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

 abdomen, sparsely haired, dark brown; 13 segments, the fifth sub- 

 sessile ; terminal segment with a length twice that of the preceding, 

 tapering and obliquely rounded. Palpi ; first segment irregular, rec- 

 tangular, the second about as long as the first, narrowly oval, the 

 third a little longer, the fourth more slender and a little shorter. 

 Mesonotum nearly black, submedian lines sparsely setose. Scutel- 

 lum nearly black, sparsely setose apically, postscutellum and ab- 

 domen dark brown, the latter sparsely clothed with silvery setae. 

 Wings hyaline, costa dark brown. Halteres pale yellowish, basally 

 fuscous. Legs dark brown ; claws stout, slightly curved. Oviposi- 

 tor nearly as long as the body, the terminal lobes slender, narrowly 

 rounded. Type Cecid. 507. 



Dasyneura acerifolia Felt 



1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bui. no, p. 115. Separate, p. 18-19 

 The light brown male was taken on maple at Albany, N. Y., 



May 21, 1906. 



Male. Length .75 mm." Antennae extending to the base of the 

 abdomen, sparsely haired, light brown ; 14 segments, the fifth with 

 a stem one-quarter the length of the basal enlargement ; terminal 

 segment produced, broadly rounded apically. Palpi ; the first seg- 

 ment swollen at the distal third, the second a little longer, suboval, 

 the third slightly longer than the second, more slender, and the fourth 

 one-quarter longer than the third, slender. Mesonotum and scutel- 

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

 brown. Halteres yellowish transparent. Legs mostly yellowish 

 transparent, variably dark brown distally ; claws slender, slightly 

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

 segment swollen basally ; dorsal plate deeply and triangularly emar- 

 ginate ; ventral plate narrow, deeply emarginate. Harpes subtri- 

 angular, obtuse. 



Female. Length .75 mm. Antennae extending to the third ab- 

 dominal segment, sparsely haired, dark brown; 13 segments, the 

 fifth subsessile. Face dark brown ; eyes large, black. Mesonotum 

 dark brown, the submedian lines dark haired. Scutellum reddish 

 brown, postscutellum yellowish. Abdomen dark brown. Wings 

 hyaline, costa light brown. Ovipositor nearly as long as the body, 

 the terminal lobes slender, acutely rounded. Type Cecid. 66. 



Dasyneura albohirta Felt 



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



This light brown species was taken on fern or cranesbill, 

 Geranium m a c u 1 a t u m , at Albany, N. Y., May 17, 1906. 



Female. Length 1.35 cm. Antennae extending to the third ab- 

 dominal segment, rather sparsely haired, dark brown; 13 segments, 

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

 and thirteenth closely fused, the latter nearly twice the length of 



