REPORDVOR LEME SLATE, ENDLOMOLOGIST LOO7 Bul 
bbbbbbbb 18 antennal segments 
c Abdomen red, antennal segments with the stem as long 
as the basal enlargement in the male, sessile in the 
female. Bred from an apical bud gall on alder...... 
“serrulatac ©, S, 
RHABDOPHAGA Westw. 
| This genus comprises a number of large, usually reddish 
‘brown forms breeding mostly in woody galls, particularly those 
on willow. It intergrades with Dasyneura and the more typical 
eters may be distinguished by the usually tapering 3d vein 
‘uniting with the margin at or ‘very near the apex of the wing [pl. 35, 
|fige 1]. 
a 14 antennal segments 
b Segments sessile; abdomen reddish brown; claws rather stout. 
Bred apparantly irom a IRiweGae alll. soccoscecengcoccb0c0cde0c 
| SOMAaIITATIS mh Sn, AKOZp 
aa 15 to 17 antennal segments 
b Females; antennae short, segments sessile 
c 3d vein uniting with the costa at the apex; the ovipositor 
“shorter than the body | 
d 17 antennal segments, the 5th with a length twice its 
diameter; the 4th palpal segment %4 longer than the 
3d; the lobes of the ovipositor with a length 3 times 
the width. Bred from Triticoides and Hordeoides 
SAIS’ Git WN BlSloh ges okt op ee conn er ae aera are 
triticoides Walsh, a1087x, a1073x 
dd 16 antennal segments, the 5th with a length twice its 
diameter, tapering distally; the 4th palpal segment 
with a length 4 greater than its diameter; the lobes 
of the ovipositor with a length 3% times their width. 
Bred from an apparently typical Strobiloides gall.... 
persimilis n. sp. al&rI 
Key to-species 
ddd 15 antennal segments 
e 5th antennal segment with a length % greater than 
its diameter; ovipositor lobe with a length 4 
greater than its width; abdomen dark red, yel- 
lowish basally. Bred from nodular gall at base 
Of WillloRy TWMESs 000008 nodula Walsh, a1412 
ee 5th antennal segment with a length 2% times its 
diameter; ovipositor lobe with a length 3 times 
its width; the 3d and 4th palpal segments equal. 
3 Brrecl eon wuilllkon iwc oocc 500008 c00000 bd 50006 
PAM RSCMIA tm Sd, BiduoOn F waz 
GG 3d vein uniting with the costa a little before the apex; ovi- 
positor long 
1 Location provisional. 
