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Lestremia leucophaea Meign. occurs in America ac 
cording to Coquillett,! having been taken in the White mountain 
by Mrs Slosson. This identification is open to question, since th 
species of this genus resemble each other superficially very closely 
Key to species 
a Antennal segments 11; females 
b Abdomen reddish brown 
c Scutellum dark brown; basal segment of ovipositor with a lengt 
fully twice its width; terminal segment small, narrowly oval an 
distinctly shorter than the basal segment....-...-.-----+-++: 
elongata Kelt; Cog 
cc Scutellum yellowish brown; basal segment of ovipositor broadly 
triangular, its length not more than one-half greater than its 
width; terminal segment nearly as long as the basal one, nar- 
GOIWAYe MOMs ater ie sere a irre barberi Felt, C. 934 
bb Abdomen fuscous yellowish 
c Length 3 mm 
d Terminal segment of ovipositor orbicular; claws minutely den- 
CU home imete elo orncite clita oelos 26 con sylvestris Felt, ar64Z 
cc Length 1.5 mm 
d Fourth palpal segment one-quarter longer than the third; basal 
segment of the ovipositor one-half longer than broads. sem 
sambuci Felt, C. 743 
dd Fourth palpal segment twice the length of the third; basal 
segment of ovipositor a little longer than) broddes eee 
kansensis Felt, C1261 
aa 16 antennal segments; males 
b Stems of antennal segments two-thirds or three-quarters the length 
of the.subcylindric basal enlargement 
c Dorsal plate short, broad, triangularly emarginate, the 4 palp 
segments successively longer.............- pini Felt, C. 562 
cc Dorsal plate broad, tapering, roundly emarginate, the third and 
fourth palp segments not longer than the preceding....... 8 
acerifolia Felt, C. 71 
bb Stems of antennal segments as long as the basal enlargement 
c Basal clasp segment with a conspicuous setose basal lobe inter- 
TouIh Rae tos ae oeeeec Toon solidaginis Felt, C. 700, 633, 60E 
cc Basal clasp segment with no well-developed basal lobe internally 
d Fourth palpal segment as long as the third 
e Scutellum fuscous yellowish; dorsal plate not convolute, 
nearly truncate, distallyecn 4 cme ee setosa Felt, Se. 22 
dd Fourth palpal segment one-half longer than the third 
e Abdomen dark brown; scutellum reddish brown; dorsal plate 
convolute, broadly rounded distally and margined posteri- 
orly with moderate setae........ Spitaéei na eli, .G. 275 
ee Abdomen dark yellowish brown; scutellum yellowish brown; 
dorsal plate obliquely truncate distally and margined poste- 
riorly with stout, divergent setae............---+--+++-+0% 
franconiae Felt, © 930, 937 

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