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ccc Abdomen fuscous yellowish, length 2 mm, fourth palpal segment 

 nearly twice the length of the third. Reared from decaying maple 



bark ; aceris Felt, C. 32381 



cccc Abdomen dull brown, length 1.25 mm; fourth palpal segment one-fourth 



longer than the third rubida Felt, C. 300 



bbbb Fifth antennal segment with a stem as long as the basal enlargement; 

 male 

 c Abdomen dark brown, length i mm; fourth palpal segment twice the 

 length of the third pinicorticis Felt, C. 1047 



Winnertzia carpini Felt 



1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bui. no, p. 148-49 (separate, p. 52) 



1908 N. Y. State Mus. Bui. 124, p. 421 



The midge was taken on ironwood, Ca rpinus Carolinian a, 

 at Albany, N. Y., June i, 1906. 



Male. Length i mm. Antennae as long as the body, thickly 

 haired, dark brown; 13 segments, the fifth with a stem three- fourths 

 the cylindric basal enlargement, which latter has a length twice its 

 diameter; terminal segment with a length four times its diameter, 

 composed of two closely fused. Palpi; the first segment with a 

 length four times its diameter, the second twice as long, stout, 

 the third a little longer, more slender, the fourth one-half longer 

 than the third. Mesonotum yellowish brown, the submedian lines 

 yellow-haired. Scutelltmi yellowish with a few setae apically, 

 postscutellum darker. Abdomen yellowish brown, the basal seg- 

 ment and genitalia darker. Wings hyaline, costa dark brown. 

 Halteres, coxae and femora yellowish transparent, the last slightly 

 fuscous apically; tibiae and tarsi pale yellowish brown; claws stout, 

 curved, unidentate, the pul villi shorter than the claws. Genitalia; 

 basal clasp segment short, stout; terminal clasp segment short, 

 obese; dorsal and ventral plates broad, sHghtly emarginate, the lobes 

 obliquely truncate. Type Cecid. 106. 



Winnertzia palustris n. sp. 



This species was taken July 10, 1909 on low vegetation at Canada 

 Lake, town of Caroga, N. Y., by Mr C. P. Alexander. 



Female. Length 2 mm. Antennae about two-thirds the length 

 of the abdomen, thickly haired, dark brown; 13 segments, the fifth 

 with a stem one-fifth the length of the cylindric basal enlargement, 

 which latter has a length three times its diameter; terminal segment 

 reduced, with a length three times its diameter, tapering to a narrowly 

 rounded apex. Palpi; the first segment short, subquadrate, the 

 second stout, with a length three times its diameter, the third one- 

 half longer, more slender, the fourth one-half longer and more slender 

 than the third. Mesonotum dull brown. Scutellum dark brown, 

 sparsely haired, postscutellum probably dark brown. Abdomen 

 greenish yellowish, the ovipositor fuscous. Wings hyaline, costa 

 dark brown. Halteres yellowish transparent. Legs mostly pale 



