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brown with numerous coarse setae apically, postscutellum dull 
yellowish white. Abdomen brown, rather thickly clothed with 
fine setae, the segments variably margined posteriorly with 
whitish setae, the basal segment margined anteriorly and posteriorly — 
with silvery white, venter thickly clothed with silvery hairs. 
Halteres yellowish basally, fuscous apically. Coxae and base of 
femora fuscous yellowish, distal portion of femora, tibiae and 
tarsi dark brown. : ; 
Bred May 15, 1899, from willow twigs taken at Pleasant- 
ville, Ind. 
Type C. 859, N. Y. State Museum, ¥ 4423 U. S. Department 
of Agriculture. 
Asphondylia smilacinae n. sp. 
Male. Length 3 mm. Antennae as long as the body, rather 
thickly clothed with fine hairs, light brown, 14 segments. 
Mesonotum reddish brown, the sublateral areas darker with a 
distinct irregular fuscous area at the anterior and posterior lateral 
angles, the submedian lines indistinct, dull orange, sparsely 
clothed with short setae. Scutellum pale yellowish, thickly 
clothed with short setae, postscutellum orange yellowish. Abdo- 
men a dull yellowish brown, the basal segment sparsely clothed 
with long, yellowish setae. Halteres fuscous yellowish. Coxae 
and base of femora yellowish brown, the distal portion of 
femora, tibiae and tarsi a variable dark yellowish brown. 
Bred from September 26 to October 2, 1888, from deformed 
berries of Vagnera racemosa taken presumably at Wash- 
ington, GC: 
Type C. 860, N. Y. State Museum, ¥*¥ 4343 U. S. Department 
of Agriculture. 
Rhopalomyia asteriflorae n. sp. 
Female. Length 2.5 mm. Antennae extending to the third 
abdominal segment, sparsely haired, pale fuscous yellowish, 19 
segments. Mesonotum dark brown, the submedian lines sparsely 
haired. Scutellum dark brown with numerous coarse setae api- 
cally, postscutellum fuscous orange. Abdomen reddish brown, 
the incisures and pleurae dark orange, ventral sclerites dark 
brown, ovipositor fuscous yellowish. Halteres pale yellowish 
basally, fuscous apically. Coxae and base of femora fuscous yel- 
lowish, the distal portion of femora, tibiae and tarsi fuscous. 
Bred September 25, 1907, from the somewhat dwarfed heads 
OH AGUS MEMmiOMNACe waleeinl ae Alloziony, IN, MY. 
Type C. a1757, N. Y. State Museum. | 
