Superfamily CHALCIDOIDEA 993 



parasites of the Hessian fly. Host: Mayetiola destructor (Say), Dasineura leguminicola 



(Lintner). 

 Cirrospihis charoba Walker, 1840 (1839). Ann. Nat. Hist. 4: 30. 9. This name does not 



have strict priority over other Walker names for this sp., but was selected by Graham 



(1961. Ent. Monthly Mag. 97: 51) because of usage. Graham lists 12 European synonyms 



of charoba. 

 Tetrastichus carinatus Forbes, 1885. 111. State Dept. Agr., Trans. 22 (App.): 48. 9. 



Taxonomy: Gahan, 1934 (1933). U. S. Dept. Agr., Misc. Pub. 174: 138-142, 144. —Hill and 

 Pinckney, 1940. U. S. Dept. Agr., Tech. Bui. 715: 10-13. —Graham, 1961. Ent. Monthly Mag. 

 97: 51-52 (extensive European synonymy). — Domenichini, 1965. Bol. Zool. agr. e di Bach. 

 (2) 6: 155-156 (synonymy). 



Biology: Hill et ah, 1939. U. S. Dept. Agr., Tech. Bui. 689: 4-7, 10-15. — Lapina, 1948. Zool. 

 Zhur. 27: 331. -Hill, 1953. U. S. Dept. Agr., Cir. 923: 3. 

 chlamytis Ashmead. Maine, s. to Fla., w. to Miss., Minn., Tex., and Utah. Host: Chlamisus sp., 

 C. gibbosiis (F.), Exetna dispar Lacordaire, E. monnona Karren. 

 Tetrastichus chlainytis Ashmead, 1896. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 23: 234. 9, 6. 

 chrysopae (Crawford). Md., s. to Fla., w. to Minn., La., Mont., Oreg. and Calif.; Mexico, West 

 Indies, Brazil. Host: Chrysopa sp., C. califomica Coq., C. oculata Say, C. plorabunda 

 Fitch, C. rnfilabris Burm. 

 Geniocenis chrysopae Crawford, 1915. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 48: 584. 9. 

 Aprostoceroloides annapolis Girault, 1917. Chalcidoidea Nova Marilandensis. II, p. 2. 9. 



Biology: Clancy, 1946. Calif. Univ. Pubs., Ent. 7: 448-454. — Muma, 1959. Fla. Ent. 42: 151. 

 clito (Walker). Ont., N. Y., Pa.; Europe. Adventive, first found in Ont. in 1951. Host: Cassida 

 nibiginosa Mull. 

 Cirrospihis clito Walker, 1840 (1839). Ann. Nat. Hist. 4: 30. <J. 



Taxonomy: Graham, 1961. Ent. Monthly Mag. 97: 39. -Peck, 1963. Canad. Ent., Sup. 30: 128. 



Biology: Domenichini, 1966. Palearctic Tetrastichinae, Le Francois, p. 25 (Holarctic hosts and 

 Distribution). 

 coerulescens Ashmead. N. B., s. to Fla., w. to Alaska, Oreg. and Calif. Ecology: Secondary or 

 tertiary parasite of numerous Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Neuroptera. Host: Apanteles sp., 

 A. congregatus (Say), A. melanoscelus (Ratz.), Bracon sp., B. gelechiae Ashmead, B. 

 hebetor Say, Catolaccus aeneoviridis (Girault), Dibrachys cavus (Walk.), Hyposoter 

 pilosulus (Prov.), Meteorus acronyctae Mues., Microgaster sp., Pteromalus sp. 

 Tetrastichus coerulescens Ashmead, 1898. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 4: 130. 9, 6. 

 Tetrastichus doteni Crawford, 1911. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 13: 234. 9, 6. 



Biology: Wester, 1956. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 58: 284. -Schaffner, 1959. U. S. Dept. Agr., 

 Misc. Pub. 767: 38, 82. 

 compsivorus Crawford. Miss., Okla., Tex. Host: Compsus auricephalus (Say). 



Tetrastichus co))ipsii'onis Crawford, 1915 (1914). Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus 2: 180. 9, 

 cJ. 

 cormus Burks. 111. Host: Aulacidea podagrae (Bass.) gall, Heviadas nubilipennis (Ashm.) gall. 

 The record from Houadas is questionable. 

 Tetrastichus conttus Burks, 1943. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 93: 579. 9,6. 

 crino (Walker). Pa., Md., S. C, Ark., Okla., Tex.; Europe. Host: Oecanthus sp., 0. nigriconiis 

 quadripunctatus Beut. eggs. 

 Cirrospihis crino Walker, 1838. Ann. Nat. Hist. 1: 382. 6. 

 Tetrastichus dispar Silvestri, 1920. Lab. Zool. Gen. e Agr. Portici, Bol. 14: 249. 9,6. 



Preocc. by Masi, 1916. 

 Tetrastichus oecanthivorus Gahan, 1932. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 25: 743. N. name for dispar 



Silvestri. 

 Tetrastichus oecanthivorus var. compar Gahan, 1932. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 25: 743. 9, S. 

 Tetrastichus dubius Bakkendorf, 1955. Ent. Meddel. 27: 152. 6. 



Taxonomy: Domenichini, 1965. Bol. Zool. agr. e di Bach. (2) 6: 136. —Domenichini, 1966. 

 Palearctic Tetrastichinae, Le Francois, p. 27. 



