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Superfamily SCOLIOIDEA 



By Karl V. Krombein 



Taxonomy: Ashmead, 1903-1904. Canad. Ent. 35: 4-8, 39-46, 95-107, 155-158, 199-205, 303-310, 

 323-332; 36: 5-9 (keys to genera). 



Family TIPHIIDAE 



So far as is known all of the North American taxa are parasites of larvae of fossorial species. 

 In the primitive subfamily Tiphiinae, species of Tiphia F. have been reported as parasites of 

 scarabaeid larvae. A few exotic species have been liberated in North America for control of 

 economically important pest scarab species. Hosts of the other genera of Tiphiinae are unknown. 

 In the Myzininae, species of Myzinum Latr. have scarabaeid larvae as hosts; it is anticipated 

 that our native Pterombnis Sm. parasitize tiger beetle larvae as do some of the Neotropical spe- 

 cies. Biology is unknown for the Anthoboscinae and Brachycistidinae, but the species probably 

 have as hosts deserticolous scarabaeid larvae. The Methochinae parasitize tiger beetle larvae, 

 and the Myrmosinae are parasites of ground-nesting aculeate Hymenoptera. 



Revision: Allen, 1965. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 117: 45-115, 30 figs, (western North 

 America species). —Allen, 1966. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 92: 231-356, 40 figs., 19 maps 

 (eastern North America species). 



Taxonomy: Ashmead, 1903. Canad. Ent. 35: 4-7, 39-41, 155-156, 201-204. -Krombein, 1940. 

 Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 65: 419. —Pate, 1947. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 55: 115-143. 



Subfamily TIPHIINAE 



Taxonomy: Hedicke, 1936. Hym. Cat., Pars. 1, Tiphiidae, pp. 1-32 (catalog of world species). 

 —Allen, 1962. Ent. Soc. Amer., Trans. 88: 21-75, 30 figs, (redescription of types of 

 American species in British museum). 



Genus TIPHIA Fabricius 



Genus TIPHIA Subgenus TIPHIA Fabricius 



Tiphia Fabricius, 1775. Systema Ent., p. 553. 



Type-species: Tiphia femorata Fabricius. Desig. by Latreille, 1810. 

 Tiphiana (!) Rafinesque, 1815. Analyse Nat., p. 124. Emend. 



So far as is known species of this subgenus parasitize larvae of various Scarabaeidae 

 (Coleoptera). Detailed liberation records of the Oriental species released in the United States 

 for control of the introduced Popillia, Anomala, Autoserica, and Serica were published by 



