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Megastigmus rafni Hoffmeyer
Colo., N. Mex., Idaho, B. C, Oreg., Calif. Host: Abies concolor, A. grandis, A.
ynagnifica, A. magnifica var. shastensis, Pseudotsuga taxifolia?
Megastigjnus rafni Hoffmeyer, 1928. Ent. Meddel. 16: 331. ♀.
Taxonomy: Hoffmeyer, 1930. Ent. Meddel. 17: 216-217.
Biology: Keen, 1958. U. S. Dept. Agr., Tech. Bui. 1169: 108-110.
Megastigmus specularis Walley
N. B., N. H., Mass?, Conn.?, Minn., Man., Sask. Host: Abies balsamea.
Megastignius specularis Walley, 1932. Canad. Ent. 64: 187. ♀, ♂.
Megastigmus groenblovii Kangas, 1945. Ann. Ent. Fenn. 11: 177-183. ♀, ♂.
Taxonomy: Boucek, 1970. Ent. Gaz. 21: 267-268 (synonymy).
Biology: Hedlin, 1957 (1956). Canad. Ent. 88: 691-697. — Annila, 1970. Ann. Ent. Fenn. 36:
186-190 (European hosts).
Megastigmus spermotrophus
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nigrodorsatus Milliron. Calif. Host: Pseudotsuga macrocarpa.
Megastignius spennotropbus var. nigrodorsatus Milliron, 1949. Amer. Midland Nat. 41:
316,346,353. ♀, ♂.
Biology: Keen, 1958. U. S. Dept. Agr., Tech. Bui. 1169: 111.
Megastigmus spermotrophus
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spermotrophus Wachtl. Colo., N. Mex., B. C, Wash., Oreg., Calif.; Scotland,
Germany, New Zeal. Host: Pseudotsuga taxifolia, P. menziesii; Abiesi spp.
Megastigmus spermotrophus Wachtl, 1893. Wien. Ent. Ztg. 12: 25. ♀, ♂.
Megastigmus spermatotrophus Dalla Torre, 1898. Cat. Hym., v. 5, p. 287. Emend.
Biology: Crosby, 1909. N. Y. (Cornell) Agr. Expt. Sta., Bui. 265: 379-380. -Miller, 1916. Jour.
Agr. Res. 6: 65-68. —Milliron, 1949. Amer. Midland Nat. 41: 367-368, 390-391. — Hussey,
1955. Roy. Ent. Soc. London, Trans. 106: 133-151. —Hedlin, 1958. Ent. Soc. B. C, Proc. 55:
37. —Keen, 1958. U. S. Dept. Agr., Tech. Bui. 1169: 110-111. —Hussey, 1959. Ent.
Monthly Mag. 95: 237.
Megastigmus tsugae
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heterophyllae Milliron. B. C. Host: Tsuga heterophylla.
Megastigmus tsugae var. heterophyllae Milliron, 1949. Amer. Midland Nat. 41: 309, 347,
353. ♀, ♂.
Biology: Keen, 1958. U. S. Dept. Agr., Tech. Bui. 1169: 111.
Megastigmus tsugae
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tsugae Crosby. Western U. S. Host: Abies amabilis?, Tsuga mertensiana.
Megastigmus tsugae Crosby, 1913. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 6: 162. ♀.
Biology: Keen, 1958. U. S. Dept. Agr., Tech. Bui. 1169: 111.
Genus EUMEGASTIGMUS Hussey
Eumegastigmus Hussey, 1956. Roy. Ent. Soc. London, Proc, Ser. B: Taxonomy 25: 157.
Type-species: Eumegastigmus hypogea Hussey. Orig. desig.
Eumegastigmus transvaalensis Hussey
Calif.; S. Africa, Canary Isls. Host: Schinus molle seeds.
Eumegastigvuis transvaalensis Hussey, 1956. Roy. Ent. Soc. London, Proc, Ser. B:
Taxonomy 25: 161. ♀, ♂.
Biology: Harper and Lockwood, 1961. Calif. Dept. Agr., Bui. 50: 129.
Subfamily PODAGRIONINAE
By E. E. Grissell
Members of this subfamily are parasitic in mantid egg cases.
Taxonomy: Ferriere, 1955. Soc. Roy. Ent. de Belg., Mem. 27: 207. —Burks, 1958. In
Krombein, et al^U. S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Monog. 2, Sup. 1: 82. — Habu, 1962. Faun. Jap.,
Chalcid., Leucospid., Podagrionid., p. 178.
