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the lobes subacute; ventral plate long, stout, deeply and roundly 
emarginate, the lobes narrowly rounded. Type Cecid. 24. ; 
Lobopteromyia symplocarpi Felt 
1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 390 
This yellowish species was taken May 16, 1906 on skunk cabbage, 
Symplocarpus foetidus, at Karner, N. Y. 
Male. Length .75 mm. Antennae one-half longer than the body, 
rather thickly clothed with fine hairs, light brown, 14 segments, 
the fifth with stems one and one-half and three times their diameter 
respectively; terminal segment with the basal enlargement sub- 
globose, the distal enlargement somewhat produced and broadly 
fusiform. Palpi; the first segment short, stout, subquadrate, the 
second a little longer, roundly rectangular, the third one-half longer 
than the second, more slender, the fourth one-fourth longer than the 
third, strongly dilated. Mesonotum reddish brown, scutellum and 
abdomen yellowish, wings hyaline, costa yellowish brown; halteres 
and legs yellowish transparent, the tarsi slightly darker. Claws 
long, slender, strongly curved, the pulvilli a little shorter than the 
claws. Genitalia; basal clasp segment long, slender; terminal clasp 
segment short, stout; dorsal plate short, stout, broadly and roundly 
emarginate, the lobes narrowly rounded; ventral plate short, stout, 
broadly rounded. 
Female. Length 1 mm. Antennae extending to the base of the 
abdomen, sparsely haired, light brown; 14 segments, the fifth with 
a stem one-third the length of the cylindric basal enlargement, 
which latter has a length twice its diameter; terminal segment 
reduced, narrowly oval, tapering distally. Palpi; first segment sub- 
quadrate, the second a little longer, stouter, the third and fourth 
subequal. Mesonotum reddish brown. Abdomen yellowish trans- 
parent. Wings narrower than in the male, the length being twice 
the width. Halteres and legs yellowish transparent, the tarsi slightly 
darker; claws slender, evenly curved, simple, the pulvilli as long as 
the claws. Ovipositor stout, with a length about half that of the 
abdomen; terminal lobes short, broadly rounded. Type Cecid. 23. 
Lobopteromyia consobrina Felt 
1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. 161 (Contarinia) 
ee N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 390 
This yellowish red male with a dark-brown mesonotum was taken 
May 16, 1906 on ferns at Karner, N. Y. 
Male. Length 1.5 mm. Antennae longer than the body, thickly 
fine haired, pale yellowish or reddish; 14 segments, the fifth with 
stems one-half and as long as their diameters respectively ; terminal 
segment with the basal enlargement produced, subconical, the distal 
enlargement obpyriform, distally tapering to a broadly rounded 
knob. Palpi; the first segment slightly curved, subquadrate, slightly 
