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ularly oval and sparsely setose. Eyes holoptic. Mesonotum 
fuscous yellowish. Scutellum pale yellowish. Postscutellum a 
little darker. Abdomen rather thickly haired, reddish brown. 
Wings, with the costa dark brown, the membrane rather thickly 
scaled. Subcosta unites with costa at the basal third, the third 
vein just before the apex of the wing, the fifth at the distal 
third, its branch near the basal third. Halteres yellowish bas- 
ally, fuscous apically. Coxse reddish brown. Femora and tibiae 
mostly yellowish brown. Tarsi dark brown or black. Claws 
moderately stout, strongly curved, unidentate, the pulvilli as 
long as the claws. Ovipositor stout, with a length about one- 
fourth of abdomen, the terminal lobes broadly and roundly trian- 
gular and rather thickly setose. 
Type. — Cecid. a3052, New York State collection. 
Luzon, Laguna Province, Mount Maquiling, March 16, 1919, 
College of Agriculture accession No. 18437 (Uichanco) . 
The one female is doubtfully referred to this Chilian genus. 
It is recorded as having been reared from leaf galls on Schefflera 
insularum Harms. Elevation about 300 meters. 
Lasioptera paniculi sp. nov. 
Female. — Length, 1.5 millimeters. Antennae extending to the 
base of the abdomen, sparsely haired, dark brown, with at least 
10 and possibly 15 segments, the fifth with a length a little 
greater than its diameter, all rather thickly clothed with mod- 
erately long, curved, stout setae. Terminal segment reduced, 
narrowly oval. Palpi, first segment roundly quadrate, second 
with a length nearly twice its diameter, third one-half longer 
than second, fourth a little longer and slenderer than third. 
Mesonotum light reddish brown. Scutellum and postscutellum 
yellowish. Abdomen mostly yellowish brown, wings hyaline, 
costa dark brown, subcosta uniting with costa before basal third, 
the third vein well beyond basal half, the fifth joining posterior 
margin at distal fourth, its branch near basal half. Halteres, 
coxae, and base of femora pale yellowish ; distal portion of femora, 
tibiae and tarsi dark brown. Claws moderately long, stout, the 
pulvilli nearly as long as the claws. Ovipositor with a length 
about one-half that of abdomen, the terminal lobes broadly oval, 
sparsely setose. At base there is an irregular group of about 
eight stout, curved hooks. 
Type. — Cecid. a3051, New York State collection. 
Male . — The one specimen is apparently identical in size and 
