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fourth one-half longer than the third; face fuscous. Mesonotum 

 dark brown, the submedian lines sparsely haired. Scutellum brown, 

 postscutellum a little darker. Abdomen a deep reddish orange, the 

 dorsal sclerites slightly darker, ovipositor pale yellowish. Wings 

 hyaline, costa light brown. Halteres a pale orange. Legs a nearly 

 uniform yellowish brown; claws long, slender, strongly curved, the 

 pulvilli longer than the claws. Ovipositor about as long as the 

 body, terminal lobe long, slender, narrowly rounded. Type Cecid. 

 1209. 



Dasyneura piperitae Felt 



1908 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bui. 124, p. 342 



A pale yellowish green larva was observed in the enlarged 

 terminal buds of peppermint, Mentha piperita, and adults 

 were reared in early August 1907. Galls were rather common at 

 Nassau, N. Y. 



Female. Length .75 mm. Antennae extending to the fourth 

 abdominal segment, sparsely haired, dark brown, yellowish basally ; 

 14 sessile segments, the fifth with a length about twice its diameter, 

 tapering slightly distally ; terminal segment somewhat produced, 

 with a length about three times its diameter, narrowly rounded. 

 Palpi ; the first segment short, stout, slightly expanded distally, the 

 second narrowly oval, with a length about two and one-half times 

 its diameter, the third one-half longer and more slender, the fourth 

 nearly twice the length of the third, face yellowish. Mesonotum 

 shining reddish brown. Scutellum and postscutellum pale yellowish. 

 Abdomen light yellowish brown. Wings hyaline, costa dark brown. 

 Halteres yellowish basally, fuscous apically. Legs a nearly uniform 

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

 about as long as the claws. Ovipositor about as long as the ab- 

 domen, the terminal lobes with a length about four times the width, 

 hardly constricted basally, narrowly rounded. Type Cecid. ai663a. 



Dasyneura borealis Felt 



1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bui. no, p. 117. Separate, p. 21 

 1908 N. Y. State Mus. Bui. 124, p. 342 



This species was taken June 7, 1906 at Lake Clear, N. Y„ while 

 collecting from spruce, Abies species. 



Female. Length 1 mm. Antennae extending to the middle of the 

 abdomen, sparsely haired, dark brown; probably 14 subsessile seg- 

 ments, the fifth with a length one-half greater than its diameter. 

 Palpi ; the first segment subquadrate, the second stout, subrectangu- 

 lar, with a length two and one-half times the diameter, the third 

 a little longer, subrectangular, the fourth one-fourth longer than 

 the preceding, more slender. Mesonotum dark brown, lighter pos- 

 teriorly, submedian lines yellowish, distinct. Scutellum yellowish 

 carmine, postscutellum and abdomen light yellowish red. Wings 



