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dric, the basal portion having a length fully one-half greater than 

 its diameter, terminal segment somewhat prolonged, apparently 

 consisting of two closely fused and fully twice the length of the pre- 

 ceding. Palpi ; the first segment subquadrate, second narrowly 

 oval, the third one-quarter longer than the second, stouter, the 

 fourth a little longer than the third, more slender, face dark yel- 

 lowish. Mesonotum brownish black, the anterior portion rather 

 thickly clothed with fine setae, submedian lines rather distinct. 

 Scutellum dull black, thickly clothed anteriorly with a patch of 

 yellowish white scales, postscutellum reddish brown. Abdomen 

 pale reddish brown. Wings hyaline, costa yellowish brown ; halteres 

 whitish transparent. Legs a nearly uniform pale straw color, tarsi 

 slightly darker ; claws long, rather strongly curved. Ovipositor as 

 long as the body, terminal lobes long, slender, broadly rounded. 

 Type Cecid. 261. 



Dasyneura florida Felt 



1908 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bui. 124, p. 346 



One female kindly placed at our disposal by the United Stater 

 National Museum was reared April 27, 1887 from leaves collected 

 by Mr E. A. Schwarz at Keywest, Fla., possibly oak-bearing galls 

 similar to though much smaller than those made by C i n c't i - 

 cornia pilulae O. S. 



Female. Length 1.25 mm. Antennae extending to the base of 

 the abdomen, sparsely haired, light brown ; 18 segments, the fifth 

 sessile, cylindric, with a length a little greater than its diameter ; 

 terminal segment produced, tapering, narrowly rounded. Palpi ; the 

 first segment somewhat expanded distally and with a length nearly 

 three times its diameter, the second nearly as long as the first, 

 rather stout, the third a little longer and more slender than the 

 second and the fourth one-quarter longer and more slender than 

 the third. Mesonotum light brown, the submedian lines rather 

 thickly clothed with fine hairs. Scutellum and postscutellum yel- 

 lowish brown. Abdomen a nearly uniform dark reddish brown, the 

 basal segment and ovipositor mostly light yellowish brown. Wings 

 hyaline, costa dark brown; halteres pale yellowish. Coxae and 

 femora mostly yellowish brown, the tibiae mostly a little darker, 

 apically dark brown, the tarsi a nearly uniform dark brown ; claws 

 rather long, stout, evenly curved, the pulvilli a little shorter than the 

 claws. Ovipositor about one-half the length of the abdomen, the 

 terminal lobes very short, broad, having a length only about three- 

 quarters the diameter. Type Cecid. 1057. 



Dasyneura aberrata Felt 



1908 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bui. 124, p. 346 



This male was taken in association with the female described 

 as Dasyneura modesta and at first supposed to be the oppo- 

 site sex of this species. There are, however, striking differences 



