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Diceromyia vemoniae sp. nov. 



Male. — Length, 1.5 millimeters. Antennse nearly as long as 

 the body, dark brown, almost naked; 14 segments, first segment 

 obconical; second short, the length a little greater than its 

 diameter; the other segments cylindric, sessile; fifth with a 

 length three and a half times its diameter; terminal segment 

 somewhat produced, tapering slightly and with a length about 

 four times its diameter. Each of the flagellate segments is 

 rather thickly clothed with short, curved flattened hairs and has 

 unusually heavy, strongly convoluted circumfila, somewhat sug- 

 gesting the structure in Schizomyia Kieff. though lower and 

 relatively thicker. Palpi much reduced, apparently composed 

 of one short, broadly oval segment bearing a few stout setae 

 apicad. Mesonotum shining dark brown, the submedian lines 

 sparsely haired, the median area lighter. Scutellum reddish 

 brown. Postscutellum a little darker. Abdomen yellowish 

 brown. Wings moderately broad, hyaline, subcosta uniting with 

 margin near basal third, the third vein nearly straight and 

 extending to apex of wing, fifth vein uniting with posterior 

 margin at distal fourth, its branch near basal half. Halteres 

 yellowish, transparent basad, reddish apicad. Legs a variable 

 reddish brown. Claws moderately stout, strongly curved, sim- 

 ple ; pulvilli nearly as long as claws. Genitalia small, basal clasp 

 segment moderately long, stout, narrowly oval; terminal clasp 

 segment with a length more than twice its diameter, the distal 

 angles being produced as strongly chitinized tapering spines or 

 horns, with a length nearly equal to diameter of segment ; dorsal 

 plate apparently divided, lobes divergent, narrowly oval, and 

 sparsely setose; ventral plate deeply and triangularly emargin- 

 ate, the lobes tapering to a narrowly rounded, setose apex. Style 

 moderately long, narrow and tapering to a narrowly rounded 

 apex. 



Type. — Cecid. a2842, New York State collection. 



Luzon, Laguna, Mount Maquiling, 1917, College of Agricul- 

 ture accession No. 18143 (Uichanco) , three males reared from 

 leaf galls on Vernonia lancifolia Merr. No description of the 

 gall was given, and the female is unknown. 



Asphondylia vltea sp. nov, 



Male. — Length, 2 millimeters. Antennse as long as the body, 

 light brown, thickly short-haired ; 14 segments, the fifth with a 

 length about three and a half times its diameter, the others 

 successively longer, thirteenth having a length fully six times 

 its diameter and fourteenth being still longer and slenderer. 



