PROC. ENTOMOL. SOC. WASH. 87(1), 1985. pp. 98-109 THE NEW WORLD GENUS PARACRIAS ASHMEAD (HYMENOPTERA: EULOPHIDAE) Mr H.-XEL E. SCHAUFF Systematic Entomology Laboratory. IIBIIL Agricultural Research Service. USDA, 7c U.S. National Museum NHB 168, Washmgton, D.C. 20560. Ahslract.—T\\Q species of the New World genus Paracrias Ashmead (Hyme-noptera: Eulophidae) are revised. Three previously described species are recog-nized and 3 new species, strii, guatemalensis, and beus, are described and illus-trated. Eniersonopsis Girault ( 1 Q 1 7) is here regarded as a synonym of Paracrias. A key to the species is included. The subfamily Entedontinae (Eulophidae) contains a number of genera of eco-nomic importance (e.g. Pediobius and Horisiuenus). However, few of these genera have been recently revised and their relationships to one another are poorly understood. Paracrias is closely related to both of the genera mentioned above and the known host relationships of the group indicate that these species may also be of potential economic importance. Methods Terminology for surface sculpturing follows Harris (1979). Measurements and ratios were made with a Wild stereomicroscope and eyepiece reticle. The mea-surements are in microns unless specified otherwise. Lengths and widths of an-tennal segments and wings were made at their widest and longest points. Gaster, as used here, refers to that portion of the abdomen posterior to the petiole. Genus Paracrias Ashmead Paracrias \ihmeaA, 1904. Type-species: Paracrias laticeps Kshmead. Orig. desig. Eupleclrentedon Girault, 1917b. Type-species: Euplectrentedon minis Girault. Orig. desig. Eniersonopsis Girault, 1 9 1 7a. Type-species: Entedon arizonensis Ashmead. Orig. desig. New Synonymy. Paracrias was described by Ashmead for a single species. P. laticeps, from Brazil. Later, Peck (1951) synonymized the monotypic genus Euplectrentedon Girault with Paracrias. which increased the number of species in the genus to two. Brethes (1923) described P. phytoniyzae. which was later transferred to Eiiparacrias by DeSantis (1955). Eniersonopsis has been separated from Paracrias by recent au-thors (e.g. Burks, 1979), but neither genus has been critically revised. The only character difference that I have been able to find between these genera is that females of Emersonopsis have 2 funicle segments and a 3-segmented club, while species of Paracrias have a 3-segmcnted funicle and a 2-segmented club. There
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