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the third. Mesonotum reddish brown, the submedian Hnes sparsely 

 haired. Scutellum and postscutellum dark brown, the latter orange 

 mesially. Abdomen sparsely haired, yellowish brown ; genitalia 

 fuscous. \\'ings broad, hyaline, costa dark brown. Halteres yel- 

 lowish basally, fuscous apically. Coxae and femora basally fuscous 

 yellowish, the femora distally, tibiae and tarsi mostly dark brown ; 

 claws strongly curved, the pulvilli as long as the claws. Genitalia ; 

 basal clasp segment long, slender; terminal clasp segment slightly 

 swollen basally ; dorsal plate broad, deeply and triangularly emar- 

 ginate; ventral plate broad, broadly and triangularly emarginate. 

 Harpes stout, irregularly tuberculate. Type Cecid. ai958. 



Rhabdophaga californica Felt 

 1908 Felt, E. P. X. Y. State Mus. Bui. 124, p. 353 



The dark, reddish brown male described below was taken in 

 Santa Clara county, California, in June. Nothing is known con- 

 cerning its life history. 



Male. Length 1.5 mm. Antennae about as long as the body, 

 light brown; 17 segments, the fifth with a stem about three-fourths 

 the length of the basal enlargement, which latter has a length about 

 twice its diameter and tapers at both extremities ; terminal segment 

 short, stout, broadly oval. Palpi; the first segment rather slender, 

 narrowly oval, the second a little longer, subrectangular, stouter, 

 the third one-half longer and more slender than the second, the 

 fourth one-half longer and much more slender than the third. 

 Mesonotum dark brown, shining, the submedian lines sparsely 

 haired. Scutellum light reddish brown, postscutellum a little darker. 

 Abdomen dark reddish brown, rather sparsely haired. "Wings 

 hyaline, costa light brown. Halteres yellowish transparent. Legs 

 a nearly uniform light reddish brown, the distal tarsal segments 

 somewhat darker ; claws long, rather slender, strongly curved, the 

 pulvilli as long as the claws. Genitalia ; basal clasp segment short, 

 stout ; terminal clasp segment short, stout at base : dorsal plate 

 short, deeply and triangularly incised ; ventral plate long, broad, 

 deeply and roundly emarginate. Harpes long, broad, tapering, 

 distally a group of five or six long, slender, chitinous processes. 

 Type Cecid. 1012. 



Rhabdophaga occidentalis Felt 



1908 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bui. 124, p. 353 



This male was taken in Santa Clara county, California, in June. 



Male. Length 2 mm. Antennae nearly as long as the body, dark 

 brown; 18 segments, the fifth with a stem about three-fourths the 

 length of the cylindric basal enlargement, which latter has a length 

 three times its diameter ; terminal segment greatly reduced, broadly 

 fusiform. Palpi; first segment stout, with a length three times its 

 diameter, the second broadlv oval, a little shorter, the third one-half 



