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terminal segment produced, with a length about four times its 

 diameter, subacute. Palpi ; the first segment short, stout, swollen 

 distally, the second stout, subrectangular, with a length about three 

 times its diameter, the third one-half longer than the second, more 

 slender, the fourth a little longer than the third, face yellowish. 

 Mesonotum black, the submedian lines sparsely haired. Scutellum 

 fuscous reddish, postscutellum dark brown. Abdomen dark brown, 

 rather thickly clothed with pale golden hairs, especially laterally. 

 Wings hyaline, costa dark brown. Halteres yellowish basally, 

 reddish apically. Coxae fuscous brown, femora yellowish brown 

 basally, fuscous apically ; tibiae and tarsi mostly dark fuscous 

 brown ; claws long, slender, evenly curved, the pulvilli a little longer 

 than the claws. Ovipositor about as long as the abdomen, the 

 terminal lobes stout, with a length about three times the width, 

 broadly rounded. Type Cecid. 509. 



Dasyneura rubiflorae Felt 



1908 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bui. 124, p. 343 



This species, loaned for study through the courtesy of the United 

 States National Museum, was reared April 20 and 26, 1886 from 

 blossoms of blackberry, Rubus species. 



Male. Length 1 mm. Antennae extending to the second ab- 

 dominal segment, rather thickly haired, the apical three segments 

 dark brown, the others mostly yellowish brown; 14 segments, the 

 fifth with a stem three- fourths the length of the basal enlargement, 

 which latter has a length about one-half greater than its diameter; 

 terminal segment slightly produced, narrowly oval. Palpi ; the first 

 segment short, stout, irregular, the second narrowly oval, with a 

 length about twice its diameter, the third one-half longer, more 

 slender, and the fourth nearly twice the length of the third, more 

 slender. Mesonotum dark brown. Scutellum yellowish brown, 

 postscutellum yellowish. Abdomen a variable light brown, the 

 incisures pale yellowish ; genitalia fuscous. Wings hyaline, costa 

 reddish brown. Halteres pale yellowish. Legs a variable yellow- 

 ish, tarsi somewhat darker ; claws long, slender, evenly curved, 

 unidentate, the pulvilli as long as the claws. Genitalia ; basal clasp 

 segment short, slender ; terminal clasp segment short, stout ; dorsal 

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

 long, slender, deeply and triangularly emarginate. Harpes long, 

 slender, tapering, irregularly truncate. 



Female. Length 1 mm. Antennae hardly extending to the base 

 of the abdomen, sparsely haired, dark brown; 14 segments, the 

 fifth with a length about three- fourths greater than its diameter. 

 Scutellum yellowish brown, postscutellum and abdomen dark brown. 

 Ovipositor nearly as long as the body, the terminal lobes with a 

 length about four times their width, tapering distally, narrowly 

 rounded. Type Cecid. 990. 



