Superfamily CHALCIDOIDEA 971 



lucidicostella Clem., L. malimalifoliella Braun, L. propinquinella Braun, L. robiniella 

 Clem., L. salicifoliella Chamb., Paroniix geniinatella (Pack.), Peronea chalybeana Fern., 

 Phyllocnistis popiiliella Chamb.; Heierarthrus yienioratus (Fallen). 



Sympiesis tnarylandensis (^irault, 1917 (Feb.). Entomologist 50: 37. 9. 



Sympiesis rex Girault, 1917 (March). New Chalcid Flies, p. 2. 



Sympiesis miltoni Girault, 1917 (May). Descr. Hym. Chalcidoid. Variorum cum Observ. Ill, 

 p. 7. 9. 



Sympiesis lexingtonensis Girault, 1917 (Aug.). Descr. Hym. Chalcidoid. Variorum cum 

 Observ. V, p. 6. 9. 

 marylandia Girault. Que., Ont., N. H., Md., Minn. Ecology: Has been reared from oak leaves, 

 probably from leaf miners. 



Sy»ipiesis marilandia Girault, 1917. Chalcidoidea Nova Marilandensis, p. 1. 9. 



Sympiesis marylandia Peck, 1951. In Muesebeck et a/., U. S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Monog. 2: 

 427. Emend. 

 stigmata Girault. 111., Sask., Wyo., Alta., Idaho, Ariz., B. C, Oreg., Calif. Ecology: Parasitizes 

 leaf miners or case bearers on deciduous leaves. Host: Coleophora pruniella Clem., 

 Gracilkiria negundella Ch&mh., Lithocolletis felinelle Hein., Tischeria omissa Braun. 



Sympiesis stiguiatus Girault, 1917 (May). Descr. Stellarum Nov., p. 15. 9. 



Sympiesis substigmatus Girault, 1917 (Aug.). U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 53: 447. 9. 

 stigmatipennis Girault. N. B., Que., Ont., s. to S. C, w. to B. C, s. to Calif. Ecology: Parasitic 

 on lepidopterous larvae mining foliage of coniferous plants as well as others having 

 deciduous foliage; it is possible these are alternate hosts. Host: Argyresthia thuiella 

 (Pack.), Argyrotaenia citrana (Fern.), Chrysoestliia sexguttella (Thunb.), Coleophora 

 eleaguisella Kearf., Coleotechnites apicitripunctella (Clem.), C. gibsonella (Freem.), C. 

 milleri (Busck), C. starki (Freem.), Exoteleia dodecella (L.), E. pinifoliella (Chamb.), 

 Keiferia lycopersicella (Wlsm.), Ocnerosto))ia piniariella Zell., Phthorimaea operculella 

 (Zell.), Polyhymno luteostrigella Chamb., Rhyacionia buoliana (Schiff.), R.fnistraiia 

 (Comst.). 



Sy))ipiesis stigiiiatipennis Girault, 1917. Descr. Stellarum Nov., p. 14. 9,6. 



Sympiesis guttatipennis Girault, 1917. Descr. Stellarum Nov., p. 15. 9. 



Biology: Graf, 1917. U. S. Dept. Agr., Bui. 427: 33-38. 

 tricladus (Provancher). Ont. 



Eidophus tricladus Provancher, 1887. Addit. Corr. Faune Ent. Canada Hym., p. 208. 9, 6. 



Ta.xonomy: Burks, 1964 (1963). Canad. Ent. 95: 1258. 

 viridula (Thomson). N. B., Que., Ont., N. Y., Pa., Ohio, Mich., Ind., Wis., Ill, Minn., Iowa, Mo., 

 N. Dak., S. Dak., Nebr., Wyo., Colo., Alta.; Europe. Ecology: Parasitizes host in its 

 burrow within stalk. Introduced from Europe for biological control; liberated in 1930, 

 and occasional specimens recovered. First found in established colonies in 1938, in Ohio 

 and Michigan. Host: Ostrinia nubilalis (Hbn.), 0. obumbratalis (Led.), 0. penitalis 

 (Grote), Papaipema iiebris (Guen.). 

 Eiilophus viridulus Thomson, 1878. Hym. Scand., v. 5, p. 233. 9. 



Ta.xonomy: Ellinger and Sachtleben, 1928. Internatl. Corn Borer Invest., Sci. Rpt. (1): 

 126-129. -Boucek, 1959. Mus. Natl. Pragae, Acta Ent. 33: 123, 125, 134. 



Biology: Dudich, 1928. Internatl. Corn Borer Invest., Sci. Rpt. (1): 188. —Thompson and 

 Parker, 1928. U. S. Dept. Agr., Tech. Bui. 59: 17. —Sachtleben, 1930. Internatl. Corn Borer 

 Invest., Sci. Rpt. 3: 52, 108-111. —Parker and Smith, 1933. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 26: 21-39. 

 — Baker and Bradley, 1940 (1939). Sixth Pacific Sci. Cong., Proc. 4: 332-333. — Wishart, 

 1943. Ent. Soc. Ontario, Ann. Rpt. 73: 28-29. — Arbuthnot, 1953. North Central States Br. 

 Ent. Soc. Amer., Proc. 8th Ann. Meet, pp. 30-31. — Blickenstaff et al., 1953. Iowa State 

 Col., Jour. Sci. 27: 360. —York et al., 1955. Jour. Econ. Ent. 48: 765. —Clausen, 1956. U. S. 

 Dept. Agr., Tech. Bui. 1139: 129-130. — Rolston et al., 1958. Ohio Agr. Expt. Sta., Res. Bui. 

 819: 20. -Peters et al., 1961. Mo. U. Coll. Agr., Res. Bui. 757: 14. — Hazdistevic, 1961. 

 Zast. Bilja 65-66: 107. -Goos, 1965. Polskie Pismo Ent. (B) 37-38: 66. — Hudon, 1965. 

 Phytoprotection 46: 113. — Frye, 1971. N. Dak. Res. Rpt. 27: 1-16. 



