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the lobes subacute; ventral plate long, stout, deeply and roundly 

 emarginate, the lobes narrowly rounded. Type Cecid. 24. 



Lobopteromyia symplocarpi Felt 

 1908 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bui. 124, p. 390 



This yellowish species was taken May 16, 1906 on skunk cabbage, 

 Symplocarpus foetidus, at Karner, N. Y. 



Male. Length .75 mm. Antennae one-half longer than the body, 

 rather thickly clothed with fine hairs, light brown, 14 segments, 

 the fifth with stems one and one-half and three times their diameter 

 respectively; terminal segment with the basal enlargement sub- 

 globose, the distal enlargement somewhat produced and broadly 

 fusiform. Palpi; the first segment short, stout, subquadrate, the 

 second a little longer, roundly rectangular, the third one-half longer 

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

 third, strongly dilated. Mesonotum reddish brown, scutellum and 

 abdomen yellowish, wings hyaline, costa yellowish brown; halteres 

 and legs yellowish transparent, the tarsi slightly darker. Claws 

 long, slender, strongly curved, the pulvilli a little shorter than the 

 claws. Genitalia; basal clasp segment long, slender; terminal clasp 

 segment short, stout; dorsal plate short, stout, broadly and roundly 

 emarginate, the lobes narrowly rounded; ventral plate short, stout, 

 broadly rounded. 



Female. Length 1 mm. Antennae extending to the base of the 

 abdomen, sparsely haired, light brown; 14 segments, the fifth with 

 a stem one- third the length of the cylindric basal enlargement, 

 which latter has a length twice its diameter; terminal segment 

 reduced, narrowly oval, tapering distally. Palpi; first segment sub- 

 quadrate, the second a little longer, stouter, the third and fourth 

 subequal. Mesonotum reddish brown. Abdomen yellowish trans- 

 parent. Wings narrower than in the male, the length being twice 

 the width. Halteres and legs yellowish transparent, the tarsi slightly 

 darker; claws slender, evenly curved, simple, the pulvilli as long as 

 the claws. Ovipositor stout, with a length about half that of the 

 abdomen; terminal lobes short, broadly rounded. Type Cecid. 23. 



Lobopteromyia consobrina Felt 



1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bui. no, p. 161 (Contarinia) 



1908 N. Y. State Mus. Bui. 124, p. 390 



This yellowish red male with a dark-brown mesonotum was taken 

 May 16, 1906 on ferns at Karner, N. Y. 



Male. Length 1.5 mm. Antennae longer than the body, thickly 

 fine haired, pale yellowish or reddish; 14 segments, the fifth with 

 stems one-half and as long as their diameters respectively; terminal 

 segment with the basal enlargement produced, subcorneal, the distal 

 enlargement obpyriform, distally tapering to a broadly rounded 

 knob. Palpi; the first segment slightly curved, subquadrate, slightly 



