458 tOXNECTICUT GEOL. AND XAT. HIST. SURVEY [Bull. 



Subgenus Psiloconopa Zetterstedt 

 18;^8. Psiloconopa Zetterstedt; Ins. Lapponica, Dipt., p. S-tT. 



A northern group, including several diverse types that do not tit 

 well into any of the other subgeneric divisions of Erioptera. 



Key to Species 



1. Wings with cell 1st M2 closed (Fig. 50, F) ; general coloration of body 



polished black, variegated with bright yellow cramptoneila 



Wings with cell 1st Mz open by atrophy of ;« 1 



1. Wings with a brownish yellow tinge, but not otherwise patterned . . . .gaspicola 



Wings with a restricted brown pattern >> 



3. Wings pale yellowish subhyaline, with two broad brown crossbands. one 

 before, the other immediately beyond the cord ; wings narrow, the forks 

 of cells beyond cord deep; vi-cu some distance before fork of M manitobensis 

 Wings yellowish, the veins streaked longitudinally with brown ; wings broad, 

 the forks of the cells beyond cord shallow; m-cn at fork of M painteri 



Erioptera {PsiJoconopa) cramptoneila (Alex.) (Figs. 50, F; 52, J). 

 11K31. Psiloconopa cramptoneila Alexander; Can. Ent., 63: 144-145. 



Abdominal segments ringed caudally with sulphur-yellow. Hal- 

 teres light yellow. Legs black. Wings (Fig. 50, F) strongly tinged 

 with duslvy; cell 1st M^ small. Male hypopygium (Fig. 52, J). <5. 

 L. 3.2-3.5 mm. ; w. 3.8-4.4 mm. 9 . L. about 4 mm. ; w. 4.5-4.6 mm. 



(June) E. Que. (Gaspe), Prince Edward Island (Marion E. Smith). 



E. {Psiloconopa) gaspicola (Alex.) 



1929. Psiloconopa gaspicola Alexander; Journ. X. Y. Ent. Soc, 37: 

 54-55. 



General coloration dull dark gray. Halteres pale yellow. Wings 

 brownish 3^ellow, the base and costal region clearer yellow; veins stout. 

 $ . L. about 5.5 mm. ; w. 5.2 mm. 



(June) E. Que. (Gaspe), westw. to Colo. 



E. {Psiloconopa) manitobensis Alex. 



1929. Erioptera {ITisia) manitohensis Alexander; flourn. X. Y. Ent. 

 Soc, 37 : 51-52. 



Genei'al coloration dull gray, the praescutum with four brown 

 stripes. Antennae black throughout. Halteres yellow. Femora 

 brown, their bases yellowish; tibiae pale brown: tarsi darker. Anal 

 veins divergent. $ . L. about 4 mm. ; w. 5 mm. 



(June) Man. 



E. {Psiloconopa) painteri Alex. 



1929. Erioptera painteri Alexander: Can. Ent.. 61 : 19-20. 



General coloration brownish gray, the praescutum with three 

 brown stripes, the median stripe more or less divided medially. Hal- 

 teres yellow. Legs brownish black. Anal veins divergent, $. L. 

 about 5.5 mm.; w. 5 mm. 



(May) Ohio 



