1ST RECORDS OF PARASITOIDS FOR SLIME-MOLD BEETLES OF THE FAMILY SPHINDIDAE (COLEOPTERA, CUCUJOIDEA)

The first three records of parasitoids for the family Sphindidae (Cole optera: Cucujoidea) are provided: (1) Sphindus americanus parasitized by Pentelicus sp. (varicornis or near) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) in Ne w York, (2) Carinisphindus sp. by another Pentelicus sp. (probably sp. nov.) in Puerto Rico, and (3) Eurysphindus comatulus by Blacus koenig i (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in New York. These observations also repre sent the first host information for the genus Pentelicus and a new hos t record for Blacus koenigi.