Kinsey: Gall Wasp Genus Cynips 495 
Both abdomen and thorax largely black; so. Appalachians to 
so. Rockies. 22e 
Body entirely bright or brownish rufous; southeastern U.S. 
22h 
22b. Antennae rufous on whole basal half; median groove at least 
indicated; galls clustered, conical basally; eastern U.S. and 
Miss. Valley. 22c 
Antennae rufous only on first two segments, median groove 
absent; galls occurring singly, flattened or rounded basally; 
Tex., Ark., and Gulf Coast. 22d 
22c. Median groove indefinite, scutellum rugose, hardly longer than 
broad; Coastal Plain and Miss. Valley. var. Carolina 
Median groove distinct posteriorly, scutellum sculptured, 
longer than broad; Appalachians, Va. to Ga. and Ala. 
var. crassior 
22d. Scutellum longer than broad, areolet moderate or smaller, 
cloud on first abscissa smaller, tip of radius hardly enlarged; 
eastern Tex. (and Ark.?) to Fla. var. anceps 
Scutellum hardly longer than broad, areolet large, cloud on 
first abscissa larger, tip of radius enlarged; Q. stellata; cen- 
tral Tex. var. compta 
22e. Tip of radius little if at all enlarged. 22f 
Tip of radius sharply bent toward tip of wing; Ala., Ga., Tenn., 
so. Ind., on Q. alba only. var. albicolens 
22f. Median ridge of scutellum distinct, legs rufous; So. Rockies. 
var. rydbergiana 
Median ridge of scutellum more or less lost, legs brown to 
piceous; So. Appalachians and Ozark areas. 22g 
22g. Mesonotum closely punctate and hairy, insects quite robust; 
Ohio to Ala. var. litigans 
Mesonotum only moderately punctate and hairy, insects rather 
slender; Ozark areas, Ark. to Ky. and Ohio. var. unica 
22h. Wings full length. var. concolor 
Wings shortened. 22i 
22i. Wings 0.47 of body length, with veins only basally; north- 
eastern Fla. var. mellea 
Wings 0.27 to 0.54 of body length, bifurcate apically with 
miniature but mostly complete venation in all but smallest 
wings. var. bifurca 
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