within cases. Host: Ancylis 

 com plana fragariae (W. and R.), Anthophila pariana (Clerck), Argyrotaenia vehitinana 

 (Walk.), Coleopliora malivorella Riley, Tetralopha robustella Zell. 

 Sympiesis fragariae Miller, 1970. Ent. Soc. Canada, Mem. 68: 68. 9,6. 

 marylandensis Girault. N. B. and Que., s. to Va., w. to B. C, s. to Calif. Ecology: Parasitizes 

 lepidopterous hosts that make blotch mines in deciduous leaves. Host: Caloptilia 

 elongella (L.), Coleotechnites thujaeella Kearf., LithocoUetis sp., L. basistrigella Clem., 

 L. blancardella (F.), L. celtisella Chamb., L. crataegella Clem., L.felinelle Hein., L. 



