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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 ""^^4 

 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 ^ig. 37 Palpus of J o a n n i s i a 

 process arising from the oppo- p h o t o p h i 1 a , 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 

 191 1 Felt, E. P. Econ. Ent. Jour., 4:476 



This species was submitted for study by Prof. H. A. Surface, 

 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. Bui. 124, p. 313 



This form was taken on a window at Nassau, N. Y., July 24, 

 1906. 



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. Geni- 

 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. 



