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clods of earth or in other slightly subsurface shelters. Pseudaletia 
pupae are made in the ground. These data explain why females of C. 
melanostigma most often are collected on the ground or from low 
vegetation. Other Compsocryptus species occur in similar micro- 
habitats and probably parasitize comparable hosts. 
Collections 
Listed below in alphabetic order are the collections in which 
material from this study has been or is to be deposited. Institutional 
collections are designated by the name of the city where they are 
located. Individual collections are referred to by the surnames of 
their owners. 
Cambridge. Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard Univer- 
sity, Cambridge, MA 02138. 
college station. Department of Entomology, Texas A & M 
University, College Station, TX 77843 
Gainesville. Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Bureau of 
Entomology, Division of Plant Industry, Florida Department 
of Agriculture and Consumer Services, P. O. Box 1269, 1911 
SW 34th Street, Gainesville, FL 32602. 
Lawrence. Department of Entomology, Snow Entomological 
Museum, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045. 
porter. Collection of Charles C. Porter, 301 North 39th Street, 
McAllen, TX 78501. 
townes. American Entomological Institute, c/o Dr. Virendra 
Gupta, Bureau of Entomology, Division of Plant Industry, 
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 
Gainesville, FL 32602. 
Genus COMPSOCRYPTUS 
Cryptoideus Ashmead, 1900. Proc. U. S. Natl. Mus. 23: 42. Type: Cryptus purpuri- 
pennis Cresson. 
Compsocryptus Ashmead, 1900. Proc. U. S. Natl. Mus. 23: 43. Type: Cryptus calip- 
terus Say. 
Callicryptus Ashmead, 1900. Proc. U. S. Natl. Mus. 23: 43. Type: (Cryptus “fascia- 
ms” Brulle) — fasciipennis Brulle. 
Stictocryptus Cameron, 1908. Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 34: 243. Type: ( Cryptus “fascia- 
tipennis” Brulle) = fasciipennis Brulle. 
Sophocryptus Mallo, 1961. Idia 165: 17. Nomen nudum. 
