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brown; 16 segments, the fifth with a stem one-fourth longer than 

 the basal enlargement; terminal segment slightly prolonged, sub- 

 oval. Palpi ; the first segment subquadrate, somewhat dilated dis- 

 tally, the second a little stouter and longer than the first, the third 

 one-half longer than the second, more slender, the fourth nearly twice 

 the length of the third, more slender. Mesonotum dark brown, 

 submedian lines sparsely ornamented with light setae. Scutellum 

 light brown with sparse apical setae. Abdomen nearly uniform 

 dull brown. Wings hyaline, costa dark brown; halteres whitish 

 transparent. Legs light brown; claws stout, uniformly curved. 

 Genitalia ; basal clasp segment long, stout ; terminal clasp segment 

 stout at base. Dorsal plate broad, deeply and triangularly incised; 

 ventral plate stout, broad, deeply and narrowly incised. Harpes 

 stout, subtriangular. 



Female. Length 1.5 mm. Antennae nearly as long as the body, 

 light brown ; 14 segments, the fifth sessile ; terminal segment slightly 

 prolonged, narrowly oval. Palpi ; the first segment subquadrate, 

 swollen distally, the second longer than the first, subrectangular, the 

 third a little longer, more slender, the fourth longer than the third. 

 Ovipositor nearly as long as the body, terminal lobes long, slender, 

 narrowly rounded. Type Cecid. 254. 



Rhabdophaga porrecta 11. sp. 

 This remarkable form was taken April 5, 1908 by C. P. Alex- 

 ander at Gloversville, N. Y. It is anomalous in that the antennal 

 characters are most suggestive of the Epidosariae, while the wing, 

 tarsal and genitalic characters indicate strong affinities with this 

 genus. 



Male. Length 2 mm. Antennae probably three or four times the 

 length of the body, dark brown, with at least 9 and probably 16 

 segments, the fifth having a stem with a length about three times 

 that of the basal enlargement, which latter has a length twice its 

 diameter. Palpi ; first segment short, stout, narrowly oval, the 

 second one-half longer and a little stouter, the third nearly twice 

 the length of the preceding, the fourth one-half longer than the 

 third, more slender. Mesonotum dark brown, the submedian lines 

 sparsely haired. Scutellum dark reddish brown, postscutellum dark 

 brown. Abdomen dull reddish brown, the pleurae dark brown, 

 genitalia fuscous yellowish. Wings narrow, hyaline, costa light 

 brown. Halteres pale yellowish. Coxae dark brown, femora dull 

 brown, tibiae and three basal tarsal segments fuscous yellowish, the 

 distal tarsal segment variably tinged with reddish and reddish 

 brown; claws long, slender, evenly curved, pulvilli as long as the 

 claws. Genitalia; basal clasp segment stout, with a conspicuous 

 apical lobe internally; terminal clasp segment long, stout; dorsal 

 plate long, broad, broadly and triangularly incised; ventral plate 

 long, broad, broadly and roundly emarginate. Harpes stout, acute 

 apically. Type Cecid. 1301. 



