REPORT OV THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1916 



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APPENDIX 



A STUDY OF GALL MIDGES V 



FAMILY ITONIDIDAE 

 TRIBE LASIOPTERIARIAE 



Short-homed Gall Midges 



Members of this group for the most part present a very character- 

 istic appearance, since the abdomen, almost invariably thickly 

 clothed with scales, is mostly dark brown or black, and in the 

 majority of species with characteristic white spots or bands. Forms 

 not presenting strongly contrasting colors are exceptional in this 



Fig. 2 Lasioptera vernoniae, side view of male, showing the 

 general characters of Lasioptera, enlarged (original) 



group. The antennal segments are cylindric, sessile in both sexes, 

 vary greatly in number, and in most forms are relatively short. 

 The wings have costa, subcosta and the third vein thickly scaled 

 and in most species very close to the anterior border, except in the 

 somewhat aberrant genera Trotteria and Camptoneuromyia. The 



