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whitish, oval cocoons about 3 mm long, irregularly placed among 

 the distorted leaflets. 



Male. Length 1.25 mm. Antennae as long as the body, rather 

 thickly haired, dark brown; 14 segments, the fifth with a stem as 

 long as the basal enlargement, which latter has a length one-half 

 greater than its diameter, terminal segment slightly reduced, broadly 

 oval. Palpi ; the first segment irregularly subquadrate, the second 

 broadly oval, with a length three times its diameter, the third more 

 slender, the fourth only slightly longer than the third. Scutellum 

 fuscous yellowish, postscutellum dark brown. Abdomen yellowish 

 brown, the basal segments and genitalia fuscous. Wings hyaline, 

 costa dark brown. Halteres yellowish, fuscous apically. Coxae 

 and base of femora yellowish, the distal part of femora, tibiae and 

 tarsi dark brown; claws slender, curved, the pulvilli as long as the 

 claws. Genitalia ; basal clasp segment stout, terminal clasp segment 

 long, slightly swollen basally ; dorsal plate broad, deeply and roundly 

 emarginate, ventral plate short, broadly and roundly emarginate. 

 Harpes stout, roundly truncate. Type Cecid. ai875- 



Dasyneura attenuata Felt 



1908 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bui. 124, p. 350 



The male was taken at Albany, N..Y., June 9, 1907 in a sweep 

 capturing D. graminis. It was at first presumed to belong to 

 that species. 



Male. Length .75 mm. Antennae longer than the body, sparsely 

 haired, dark brown; 16 segments, the fifth with a stem one-quarter 

 lunger than the basal enlargement; terminal segment reduced, nar- 

 rowly oval, subacute distally. Palpi ; the first segment short, stout, 

 subquadrate, the second a little longer, narrowly oval, the third 

 one-half longer than the second, more slender, the fourth a little 

 longer than the third. Face fuscous. Mesonotum dark brown, the 

 submedian lines sparsely haired. Scutellum brown, postscutellum a 

 little darker. Abdomen dark reddish orange. Wings hyaline, costa 

 light brown. Genitalia; basal clasp segment short, stout; terminal 

 clasp segment stout, swollen basally; dorsal and ventral plates 

 short, broadly and triangularly incised. Harpes short, stout, taper- 

 ing, obtuse, with an irregular, subquadrate tooth. 



Described from a dried specimen. Type Cecid. 1209b. 



Dasyneura flavoscuta Felt 

 1908 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bui. 124, p. 350 

 This reddish brown species was taken on solidago at Albany, 

 N. Y., July 16, 1906. 



Female. Length 2mm. Antennae extending to the fourth ab- 

 dominal segment, rather thickly clothed with long hairs, dark 

 brown, fuscous basally; 17 segments, the fifth subsessile, subcylin- 

 dric, with a length two and one-half times its diameter; terminal 



