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c Length 1 mm. Mesonotum dark brown, the fifth antennal segment 

 having the basal portion of the stem with a length four times its 

 diameter; setae and circumfili slightly produced dorsally. Reared 



from oak quercifolia Felt, C. 1015 



bb Fifth antennal segment having the basal portion of the stem with a length 

 two and one-half times its diameter 

 c Length 1 mm. Mesonotum yellowish brown, abdomen mostly dark 



brown. Reared from pine 



piniradiatae Snow & Mills, a2i37 

 aa Moderate sized reddish or reddish brown species 



b Length 1.25 mm. Abdomen light brown, the fifth antennal segment 

 having the basal portion of the stem with a length one-half greater 

 than its diameter, the fourth palpal segment twice the length of the 



third. Reared from Taxodium ananassa Riley, C. 926 



bb Length 1.5 mm. Abdomen reddish brown, fifth antennal segment 

 having the basal portion of the stem with a length three-fourths its 

 diameter, the distal part with a length twice its diameter, the fourth 

 palpal segment about as long as the third. Reared from a purplish 



blister gall on tulip leaf liriodendri O. S. 



bbb Length 1.5 mm. Abdomen yellowish, fifth antennal segment having 

 the basal portion of the stem with a length thrice its diameter, the 

 distal part with a length four and one-half times its diameter, the 

 fourth palpal segment one-half longer than the third. Reared from 



wheat heads mosellana Gehin, a2252 



bbbb Length 1.75 mm. Abdomen reddish orange, fifth antennal segment 

 having the basal portion of the stem with a length one-half greater 

 than its diameter, the distal part with a length three and one-half 

 times its diameter, the fourth palpal segment one-half longer than the 



third. Reared from fruit of Dulichium d u 1 i c h i i Felt, a22io. 



bbbbb Length 2 mm. Abdomen reddish brown, fifth antennal segment having 

 the basal portion of the stem with a length three-fourths its diameter, 

 the distal part with a length one-half greater than its diameter, the 



fourth palpal segment one-half longer than the third 



h u d s o n i c i Felt, C. 3 

 bbbbbb Length 2 mm. Abdomen yellowish brown, fifth antennal segment 

 having the basal portion of the stem with a length twice its diameter, 

 the distal part with a length one-half greater than its diameter, the 

 fourth palpal segment one-fourth longer than the third. Reared from 

 a rosette gall on Zauschneria zauschneriae Felt, a23i 1 



Thecodiplosis quercifolia Felt 



1908 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bui. 124, p. 391 



This species, received through the courtesy of the United States 

 National Museum, was reared from oak August 6, 1883. The 

 midge was labeled 2741 03 , was evidently reared in connection with 

 a Cynips gall numbered 2741 which was taken in Virginia July 20th 

 of the same year. 



Male. Length 1 mm. Antennae about twice the length of the 

 body, thickly haired, light brown; 14 segments, the fifth with stems 



