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Porricondyla vernalis Felt 



1912 Felt, E. P. N. Y. Ent. Soc. Jour., 20: 104-5 



The species was taken May 16, 1 910 by Dr W. G. Dietz at Hazel- 

 ton, Pa. It is allied to P. tuckeri Felt from which it is easily 

 separated by the stouter antennal segments and the broader lobes 

 of the ovipositor. 



Porricondyla setosa Felt 



1914 Felt, E. P. N. Y. Ent Soc. Jour. 22:129 



This midge was taken August 21, 1909 by Mr C. P. Alexander 

 at Woodworth's lake in the Adirondacks, altitude 1570 feet. It is 

 related to P. caudata Felt. 



Porricondyla caudata Felt 

 1908 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bui. 124, p. 418 

 Described from a female taken in a trap lantern at Nassau, N. Y., 

 July 9, 1906. 



Female. Length 2.5 mm. Antennae extending to the fourth 

 abdominal segment, sparsely haired, fuscous yellowish; 13 segments, 

 the fifth with a stem one-fourth the length of the subcylindric basal 

 enlargement, which latter has a length four times its diameter; 

 terminal segment somewhat reduced, slightly swollen near the 

 distal fourth and tapering to a subacute apex. Palpi; first segment 

 stout, with a length four times its diameter, the second one-fourth 

 longer, stouter, the third a little longer than the second, the fourth 

 one-half longer than the third. Mesonotum dark brown, the sub- 

 median lines, postscutellum and scutellum fuscous yellowish, the 

 last with numerous apical setae. Abdomen reddish yellow, the basal 

 three segments dark brown, distal segment yellowish. Wings 

 slightly fuscous, costa light brown. Halteres yellowish basally, 

 whitish apically. Legs a fuscous straw, the third and fourth tarsal 

 segments whitish, the fifth light brown; claws long, evenly curved, 

 uni dentate, the pul villi as long as the claws. Ovipositor short, 

 the terminal lobes with a length four times the width, narrowly 

 rounded. Type Cecid. 531. 



Porricondyla karnerensis Felt 



1908 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bui. 124, p. 418 



This species taken at Karner, N. Y., May 16, 1906. 



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

 clothed with coarse setae, dark brown; 14 segments, the fifth with 

 a stem one-third the length of the subcylindric basal enlargement, 

 which latter has a length four times its diameter. Palpi; the first 

 segment subcylindric, much produced, the second a little shorter 

 than the first, the third as long as the first, a little stouter and the 



