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ff Wings narrow, sparsely haired; reared from bud gall 



on Diplacus d i p 1 a c i Felt, C. a23i8 



eeee Scutellum slaty gray, legs dark brown 



/ Wings short, broad, terminal palp segment not taper- 

 ing; reared from Diervilla buds 



diervillae Felt, C. ai46a, 

 // Wings long, rather narrow terminal palp segment 



long, tapering; reared from Encelia 



enceliae Felt, C. a.2^17 

 eeeee Scutellum pruinose, tibiae black; reared from bud galls 



on Ilicoides ilicoides Felt, C. ai548 



dddd Abdomen brown, scutellum yellowish brown, legs dark brown; 



reared from Salix twigs salictaria Felt, C. 859 



ddddd Abdomen reddish brown, legs fuscous yellowish; reared from 



Soli dago * j o h n s o n i Felt, C. 809 



bbb Large species, 5 to 6 mm long 



c Abdomen dark brown or dark reddish brown 



d Scutellum reddish brown ; reared from galls on Opuntia 



opuntiae Felt, C. 848, 858, 862 

 cc Abdomen brown, scutellum yellowish; reared from subglobular en- 

 larged flower heads of Helianthus c o n s p i c u a O. S., 



C. 544, 806, 808, 810, 854, 866, 869, ai679, ai697 

 ccc Abdomen yellowish brown, scutellum fuscous yellowish, legs yel- 

 lowish brown; bred from fruitlike enlargement of prickly pear. . 



arizonensis Felt, C. 857 



Asphondylia brevicauda Felt 



1907 Felt, E. P. New Species of Cecidomyiidae II, p. 14 



1908 N. Y. State Mus. Bui. 124:295, 376 



This species is based on one specimen collected by the late H. G. 

 Hubbard at Fort Yuma, Ariz. 



Female. Length 1.5 mm. Antennae nearly as long as the body, 

 sparsely haired, reddish brown; 14 segments, the third with a length 

 four times its diameter. Palp; one short, stout, irregularly oval 

 segment. Mesonotum dark brown. Scutellum yellowish brown, 

 postscutellum a little darker. Abdomen dark reddish brown, rather 

 thickly haired. Wings hyaline, cost a yellowish brown. Halteres pale 

 yellowish. Legs mostly yellowish brown, the tarsal segments darker; 

 claws long, stout, strongly curved, the pulvilli as long as the claws. 

 Ovipositor about one-half the length of the abdomen. Type Cecid. 

 1040. 



Asphondylia auripila Felt 



1907 Felt, E. P. New Species of Cecidomyiidae II, p. 14 

 1908 N. Y. State Mus. Bui. 124:294-95, 376 



The gall of this species was collected by the late H. G. Hubbard 

 on Larrea tridentata at Tucson, Ariz., January 18, 1897, 

 adults issuing shortly and continuing to appear till February 6th. 



