2 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. vol.65. 



(Mayr). Mercet's identification of the species is based upon a sup- 

 posed Mayr cotype and should be correct, although, as Mercet has 

 pointed out, the cotype differs from Mayr's description in the color 

 of the wings. 



As determined b}^ Mercet the species is undoubtedly identical with 

 Cheiloneunts diaspidinarum Howard, Aphidencyrtus mpidioti Gi- 

 rault, and Aphidenei/rtus aspidioti, var. brittanicus Girault. 



HoAvard's description of Cheiloneurus diaspidinaruvi was drawn 

 from two females (only one of which can now be located) reared at 

 Liberty, South Carolina, from Lepldosaphcs uhni Linnaeus. 



Aphidencyrtus aspidioti Girault was described from three females 

 said to have been reared from Aspidiotus perniciosus Comstock at 

 Lansing, Michigan. Only the type slide bearing a single female 

 has been located. The variety hrittanicus was described from three 

 females, two of which are in the National Collection on a single slide, 

 and which were reared at Manchester, England, by A. D, Imms from 

 Lepidosaphes vlmi. 



In connection with the description of ApMdencyi'tus aspidioti^ var. 

 hrittanicus^ Girault mentioned specimens which he stated were ap- 

 parently the males. Two slides bearing the name in Girault's hand- 

 writing and data similar to that of the type are in the national col- 

 lection and undoubtedly constitute the material referred to by 

 Girault. Both specimens are males of Anabrolepis zetterstedti 

 (Westwood) and will be further discussed under that species. 



Besides the specimens already mentioned, the national collection 

 contains eight card mounted females from the same source as the type 

 material of Girault's variety hrittanicus but not part of the type ma- 

 terial and three females labeled " Par. of Mytilaspis sp. and Aspidio- 

 tus spurcatus, Pontvalains, Sartlie, France (P. Marchal)." Also a 

 single female reared from the rose scale {Diaspis rosae) from Stan- 

 ford University, California, by R. W. Doane. 



ANABROLEPIS ZETTERSTEDTII (Westwood). 



Encyrtus zetterstedtii Westwood, riiilos. Ma^az., vol. 10, ]S37, p. 440. 

 Habrolepis zettcrstedtii Maytj, Verh. zool. bot. Ges. AVien, vol. 25, 1875, 



p. 752. 

 Habrolepis zetterstedtii Ashmead. Proe. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 12, 1900, p. 



404. 

 Aphidcncyrtus aspidioti, var. hrittanicus Girault, The Ent., vol. 48, 1915, 



p. 217 (male, iu diseussioii). 

 Aphidcncyrtus aspidioti Gikai-lt, Psyche, vol. 24, 1917, p. 95 (misidenti- 



fication of male). 

 Anabrolepis zetterstedtii Timbeki.ake, Proe. Haw. Ent. Soc, vol. 4, 1920, 



p. 432. 

 Habrolepis zetterstedtii Girault, Proe. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 58, 1920, p. 



1S9. 

 Habrolepis zetterstedtii Mercet, Fauna Iberica, Himenopteros, Fam. En- 



oyrtidos, 1921, p. 678. 



