Zarhopalus Ashmead 1900

Hosts. Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae

corvinus (Girault 1915e: 169) (Anagyrella)

Type. USNM

Distribution. C (Alameda, Fresno, Kern, Merced, Riverside, San Francisco, San Joaquin, Santa Cruz, Stanislaus, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura)

Host/habitat. Pseudococcus comstocki, P. maritimus, P. sp.; NEW: Anisococcus crawii (UCRC)

Remarks. Gordh (1979: 958) recorded this species from Quebec, which suggests it has a trans-Nearctic.

Distribution. However, this species was introduced into Quebec (and elsewhere in Canada) from California in a biocontrol program against P. maritimus in greenhouses (Burnett 1947). Burnett (1947) reported it provided good control, and thus it may have successfully established there, but I have seen no confirmed reports of this.

inquisitor (Howard 1881) (Encyrtus) [New state record] (RLZC)

Type. Lost

Distribution. W (Contra Costa, Glenn, San Benito, Santa Clara, Solano, Stanislaus)

Host/habitat. Ferrisia virgata, Planococcus citri

Remarks. Gahan (1927) synonymized Aphidencyrtus schizoneurae (Ashmead 1885), A. aphidiphagus (Ashmead 1887), A. megourae (Ashmead 1887), and A. websteri (Howard 1890) under A. inquisitor . In a later paper Gahan (1930) correctly placed these under A. (now Syrphophagus) aphidivorus (Mayr) . Ashmead (1887) reported this species from a “ Lecanium (= Eulecanium) sp. on pine”, which was probably a misidentification of a mealybug.

sheldoni Ashmead 1900: 406

Type. USNM (lost)

Distribution. N (Imperial, Riverside, San Diego, Ventura) Host/habitat. Phenacoccus sp., Pseudococcus comstocki, P. longispinus, P. maritimus; NEW: Anisococcus crawii, Pseudococcus viburni (UCRC), Ferrisia virgata (CSCA)

spp.

Remarks. There are series of undetermined specimens from Alameda, Butte, Imperial, Inyo, Los Angeles, Marin, Merced, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Stanislaus, Tulare and Tuolumne counties, swept from Adenostoma fasciculatum, Arctostaphylos sp. and Juniperus californicus (CSCA, RLZC, UCDC, UCFC, UCRC).