102 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM VOL. 97 
LESKIOMIMA TENERA (Wiedemann) 
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Stomozys tenera WIEDEMANN, Aussereuropaische zweifliigelige Insekten, vol. 1, 
p. 251, 1830. 
Leskiomima tenera (Wiedemann) BRAUER and BERGENSTAMM, Denkschr. Akad. 
Wiss. Wien, vol. 58, p. 372, 1891; vol. 60, p. 183, 1893.—CoQquILLetTT, U. 8. Dept. 
Agr., Div. Ent., Tech. Bull. 7, p. 67, 1897 (partim).—SmiruH, Rep. New Jersey 
State Mus. for 1909, p. 777, 1910.—JoHNson, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 
vol. 32, p. 71, 1913; vol. 41, p. 486, 1919.—Brirron, Connecticut State Geol. 
and Nat. Hist. Surv. Bull. 31, p. 191, 1920.—GrrEnr, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 
vol. 60, p. 21, fig. 42, 1922 (puparium described and illustrated).—GILL, U. S. 
Dept. Agr. Farmers’ Bull. 1364, p. 23, 1924——A.pricu, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer., 
vol. 18, p. 121, 1925.—Jonnson, Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. Occ. Papers, vol. 7, 
p. 190, 1925.—Gowpry, Dept. Agr. Jamaica Ent. Bull. 4, pt. 1, p. 81, 1926.— 
WEST, in Leonard, Cornell Univ. Agr. Exp. Stat. Mem. 101, p. 810, 1928.— 
ALLEN, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer., vol. 22, p. 683, 1929.—Hakrusster, Journ. Agr. 
Res., vol. 41, p. 367, 1930 (misidentification?).—TowNsEND, Rev. Ent., vol. 1, 
p. 90, 1931.—BriMtey, Insects of North Carolina, p. 359, 1988. 
Leskiomera tenera (Wiedemann) BANKs, Ent. News, vol. 23, p: 110, 1912 (lapsus). 
Length, 5.5to7.5mm. Lateral occipital plates black on upper third ; 
pollen of head whitish for the most part, yellowish, however, on para- 
frontals, upper third of occipital orbits and of occiput, areas surround- 
ing cheek groove, and inner margin of parafacial. Third antennal 
segment with infuscated area, from outer aspect, extending from apex 
almost to arista dorsally and about halfway ventrally; first segment 
of arista yellow; second and base of third infuscated, the third other- 
wise yellow on its basal third or half, its apical part black; aristal hairs 
concolorous with background. Haustellum 1 to 1.25 times head height. 
Palpus with two or three longer preapical ventral setulae. Four to 
six frontals. 
Thorax with humeri, scutellum, sides of mesonotum, propleura, 
upper parts of mesopleura and other pleural areas of varying extent, 
yellow in background. Tarsi more or less yellow basally. One dis- 
coscutellar ; no apicoscutellars. 
Abdomen with segments 3 and 4 somewhat orange-tinged and with 
small black spots on sides posteriorly; somewhat similar spots may 
occur in a like position on segment 3 and in a medioapical position on 
any tergite. 
Type.—Female, in the Natural History Museum in Vienna. In the 
original description, Wiedemann gave no type locality; Aldrich and 
Townsend, who later examined the type, stated that it bears an elabo- 
rate capital F in script, “Coll. Winthem” and “Type.” 
The known geographical distribution of this species extends from 
Nova Scotia and Quebec to Florida, Illinois, and Texas. It has been 
recorded in literature from New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecti- 
cut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, District of 
