1014 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



Genus LOPHOCOMUS Haliday 



Lophocomus Haliday, 1844 (1843). Ent. Soc. London, Trans. 3: 297. 

 Type-species: Cirrospilus anaitis Walker. Monotypic. 



verticillatus Ashmead. Kans. 



Lophocomus verticillatus Ashmead, 1888. Kans. Agr. Expt. Sta., Bui. 3: App. p. VIII. 6. 



Genus HORISMENUS Walker 



Horismenus Walker, 1843. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. 11: 117. 



Type-species: HorisiHenus cleodora Walker. Monotypic. 

 Horisevius Crawford, 1907. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 15: 180. Undoubtedly an error for 

 Horismenus, but published in such a way as to validate it as a generic name in Zoology. 



Type-species: Horisevius lixivorus Crawford. Monotypic. 

 Pseudomphale Schrottky, 1909. Soc. Cient. Argentina, An. 67: 209. 



Type-species: Pseudomphale opsiphanis Schrottky. Monotypic. 

 Pediobioidea Girault, 1911. Canad. Ent. 43: 407. 



Type-species: Pediobioidea cyanea Girault. Monotypic. Synonymized under 

 Horisvienus when described. 

 Triolynx Cameron, 1913. Timehri, R. Agr. Com. Soc. Brit. Guiana, Jour. 3: 130. 



Type-species: Triolynx clavicomis Cameron. Monotypic. 

 Akonda Cameron, 1913, Timehri, R. Agr. Com. Soc. Brit. Guiana, Jour. 3: 131. 



Type-species: Akonda hipparchia Cameron. Monotypic. 

 Perhymenes Brethes, 1916. Buenos Aires Mus. Nac. de Hist. Nat, An. 27: 427. 



Type-species: Perhymenes schrottkyi Brethes. Monotypic. 

 Dirphiphagus Brethes, 1917. An. Zool. Apl. 4: 25. 



Type-species: Dirphiphagus a7icilla Brethes. Orig. desig. 

 Holcopeltoniorpha Blanchard, 1942. Soc. Cient. Argentina, An. 134: 126. 



Type-species: Holcopeltomorpha christenseni Blanchard. Orig. desig. 



Revision: Burks, 1971. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 73: 68-83. 



Taxonomy: Boucek, 1965. Mus. Natl. Pragae, Acta Ent. 36: 84 (synonymy). — De Santis, 1968 

 (1967). Cat. Hym. Argentinos, Buenos Aires, p. 141 (synonymy). 

 atroscapus (Girault). N. C, Fla. Host: Acrobasis rubrifasciella (Pack.), Tetralopha subcanalis 

 (Walk.). 

 Pseudomphale atroscapus Girault, 1917. Descr. Stellarum Nov., p. 20. 9. 

 bruchophagus Burks. Tex. Host: Mimosestes sallei (Sharp). 



Horismenus bruchophagus Burks, 1971. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 73: 72. 9, 6. 

 carolinensis Burks. N. C. Host: Chrysobothris femorata (Oliv.), Oncideres cingulata (Say). 

 Despite these seemingly reliable host records, this species probably is actually a 

 secondary parasite. 

 Horismenus carolinensis Burks, 1971. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 73: 73. 9, cJ. 

 depressus Gahan. Tex., Calif. Host: Bruchus sp., Stator pruininus (Horn). 



Horismenus depressus Gahan, 1930. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 77 (8): 8. 9, 6. 

 floridanus (Ashmead). N. J., s. to Fla., w. to III, Kans., Tex., Calif. Host: Apanteles sp., A. 

 schizurae Ashm. 

 Holcopelte floridana Ashmead, 1888. Canad. Ent. 20: 102. 9. 



Biology: Gahan, 1934 (1933). U. S. Dept. Agr., Misc. Pub. 174: 128. — Gilmore, 1938. Jour. 



Econ. Ent. 31: 715. —Fulton, 1940. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 32: 233. —Nickels, 1951. Jour. 



Econ. Ent. 44: 434. —Painter, 1955. Jour. Econ. Ent. 48: 41. 

 fraternus (Fitch). Conn., s. to Fla., w. to Wis., Kans., Tex. Host: Coleophora pruniella Clem., 

 Cameraria caryaefolietla (Clem.), Paromix geminatella (Pack.), Tischeria malifoliella 

 (Clem.); Apanteles sp., Eiiplectrus comstockii How., Sympiesis sp. 



Trichogrammaf fratema Fitch, 1856. Country Gentleman 7: 235. 



Elachistus euplectri Howard, 1885. In Riley, U. S. Dept. Agr., Ent. Comn., Rpt. 4, 

 Appendix, p. 108. 9, cJ. 



Holcopelte violacea Ashmead, 1887. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 14: 200. 9. 



