kEtORt OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST I913 I/^l 



they are not only checking the thistle, but in some parts of the 

 State appear to have almost completely destroyed the weed. T r y- 

 peta ruficauda Fabr. was also reared from the Canadian 

 material. 



Dasyneura fulva Felt 

 1908 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bui. 124, p. 349 



This orange yellow female was taken on huckleberry at Nassau, 

 N. Y., June 14, 1906. 



Female. Length 1.35 mm. Antennae extending to the middle 

 of the abdomen, dark brown, thickly haired; 15 segments, the fifth 

 with a length two and one-half times its diameter ; terminal seg- 

 ment produced and evidently composed of two closely fused. Palpi ; 

 first segment rather long, quadrate, the second roundly rectangular, 

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

 a little longer than the third, somewhat dilated. Mesonotum dark 

 brown, the yellowish submedian lines sparsely haired. Scutellum 

 dark reddish, postscutellum fuscous yellowish. Abdomen dull 

 orange yellowish with indistinct fuscous markings on the basal and 

 terminal segments. Wings hyaline, costa reddish brown. Halteres 

 yellowish transparent. Legs a nearly uniform pale brown ; claws 

 strongly curved, the pulvilli nearly as long as the claws. Ovipositor 

 as long as the body ; terminal lobes slender, with a length three times 

 the width, narrowly rounded. Type Cecid. 257. 



Dasyneura ulmea Felt 



1908 Felt, E. P. K. Y. State Mus. Bui. 124, p. 349 



This dark brown species was reared May 7, 1886 from aborted 

 elm buds evidently taken in the vicinity of Washington, D. C, 

 presumably by Mr Pergande. Apparently the same gall was col- 

 lected at Jamaica Plain, Mass., by J. G. Jack. 



Gall. The deformity is simply a collection of aborted buds, one 

 fly at least, issuing from a circular hole a little before the apex. 



Female. Length 1.5 mm. Antennae extending to the fourth 

 abdominal segment, rather thickly haired, light brown; 16 segments, 

 the fifth w4th a length one-half greater than its diameter ; terminal 

 segment narrowly rounded, greatly produced and evidently com- 

 posed of two or more closely fused segments. Palpi ; first segment 

 irregular, rather stout, the second a little longer, broader, the third 

 one-half longer than the second, more slender, the fourth a little 

 longer and more slender than the third. Mesonotum dark brown. 

 Scutellum and postscutellum fuscous yellowish. Abdomen a vari- 

 able dark brown, sparsely clothed with very fine, short hairs. Wings 

 hyaline, costa light brown. Halteres yellowish transparent basally 

 and apically, slightly fuscous subapically. Legs a variable yellow- 

 ish brown, the tarsi slightly darker ; claws strongly curved, uniden- 



