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Palpi; the first segment long, expanding distally and with a length 

 over twice its diameter, the second narrowly oval, with a length over 

 twice its diameter, the third a little longer and more slender than the 

 second, the fourth longer and more slender than the third; face 

 fuscous yellowish, eyes large, black. Head posteriorly clothed with 

 silvery white scales. Mesonotum shining dark brown. Scutellum 

 and postscutellum dark reddish brown. Abdomen shining dark 

 brown, "ovipositor yellowish. Wings hyaline, costa light brown, 

 the third vein uniting with the margin just before the basal half. 

 Halteres whitish transparent. Legs a nearly uniform dark brown, 

 except for the yellowish coxae and femora; claws rather slender, 

 stout, strongly curved, the pulvilli a little longer than the claws. 

 Ovipositor probably about two-thirds the length of the abdomen; 

 terminal lobes long, slender, narrowly oval. Type Cecid. 598. 



Neolasioptera squamosa Felt 



191 1 Felt, E. P. Econ. Ent. Jour., 4:483-84 



The midges were reared from grass, presumably a gall, collected 

 at Cadet, Mo. 



Neolasioptera trimera Felt 

 191 1 Felt, E. P. Econ. Ent. Jour., 4:484 



Females of this species were reared July 8-16, 1882 from a stem 

 gall on sunflower taken by Mr H. K. Morrison at Fort Grant, Ariz. 

 A number of undetermined parasites were reared from this gall fly. 



Neolasioptera major n. sp. 

 This giant species was taken in August at Colorado Springs, Col., 

 at an elevation of 5915 feet, by Mr E. S. Tucker. It is also numbered 

 126. 



Female. Length 3 mm. Antennae dark brown, 24 segments, 

 the first broadly obconic, the second sub globose, the third and 

 fourth free, the fifth with a length about three-fourths its diameter, 

 the terminal segment somewhat produced, narrowly oval. The 

 circumfili are remarkably high for a Neolasioptera, producing dis- 

 tinct ridges. Palpi; first segment obconic, the second stout, with a 

 length about two and one-half times its diameter, the third one-half 

 longer, more slender, the fourth a little longer and more slender than 

 the second. Mesonotum shining dark brown. Scutellum a little 

 lighter, postscutellum nearly concolorous. Abdomen a shining 

 reddish dark brown; ovipositor deep orange. Wings hyaline, costa 

 yellowish transparent, probably badly rubbed, the third vein uniting 

 with the margin near the basal half. Halteres yellowish basally, 

 slightly fuscous apically. Coxae dark brown, femora mostly fuscous, 

 yellowish, tibiae yellowish brown, tarsi fuscous yellowish, the seg- 

 ments somewhat darker distally. Ovipositor hardly half the length 

 of the abdomen; terminal lobes large, broadly oval. Type Cecid. 

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