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ments; face fuscous. Mesonotum dark brown, the submedian 
lines sparsely haired. Scutellum deep reddish brown, post- 
scutellum dark fuscous. Abdomen dark brown, sparsely clothed 
with fine hairs. Halteres fuscous basally, fuscous yellowish 
apically. Legs a somewhat variable fuscous yellowish, femora 
basally light yellowish. 
Female. Length 2.5 mm. Antennae extending to the fourth. 
abdominal segment, sparsely haired, fuscous yellowish, 20 seg- 
ments; face fuscous with a patch of white scales just below the 
eyes. Mesonotum dark brown, the submedian lines rather 
thickly clothed with fine hairs. Scutellum reddish brown with 
numerous setae apically, postscutellum dark brown. Abdomen 
very sparsely clothed with fine hairs, brown, the incisures and 
pleurae deep orange; ovipositor pale yellowish. MHalteres pale 
yellowish basally, fuscous apically. Legs fuscous yellowish. 
Bred in July 1907, from a pouch gallon Spiraea salici- 
folia taken at Albany, N. Y. 
iby pe.G: arsos) NEw ‘State Museum: 
Asphondylia arizonensis n. sp. 
Male. Length 4.5 mm. Antennae a little longer than the 
body, sparsely clothed with fine hairs, light brown, 14 segments. 
Mesonotum dark brown, nearly naked. Scutellum pale yellow- 
ish, postscutellum reddish brown. Abdomen light brown, rather 
thickly clothed with yellowish hairs, the eighth segment pale 
yellowish, genitalia fuscous. Halteres pale yellowish. Legs 
mostly a light yellowish brown, the distal tarsal segments red- 
dish brown. 
Female. Length 5 mm. Antennae nearly as long as the body, 
rather thickly clothed with fine hairs, light yellowish brown, 14 
segments. Mesonotum grayish brown, the submedian lines 
rather thickly clothed with fine hairs. Scutellum light fuscous 
yellowish, postscutellum a little lighter. Abdomen light yellowish 
brown, thickly clothed with fine, grayish hairs, the eighth segment 
yellowish. 
Bred May 18, 1882, from large galls resembling the fruit of 
the prickly pear occurring on Cactus at Fort Grant, Ariz. 
Type C. 857, N. Y. State Museum, x 2676 U. 5S. Department 
of Agriculture. 
Asphondylia auripila n. sp. 
Male. Length 2.5 mm. Antennae extending to the fourth ab- 
dominal segment, sparsely clothed with short, yellowish hairs, 
