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second, the fourth one-half the length of the preceding, oval. 
Mesonotum dark reddish, submedian lines indistinct. Scutellum 
and postscutellum reddish brown. Abdomen dark brown, some- 
what fuscous posteriorly. Wings hyaline, costa dark brown 
halteres dark reddish. Legs 
fuscous yellowish, distal tarsal 
segments reddish brown; claws 
medium, strongly curved, sim- 
ple; pulvilli nearly as long as 
the claws. Genitalia; basal clasp 
segments stout, broad, truncate 
and apparently with a large, 
curved, chitinous process extend- 
ing behind the median plates 
and nearly touching a similar Fig 37 Palpus of Joannisia 
process arising from the oppo- photophila, enlarged. (Original) 
site segment; terminal clasp seg- 
ment swollen basally. Dorsal plate smooth, broadly rounded, short, 
ventral plate similar. Type Cecid. 747. 

Joannisia pennsylvanica Felt 
rgim Pelt; BP.) Econ. Ent. Jour., 4:476 
This species was submitted for study by Prof. H.. At Supeaee: 
who states that it was reared from decaying peony roots by Mr 
B. H. Farr of Reading, Pa. 
Joannisia flavoscuta Felt 
1908 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 313 
This form was taken on a window at Nassau, N. Y.; july-24 
1900. 
Male. Length .5 mm. Antennae a little longer than the body, 
thickly haired, dark brown; 14 segments, 5th with stem one-fourth 
longer than the globose enlargement; terminal segment suboval. 
Palpi; the first segment broadly oval, the second nearly as long, nar- 
rowly oval, the third a little shorter, more slender, the fourth shorter 
and more slender. Mesonotum dark brown, submedian lines indis- 
tinct. Scutellum reddish brown, postscutellum dark fuscous yellow- 
ish. Abdomen nearly uniform dark brown. Wings hyaline, costa 
dark brown. Halteres yellowish transparent basally, fuscous apically. 
Legs mostly a fuscous yellowish, tarsi variably tinged with carmine ; 
claws long, slender, strongly curved near the middle, simple. Gent- 
talia; basal clasp ‘segment short, stout, with a conspicuous chitinous 
tooth internally, obliquely truncate ; terminal clasp segment short, 
stout, greatly swollen at the base. Dorsal plate short, broadly 
rounded, ventral plate a little wider, longer, broadly rounded. Type 
Cecid. 653. 