Genus PODAGRION Spinola
Podagrion Spinola, 1811. Paris Mus. d'Hist. Nat., Ann. 17: 147.
Type-species: Podagrion splendens Spinola. Monotypic
Palmon Dalman, 1825. Svenska Vetensk. Akad., Handl. 56: 388.
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Type-species: Palmoyi bellator Dalman. Desig. by Gahan and Fagan, 1923.
Priomerus Walker, 1833. Ent. Mag. 1: 116, 118.
Type-species: Priomerus pachymerus Walker. Monotypic.
Pachytomus Westwood, 1847. Ent. Soc. London, Trans. 4: 260.
Type-species: Pachytomus klugianus Westwood. Monotypic.
Notopodion Dahlbom, 1857. Ofvers. Svenska Vetensk. Akad., Forh. 14: 295.
Type-species: Podagrion splendens Spinola. Desig. by Gahan and Fagan, 1923.
Bactyrischion Costa, 1857. Accad. della Sci. Fis. e Mat. Napoli, Mem. (A) 2: 223.
Type-species: Bactyrischion bicoloratum Costa. Monotypic.
Blephonira Holmgren, 1868. Eug. Resa, Zool., 6, Ins. 1: 438.
Type-species: Blephonira fulvipes Holmgren. Monotypic.
Cyanostola Saussure, 1890. In Grandidier, Hist. Madagascar 20, Hym. 1, pi. 15, fig. 30.
Type-species: Cyanostola coerulea Saussure. Monotypic.
Notopodium Schulz, 1906. Spolia Hym., p. 144. Emend.
Podagrium Schulz, 1906. Spolia Hym., p. 150. Emend.
Podagrionella Girault, 1913. Arch. f. Naturgesch. 79 (A) pt. 6: 96.
Type-species: Podagrionella bella Girault. Monotypic.
Pachytomoidella Girault, 1913. Wis. Nat. Hist. Soc, Bui. 11: 40.
Type-species: Pachytomoidella magniclavus Girault. Orig. desig.
Propodagrion Girault, 1915. Queensland Mus., Mem. 4: 287.
Type-species: Propodagrion worcesteri Girault. Orig. desig.
Propachytomoides Girault, 1917. Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus 5: 152.
Type-species: Propachytomoides semialbiclavus Girault. Orig. desig.
Taxonomy: Ferriere, 1955. Soc. Roy. Ent. de Belg., Mem. 27: 216.
Podagrion brasiliense Howard
Fla.; W. Indies. Host: Mantid egg mass.
Podagrion brasilieyisis Howard, 1894. Linn. Soc. London, Jour., Zool. 25: 83. ♀.
Taxonomy: Gahan, 1951. Canad. Ent. 83: 176.
Podagrion crassiclava Gahan
Fla., Tex., Ariz.; Mexico. Host: Mantis sp., Stagmomantis limbata (Hahn).
Podagrion crassiclava Gahan, 1922. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 61 (24): 6. ♀, ♂.
Podagrion mantidiphagum Girault
Ariz.; Mexico, W. Indies. Host: Egg mass of undet. mantid.
Podagrion mantidiphagum Girault, 9117. Entomologist 50: 37. ♀, ♂.
Podagrion mantis Ashmead
N. J. to Fla., w. to Mo., La., Kans., Tex., Ariz., Calif.; Mexico, Hawaii. Host:
Stagmomantis Carolina (Johan.), S. limbata (Hahn)?, Tenodera angustipennis Sauss., T.
aridifolia sine^isis Sauss.
Podagrion mantis Ashmead, 1886. Canad. Ent. 18: 57. ♀.
Biology: Breland, 1941. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 34: 99-133. — Gumey, 1959. Ent. Soc. Wash.,
Proc. 61: 23.
Unplaced Taxa of TORYMINAE
By E. E. Grissell
Diomorus biorkizae Ashmead, 1887. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 14: 186. 9. Ont. Host: Xanthoteras
quercusforticome (Walsh).
Taxonomy: Burks, 1967. In Krombein, et al, U. S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Monog. 2, Sup. 2: 250
(Probably a species of Torymus; type apparently lost).
Lochites punctata Ashmead, 1887. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 14: 185. S. Fla.
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