REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST I917 147 



This reddish brown male was taken June ii, 1906 on Mayapple, 

 Podophyllum p e 1 1 a t u m, at Albany, ■ N. Y. 



Male. Length 2 mm. Antennae as long as the body, thickly 

 haired, dark brown, yellowish basally; 14 segments, the fifth 

 trinodose, with the two longer stems two and one-half and two times _ 

 their diameters; terminal segment, basal portion of the stem greatly' 

 produced, distinctly swollen near its middle, the distal two enlarge- 

 ments separated by a short stem, the distal one obpyriform and with 

 a thickly haired,' slender, spindle-shaped appendage, the latter 

 swollen basally. Palpi; the first segment quadrate, the second 

 twice the length of the first, the third a httle longer than the second, 

 more slender, the fourth a little shorter, more slender. Face yel- 

 lowish. Mesonotum dark brown, the submedian lines yellowish, 



Fig. 51 Youngomyia po do phyllae, palpus of male 

 (enlarged, original) 



sparsely setose. Postscutellum yellowish. Abdomen reddish brown, 

 the basal segments darker, each segment margined posteriorly with 

 fuscous setae. Wings hyaline, costa light brown. Halteres yellowish 

 transparent basally, yellowish fuscous apically. Legs pale brown, 

 lighter ventrally; tarsi shghtly darker; claws stout, slightly curved, 

 unidentate. Genitalia; basal clasp segment stout, internally with 

 a heavy, subquadrate basal process; terminal clasp segment slightly 

 swollen at the base; dorsal plate broad, deeply and triangularly 

 emarginate, the lobes long, slender, narrowly rounded; ventral plate 

 stout, tapering, subtruncate. Type Cecid. 207. (See plate 7, fig. 2) 



Youngomyia rubida Felt 



1908 Felt, E. P. N. Y. vState Mus. Bui. 124, p. 399 



The dark red male was taken June 29, 1906 on sedge, Carex, 

 at Nassau, N. Y. 



Male. Length 2 mm. Antennae twice the length of the body, 

 thickly haired, light brown, yellowish basally; 14 segments, the fifth 

 trinodose, with the two longer stems each with a length twice their 

 diameters ; terminal segment, basal portion of the stem much produced, 

 the middle enlargement slightly prolonged and well separated from 

 the distal enlargement, which latter is obpyriform and apically 

 bears a long, fusiform appendage. Palpi; the penultimate segrnent 

 long, stout, tapering at both extremities, the terminal one a little 

 longer, more slender. Face pale yellowish. Mesonotum dark brown ^ 



