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claws. It is separated from the former by the terminal clasp 

 segment of the male being distinctly prolonged, not swollen and 

 strongly fusiform as in Rhopalomyia. The structure of the 

 dorsal plate, ventral plate and genitalia approach that of Rhab- 

 dophaga. The pulvilli are remarkably long, being nearly twice 

 the length of the claws. The female has the terminal segment 

 distinctly enlarged to form a subtriangnlar apical process [fig. 35] 

 instead of the much prolonged ovipositor of Rhopalomyia. Type 

 Walshomyia juniperina n. sp. 



Fig. 34 Walshomyia juniperina, 

 palp and claw, much enlarged. (Original) 



Fig. 3 5 Walshomyia juniperina, 

 dorsal view of ovipositor, much enlarged. 

 (Original) 



It is a pleasure to dedicate this genus to the late Benjamin 

 Dann Walsh, who did such thorough work upon the species of 

 Cecidomyiidae infesting the willow. 



Walshomyia juniperina n. sp. 



Male. Length 1.5 mm; antennae probably extending to the 

 fourth abdominal segment, thickly haired, light reddish brown, 

 composed of 18 segments. Mesonotum light reddish brown. 

 Scutellum reddish yellow, postscutellum a little darker. Abdo- 

 men dark reddish brown, the genitalia greatly enlarged, reddish 

 yellow. Wings hyaline. Halteres yellowish basally, slightly 

 fuscous apically. Legs somewhat variable fuscous yellowish. 



Female. Length 2 mm. Antennae extending to the third 

 abdominal segment, rather thickly haired, light reddish brown, 



