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Lestremia leucophaea Meign. occurs in America ac- 

 cording to Coquillett, 1 having been taken in the White mountains 

 by Mrs Slosson. This identification is open to question, since the 

 species of this genus resemble each other superficially very closely. 



Key to species 

 a Antennal segments n; females 

 b Abdomen reddish brown 



c Scutellum dark brown; basal segment of ovipositor with a length 

 fully twice its width; terminal segment small, narrowly oval and 



distinctly shorter than the basal segment 



e 1 o n g a t a Felt, C. 933 

 cc Scutellum yellowish brown; basal segment of ovipositor broadly 

 triangular, its length not more than one-half greater than its 

 width; terminal segment nearly as long as the basal one, nar- 

 rowly oval barberi Felt, C. 934 



bb Abdomen fuscous yellowish 

 c Length 3 mm 



d Terminal segment of ovipositor orbicular; claws minutely den- 

 ticulate sylvestris Felt, ai642 



cc Length 1.5 mm 



d Fourth palpal segment one-quarter longer than the third; basal 



segment of the ovipositor one-half longer than broad 



sambuci Felt, C. 743 

 dd Fourth palpal segment twice the length of the third; basal 



segment of ovipositor a little longer than broad 



kansensis Felt, C1261 

 aa 16 antennal segments; males 



b Stems of antennal segments two-thirds or three-quarters the length 

 of the subcylindric basal enlargement 

 c Dorsal plate short, broad, triangularly emarginate, the 4 palp 



segments successively longer pini Felt, C. 562 



cc Dorsal plate broad, tapering, roundly emarginate, the third and 



fourth palp segments not longer than the preceding 



a c e r i f o 1 i a Felt, C. 71 

 bb Stems of antennal segments as long as the basal enlargement 

 c Basal clasp segment with a conspicuous setose basal lobe inter- 

 nally solidaginis Felt, C. 700, 633, 691 



cc Basal clasp segment with no well-developed basal lobe internally 

 d Fourth palpal segment as long as the third 

 e Scutellum fuscous yellowish; dorsal plate not convolute, 



nearly truncate distally setosa Felt, Sc. 22 



dd Fourth palpal segment one-half longer than the third 



e Abdomen dark brown; scutellum reddish brown; dorsal plate 

 convolute, broadly rounded distally and margined posteri- 

 orly with moderate setae spiraeina Felt, C. 274 



ee Abdomen dark yellowish brown ; scutellum yellowish brown ; 

 dorsal plate obliquely truncate distally and margined poste- 

 riorly with stout, divergent setae 



franconiae Felt, C. 930, 937 



1 1896 Ent. News, 7:263 



