Superfamily PROCTOTRUPOIDEA 1123 



Biology: Clancy, 1946. Calif. Univ. Pub., Ent. 7, pp. 407-418. —Clausen, 1962. Entomophagous 

 Insects, pp. 266-270. 



Family PROCTOTRUPIDAE 



The Proctotrupidae are principally internal parasites of the larvae of Coleoptera, including 

 those of Carabidae, Staphylinidae, Nitidulidae, Erotylidae, Elateridae, Coccinellidae and Curcu- 

 lionidae. However, certain forms are said to have been reared from larvae of the dipterous fami- 

 ly Mycetophilidae; and there is also what appears to be a reliable record (Newman, 1867) of the 

 rearing of a species of Phaetio.serphiin from a centipede of the genus LHhobius. 



Revision: Ashmead, 1893. U. S. Natl. Mus., Bui. 45: 331-344 (Nearctic species). — Kieffer, 

 1914. Das Tierreich, Lief. 42, pp. 1-57 (World fauna). —Nixon, 1938. Roy. Ent. Soc. London, 

 Trans. 87: 431-465 (British species). -Riek, 1955. Austral. Jour. Zool. 3: 106-117 

 (Australian species). 



Ta.xonomy: Brues, 1919. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 27: 1-19 (Key to Nearctic species). — Morley, 

 1922. Entomologist 55: 1-3, 59-60, 82-83, 108-110, 132-135, 157-161, 182-186. 

 -Pschorn-Walcher, 1958. Schweiz. Ent. Gesell., Mitt. 31: 57-64. — Masner, 1958. Beitr. z. 

 Ent. 8: 477-481. -Pschorn-Walcher, 1958. Beitr. z. Ent. 8: 724-731. -Masner, 1961. Pare 

 Natl. Upemba Miss, de Witte, fasc. 60, pp. 37-47 (Key to the genera of the world). 

 -Kozlov, 1970. Ent. Obozr. 49: 203-209 (English transl.: Ent. Rev. 49: 115-118). — Kozlov, 

 1971. Soc. Ent. Unionis Sovet., Horae 54: 7-12. 



Biology: Newman, 1867. Entomologist 3: 342-344. — Frohawk, 1886. Entomologist 19: 225. 

 — Eastham, 1929. Parasitology 21: 1-21. — Zolk, 1924. Tartu UlikooH Ent. Katsejaama 

 Teadaanded 5: 1-10. -Williams, 1932. Hawaii. Ent. Soc, Proc 8: 205-209. -Riek, 1955. 

 Linn. Soc N. S. Wales, Proc. 80: 147. -Jansson, 1960. Opusc Ent. 25: 83-86. -Hedqvist, 

 1963. Ent. Tidskr. 84: 62-64. — Weidemann, 1965. Ztschr. f. Morph. u. Oekol. der Tiere 55: 

 425-480. -Masner, 1968. Acta Ent. Bohemoslov. 65: 464-466. 



Genus DISOGMUS Foerster 



D/.so<7?»«.s Foerster, 1856. Hym. Stud., v. 2, p. 99. 



Type-species: Pmcfotnipes areolator Haliday. Monotypic 



In North America at least the genus seems to be relatively rare. It is most closely related to 

 Pwctotriipes Latreille. Published host records for species of Disogmioi are very meager and ap- 

 parently somewhat doubtful but suggest parasitization of carabid and pyrochroid larvae. 



Ta.xonomy: Kieffer, 1914. Das Tierreich, Lief. 42, pp. 16-22. —Nixon, 1938. Roy. Ent. Soc 

 London, Trans. 87: 447-450. -Pschorn-Walcher, 1958. Schweiz. Ent. Gesell., Mitt. 31: 58-59. 



canadensis Harrington. Ont. (Ottawa). 



Di>iog)iius canadensis Harrington, 1889. Roy. Soc. Canada, Trans. (2) 5: 193. 9. 



diversicornis Kieffer. Calif. (San Mateo). 



Disogmns dirersicornis Kieffer, 1906 (1905). Berlin. Ent. Ztschr. 50: 271. 6. 



glabratus Kieffer. Calif. (San Mateo). 



Disognnts glabratiis Kieffer, 1906 (1905). Berlin. Ent. Ztschr. 50: 271, 273. 6. 



pubescens Kieffer. Nev., (?) 111. Host: An/am (Ciirtonotus) carinatits (LeC). 



Disognnis pubescens Kieffer, 1906 (1905). Berlin. Ent. Ztschr. 50: 271, 272. 9, 6. 



torvus Whittaker. B. C. (ChilHwack). 



Disognius torvits Whittaker, 1930. Ent. Soc Wash., Proc 32: 68. 9, cJ. 



Genus PHAENOSERPHUS Kieffer 



Phaenoserphus Kieffer, 1908. In Andre, Spec. Hym. Eur. Alg., v. 10. p. 298. 



Type-species: Pwcfot rapes ciirtipennis Haliday. Desig. by Muesebeck and Walkley, 

 1951. 

 Carabiphagns Morley, 1929. Suffolk Nat. Soc, Trans. 1: 40. 



Type-species: Proctotrnpes laecifrons Foerster. Monotypic. 



