204 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 



Mycodiplosis cucurbitae Felt 



1911 Felt, E. P. Econom. Ent. Jour., 4:550 



One female was obtained in association with Itonida cucur- 

 bitae, from which it can hardly be separated with a hand lens. 

 It is recorded as having been reared July 10, 1876 from orange 

 larvae on a squash, presumably by the late C. V. Riley, and was 

 described through the courtesy of Dr L. O. Howard of the United 

 States Bureau of Entomology. The affected squash had a curious, 

 rough, fulvous appearance. 



diadiplosis Felt 

 191 1 Felt, E. P. N. Y. Ent. Soc. Jour., 19:54 

 19 13 Kieffer, J. J. Gen. Insect., fasc. 152, p. 240 



The claws not bent at right angles, the anterior unidentate and 

 the binodose antennae of the male with three well-developed circum- 

 fili indicate a relationship with Mycodiplosis Rubs, and its allies, 

 from which it is easily separated by the triarticulate palpi. It is 

 readily distinguished from Xyphodiplosis Felt by the terminal clasp 

 segment not being greatly produced and the short, broad ventral 

 plate. Type D . cocci Felt. 



Table for the Separation of the Males 



a Basal portion of the stem of the fifth antennal segment with a length plainly 

 greater than its diameter 

 b Stems of the fifth antennal segment plainly unequal, having a length, 

 respectively, one-half greater and twice the diameter; third palpal 

 segment with a length twice that of the second; abdomen dark red; 

 basal clasp segment greatly swollen; ventral plate broadly and roundly 



emarginate cocci Felt, a2i28 



bb Stems of the fifth antennal segment nearly equal, each with a length 



greater than its diameter, the abdomen yellowish 



c Stems of the fifth antennal segment with a length one-fourth greater 



than their diameters, the circumfili each with about eight loops, 



the terminal clasp segment reduced, swollen basally, the harpes 



with long setae coccidivora Felt, a2486 



cc Stems of the fifth antennal segment with a length one-half greater 



than their diameters, the circumfili each with 14 to 16 loops, the 



terminal clasp segment long, slender, not conspicuously swollen 



basally, the harpes inconspicuous. ...hirticornis Felt, a26i8 



aa Basal portion of the stem of the fifth antennal segment with a length equal 



its diameter or less; ventral plate roundly emarginate 



b Stems of the fifth antennal segment plainly unequal, with a length equal 



and twice their diameters, respectively; circumfili with 7 or 8 loops; 



third palpal segment with a length twice the second; abdomen yellowish 



brown; basal clasp segment constricted basally; ventral plate lobes not 



plainly divergent s m i t h i Felt, a2495a 



