Superfamily EVANIOIDEA 1111 



This is a large genus of Australian, Nearctic, and Neotropic distribution (particularly the 

 latter). 



Taxonomy: Ashmead, 1901. Canad. Ent. 33: 304. —Bradley, 1908. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 34: 

 142-147. 

 californica (Ashmead). East-central Calif. 



Evania Califontica Ashmead, 1901. Canad. Ent. 33: 304. 6. 



Taxonomy: Snelling, 1963. Pan-Pacific Ent. 39: 108 (female described). 

 neomexicana (Ashmead). Southeastern N. Mex., s.e. Calif. 



Eraiiia Neotitexicana Ashmead, 1901. Canad. Ent. 33: 304. 6. 

 semaeoda Bradley. R. I. w. to s. Mich, and n.e. Kans., s. to s. Fla. and s. La.; West Indies. 



Evaniella semaeoda Bradley, 1908. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 34: 144. d, 9. 



Genus HYPTIA Illiger 



Hyptia Illiger, 1807. /*( Rossi, Fauna Etrusca, ed. 2, v. 2, p. 82. Appeared as "Hyptiani" in 

 accusative case, Hyptia being the nominative equivalent. Fauna Etrusa, ed. 2, v. 2 not 

 necessarily published prior to volume six of Mag. f. Insectenkunde, but usually treated 

 as prior in synonymies pertaining to various other generic names. 



Hyptia Illiger, 1807. Mag. f. Insektenkunde 6: 192. 



Type-species: Evania petiolata Fabricius. Monotypic. 



This is a large genus of the New World, with many more Neotropic species than Nearctic 

 ones. Rearing data are few, but the species appear to be parasites of forest dwelling Blattoidea 

 such as Parcoblatta spp. 



femorata Townes. Western Tex. 



Hyptia f em orata Townes, 1949. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 99: 537. 6, 9. 



floridana Ashmead. Western N. C. w. to n. La., s. to s. Fla.; Guatemala, Panama. 



Hyptia Floridana Ashmead, 1901. Canad. Ent. 33: 303. S. 

 harpyoides Bradley. N. H. w. to s.e. Minn., s. to n.w. S. C, n. Miss., and n. Kans. Host: 



Parcoblatta uiileriana (Sauss.), P. virginica (Brunn.). This species occurs farther north 

 than any other evaniid in North America. 

 Hyptia harpyoides Bradley, 1908. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 34: 151. 6,9. 

 Hyptia brericalcar var. glabriceps Kieffer, 1910. Soc Ent. de France, Ann. 79: 72. 6. 

 oblonga Townes. Southwestern Ga., s. Ala., and s.e. Ariz. s. to s. Fla.; s. Mex., Costa Rica. 



Hyptia oblonga Townes, 1949. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc 99: 538. 6, 9. 

 reticulata (Say). Mass. w. to mid Mich., s. to s. Fla., s. La., and s.w. Tex.; s. Mexico. 



Brachygaster reticulata Say, 1836. Boston Jour. Nat. Hist. 1: 223. sex not indicated. 

 Hyptia nyctoides Bradley, 1908. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 34: 159. S. 

 Hyptia prosetetlietra Bradley, 1908. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 34: 160. 6. 

 thoracica (Blanchard). Mass., s. Ont, Wis., and n.e. Kans. s. to s. Fla. and s. Tex. Host: 

 Parcoblatta sp., P. pe)isyU'a)iica (Deg.). 

 Erania thoracica Blanchard, 1840. Hist. Nat. Anim. Artie, Ins., v. 3, p. 299. Sex not 



indicated. 

 Hyptiam thoracicum Shuckard, 1841. Entomologist 1: 120. 6. Preocc by Blanchard, 1840. 

 Evania dorsalis Westwood, 1851. Ent. Soc London, Trans. (2) 1: 214. Unnecessary n. name 



for E. thoracica Blanchard, there being no E. thoracica Klug or Leach. 

 Evania brevicalcar Kieffer, 1904. Arkiv for Zool. 1: 541. 6. 

 Hyptia mijlacridomanes Bradley, 1908. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 34: 153. 9. 

 Hyptia hi'jptiogastris Bradley, 1908. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 34: 160. 6. 

 Hyptia texana Bradley, 1908. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 34: 161. 9. 



Family AULACIDAE 



The approximately 150 species of this small family are distributed throughout the world. All 

 are thought to be parasites of wood boring Coleoptera or Hymenoptera. 



Revision: Bradley, 1902 (1901). Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 27: 319-330 (date according to Ent. 

 News 13: 94). -Townes, 1950. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc 100: 87-120. 



