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55. SCEPTROPHORUS Forster. 



1856. Scc})trophori(s FoRSTER, Hyni. Stud., II, p. 34. 

 1875. Trichomaslhus Thomson, Hym. Skand., IV, p. 142. 



(Type, Sceptrophorus scepiriijer YuviitGX.) 

 I. SCEPTROPHORUS HYALINIPENNIS Howard. 



PsiJophrys liijalinipennis Howard, Bnll. No. 5, IJ. S. Dept. Agric, Div. Eut., 1885, p. 

 21, female.— CuESSON, Syn. Hym., 1887, p. 239.— Dalla Tohhe, Cat. Hym., V, 

 1898. 



Ty^jc— Cat. No. 2647, IT.S.N.M. 

 Habitat. — District of Columbia. 



2. SCEPTROPHORUS CONVEXUS Howard. 



Encyrtus convexiis Howard, Jonrn. Linn. Soc. Loud. ZooL, XXVI, 1896, p. 153, 

 male.— Dalla Toure, Cat. Hym., V, 1898, p. 257. 



Type ill British Museum. 

 Habitat. — West Indies: Grenada. 



3. SCEPTROPHORUS SOLUS Howard. 



Eiicyrtus solas Howard, Bull. No. 5, U. S. Dept. Agric, Div. Ent., 1885, p. 15, 

 female. — Chesson, Syn. Hym. N. A., 1887, p. 239. — Dalla Torre, Cat. Hym., 

 V, 1898, ]». 263. 



Type.— Cat. No. 2637, U.S.N. M. 



Habitat. — Florida. 



Host. — Rbyiich.: Trioza magnolia' Ashmead. 



56. ECHTHROPLEXIS Forster. 



1856. Echfhroplexis Forster, Hym. Stud., II, p. 33. 

 1875. Cocnovercus Thomson, Hym. Skand., IV, p. 145. 



(Type, Cwnocercas piuiclicollis Thomson.) 



I. ECHTHROPLEXIS PUNCTICOLLIS Thomson. 



CaitocercHs piincticolHs Thomson, Hym. Skand., IV, 187.5, p. 145, feujale. — Dalla 

 TORUK, Cat. Hym.,.V, 1898, p. 229. 



Habitat. — Europe. 



2. ECHTHROPLEXIS HIRTUS Howard. 



Encyrtus hirtus Howard, Journ. Linn. Soc. Lond. ZooL, XXV, 1894, p. 95. — Dalla 

 Torre, Cat. Hym., V, 1898, p. 259. 



Habitat. — West Indies: St. Vincent. 



S7. OOENCTRTUS Ashmead, new genus. 

 {Type, Encyrtas cUsiocampw Ashmaad.) 



This genus is proposed for certain species described under the genus 

 Encyrtus (sens, lat.), bred from the eggs of diflfeieiit insects, since they 

 can be no longer retained in that genus as now restricted. 



