146 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 
This pale yellowish male was reared October 5, 1906 from a large, 
loose, rosette gallon Solidago canadensis taken at Ashe- 
ville, N. C. 
Male. Length rmm. Antennae one-fourth longer than the body, 
thickly haired, fuscous yellowish, lighter basally; fourteen segments, 
the fifth with stems thrice their diameters; distal node with a length 
equal to its diameter. Palpi; the first segment subquadrate, the 
other three twice as long, subequal; face fuscous yellowish. Mesono- 
tum dark brown, submedian lines indistinct. Scutellum black or 
very dark brown, postscutellum dark brown. Abdomen pale yel- 
lowish, basal segments dark brown or black dorsally, the terminal 
segments shaded with orange; genitalia yellowish, tipped with dark 
brown and thickly setose. Wings subhyaline, spotted, costa pale 
yellowish and fuscous; there is a distinct marginal spot anteriorly 
near the middle and at the apical fourth; on the posterior border 
there is a marginal spot at the basal third and at the apex of the 
fork of the fifth vein, the halteres pale yellowish. Legs a variable 
light fuscous yellow basally, basal tarsal segments somewhat darker 
than the distal ones; claws slender, strongly curved. Genitalia; 
basal clasp segment long, slender; terminal clasp segment long; 
dorsal plate broadly and deeply incised, the lobes acutely rounded; 
ventral plate narrow, broadly rounded; style narrow, long. Type 
Cecid. a1636. 
Lestodiplosis eupatorii Felt 
1907 Felt E.P WN. Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. 140; separate, p. 44 
1008) 05>) NEY cate Mus siBulepi 24 pairo 
1915 ———— N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 175, pl. 4; fig. 19 
1918 ————— N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 190 
This pale yellowish species was reared September 12, 1906 from 
rounded galls (pl. 13, fig. 2) in flower heads of Eupatorium 
ageratoides collected at South Bay, Glen Lake, Lake Cham- 
plain, August 21, 1906. 
Male. Length 1 mm. Antennae fully one-half longer than the 
body, thickly clothed with long hairs, light brown; fourteen segments, 
the fifth with stems three and one-half times their diameters, the 
distal node with a length one-fourth greater than its diameter. 
Palpi; the first segment rather elongate, subquadrate, second, third 
and fourth subequal, the last more slender; face yellowish. Mesono- 
tum light olive brown, submedian lines sparsely clothed with pale 
yellowish setae. Scutellum pale yellowish, postscutellum dark 
brown. Abdomen yellowish orange, slightly darker posteriorly, 
basal segments irregularly fuscous. Wings subhyaline, very indis- 
tinctly spotted, costa light brown; halteres pale yellowish apically, 
slightly lighter basally. Legs mostly a variable fuscous yellow, the 
articulations and terminal tarsal segments lighter; claws rather 
light, strongly curved, simple. Genitalia; basal clasp segment long; 
