142 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 
Lestremia vernalis Felt 
190s belt, Be Poe Neyo: State: Minse BulwizAe ps sin 
This species was taken in April at Wichita, Kansas, by Mr E. S. 
Tucker. 
Male. Length 1.5 mm. Antennae a little longer than the body, 
thickly haired, dark brown; 16 segments, the fifth with a stem 
one-fourth longer than the subglobose basal enlargement, which 
latter has a length a little greater than its diameter, terminal seg- 
ment reduced, narrowly oval, obtuse. Palpi; the first segment long, 
rather stout, subrectangular, the second as long and more slender 
than the first, the third one-half longer and more slender than the 
second, the fourth twice the length of the third, more slender. 
Mesonotum dark brown, the submedian lines inconspicuous. Scutel- 
lum and postscutellum dark reddish brown. Abdomen dark brown. 
Genitalia dark reddish brown. Wings hyaline, costa dark brown. 
Halteres yellowish basally, light brown apically. Coxae, femora and 
tibiae fuscous yellowish, the segments irregularly brownish at the 
extremities; tarsi mostly light brown, the distal segments darker ; 
claws simple, the pulvilli shorter than the claws. Genitalia; dorsal 
plate long, broad, broadly emarginate, the lobes separated, broadly 
rounded. Harpes apparently fused to form one large, convolute 
organ; style long, slender, broadly rounded. Type Cecid. 1260. 
Microcerata Felt 
to08 Belt, HE. P! N. ¥. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 300 
19gII ————__—._ NN. Y.. Ent. Soc. Jour., 19:32 
This genus includes a number of small forms remarkable on 
account of the greatly reduced antennae. These organs in the 
male are composed of but 8 to 11 short segments, the second being 
greatly enlarged, subglobose and in general appearance much re- 
sembling those of the Campylomyzine genus Micromyia. The gen- 
italia also differ from those of Lestremia. The one female known 
has very small antennae composed of 10 joints, the second being 
somewhat enlarged. This insect has been described as M. per- 
plexa and appears to be closely related to M. diervillae 
and may possibly be the female of this species. Type Mi- 
erToOmyda coral Melt, 
Nothing is known concerning the life history and habits of mem- 
bers of this genus, though it is presumable that they are analogous 
to those of allied forms. It is very probable that the various 
species breed in decaying vegetable matter. 
