Superfamily CHALCIDOIDEA 1005 



Biology: Howard, 1897. U. S. Dept. Agr., Div. Ent., Tech. Ser. 5: 38-39. — Driggers, 1931. N. 

 J. Agr. Expt. Sta., Ann. Rpt. 52: 192-193. —Clarke, 1933. Ga. State Bd. Ent., Bui. 77: 30-31, 

 36. —Allen, 1962. U. S. Dept. Agr., Tech. Bui. 1265: 91-92. —Dixon and Benjamin, 1963. 

 Jour. Econ. Ent. 56: 267. 

 ischnopterae (Girault). Md., D. C, Fla., Minn. Ecology: Possibly a secondary parasite, attacking 

 Evaniidae in roach oothecae. Host: Ischnoptera sp., Parcoblatta sp. egg cases. 

 Epomphaloides ischnopterae Girault, 1917. Ent. News 28: 257. 9, 6. 



Biology: Roth and Willis, 1960. Smithsn. Inst., Misc. Collect. 141: 249. 

 orgyiazele Burks, n. name. D. C. Host: Orgyia leucostigma (J. E. Smith). 



Tetrastichomyia orgyiae Girault, 1916. Brooklyn Ent. Soc, Bui. 11: 111. 9. Preocc. by 

 Syntomosphyrum orgyiae Ashmead, 1894. 



philodromi (Gahan). Ohio, Nebr. Host: Philodromus aureolus (Oliv.). 



Tetrasticlms philodromi Gahan, 1924. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 65 (4): 18. ?, <J. 



Biology: Auten, 1925. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 18: 242. 

 prionomeri (Girault). Tenn., La. Host: Odmitopus calceatiis Say. 



Tetrastichopsis prionomeri Girault, 1916. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 51: 132. 9. 

 silvensis (Girault). Md. 



Tetrastichomyia silvensis Girault, 1919. Brooklyn Ent. Soc, Bui. 11: 111 9. 



Genus MELITTOBIA Westwood 



Melittobia Westwood, 1847. Ent. Soc. London, Trans. 5: Proc. pp. xviii, Ixv. 



Type-species: Melittobia audouinii Westwood. Monotypic. 

 Anthophorabia Newport, 1849. Gard. Chron, p. 183. 



Type-species: Anthophorabia retusa Newport. Monotypic. 

 Philopiso7i Cameron, 1908. Deut. Ent. Ztschr., p. 559. 



Type-species: Philopison clavicomis Cameron. Monotypic. 

 Sphecophagus Brethes, 1910. Buenos Aires Mus. Nac. de Hist. Nat., An. 20: 208. 



Type-species: Sphecophagus sceliphronidis Brethes. Monotypic. 

 Sphecophilus Brethes, 1910. Buenos Aires Mus. Nac. de Hist. Nat., An. 20: 310. N. name, 

 unnecessarily proposed for Sphecophagus. 



Taxonomy: De Santis, 1949. La Plata Univ. Nac, Mus. Notas 14: 276. — Risbec, 1951. Inst. 

 Franc. d'Afr. Noire, Mem. 13: 90. —Risbec, 1952. Inst. Sci. Madagascar, Mem., Ser. E, 2: 

 253. — Ferriere, 1960. Acta Hym. 1: 106. — Domenichini, 1965. Bol. Zool. agr. e di Bach. (2) 

 6: 63-64. 



Biology: Balfour-Browne, 1922. Parasitology 14: 349-370. —Parker and Thompson, 1928. Soc. 

 Ent. de France, Ann. 97: 449-463. —Clausen, 1940. Entomophagous Insects, pp. 141-148. 

 — Simmonds, 1944. Sci. Agr. 25: 11, 27. —van Lith, 1955. Tijdschr. v. Ent. 98: 29. 

 — Valkeila, 1959. Ann. Ent. Fenn. 25: 180. 

 chalybii Ashmead. Throughout U. S. and South. Canad. Ecology: Attacks almost any insect in 

 laboratory cultures or insectaries, but in nature apparently develops only in aculeate 

 Hymenoptera and their parasites. 

 Melittobia chalybii Ashmead, 1892. Ent. Soc Wash., Proc 2: 231. 9, S. 



Biology: Buckell, 1928. Pan-Pacific Ent. 5: 14-22. — Schmieder, 1933. Biol. Bui. 65: 338-354. 

 -Schmieden 1938. Biol. Bui. 74: 256-266. —Schmieder, 1939. Ent. News 50: 128-131. 

 —Flanders, 1944. Jour. Econ. Ent. 37: 410. — Medler, 1958. Ent. News 69: 21-23. — Medler, 

 1958. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 51: 340-344. — Krombein, 1964. Biol. Soc. Wash., Proc. 77: 101. 

 -Medler, 1964. Canad. Ent. 96: 1334. -Medler, 1965. Ent. Soc Wash., Proc 67: 113. 

 — Fye, 1965. Canad. Ent. 97: 876. —Edwards and Pengelly, 1966. Ent. Soc. Ontario, Proc 

 96: 98. —Krombein, 1967. Trap-nesting wasps and bees, pp. 430-433. —Medler, 1967. Amer. 

 Midland Nat. 78: 350. —Sheldon, 1968. Psyche 75: 111. —Medler and Lussenhop, 1968. Wis. 

 Coll. Agr., Res. Bui. 274: 20-47. -Peck, 1969. Canad. Ent. 101: 419-420. -Hobbs and 

 Krunio, 1971. Canad. Ent. 103: 674-685. 

 tnegachilis (Packard). Vt., N. Y., N. J., Wis., Nebr. Host: Anthophora sp., Ceratina sp., Crabro 

 sp., Megachile sp., Monodontomerus sp., Sceliphron caementarium (Drury). 

 Anthophorabia megachilis Packard, 1864. Essex Inst., Proc. 4: 134. 9. 



