REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST I917 147 



This reddish l^rown male was taken June it, igo6 on Mayapplc, 

 P o d o p h y 1 1 n m 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, yehowish basally; 14 segments, the fifth 

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

 their diameters; temiinal segment, basal portion of the stem greatly 

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

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

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

 swollen basallv. 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 fines yellowish, 



Fig. 51 Youngomyia po do phy 11a e, 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 apicaUy. Legs pale brown, 

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

 unidentate. Genitalia; basal clasp segment stout, internally with 

 a heavv, 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 



190S Felt, E. P. N. Y. State iMiis. 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 ; temiinal segment, basal portion of the stem much produced, 

 the middle enlargement slightly prolonged and well separated from 

 the distal enlargement, which latter is obpyrifoi-m and apically 

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

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

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



