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ing, fleshy part and a long, slender, aciculate portion.  Basally 
there is a characteristic dorsal pouch consisting.of two broadly 
rounded, thickly haired lobes separated mesially by a broadly 
rounded emargination. 
Key to species 
a Palpi I segmented 
b Length 1.5 mm; abdomen, dark reddish brown; scutellum yellowish 
eta d MA a rains SS Gara a cherie Be a tact brevicauda Felt, C. 1040 
bb Length 2.5 to 3 mm; abdomen with long, yellowish hairs; bred 
from-callon. War tea stint Wie nit aibacmsce erence oie ‘ 
atti pe la-nosp. Coon 
aa Palpi 2 segmented ; 
b Small, 3 to 4 mm long 
c Abdomen dark brown or black 
d Tibiae dark brown; bred from brownish, fusiform Azalea 
jeieis arena nmtn miter ncn en OS Re azaleae Felt, C. ar481 
e Tarsi dark brown, the posterior yellowish; bred from 
apparently unmodified flower heads of Helianthus 
Strumostisn.. melianmthi sloraem. sp: Gy aire 
dd Tibiae yellowish brown 
e Tarsi dark brown; bred from swollen Opuntia fruit... 
betheli CkIl, C. a1776 
Cem nasi eyellOwiSiiccee enter fulvopedalis Felt, C. 546 
cc Abdomen reddish brown; bred from unripe fruits of Sicca 
Cet Stl hea ee i et neh ee SUCCHE mh Gy, ©) mane 
aaa Palpi 3 segmented 
b Small, 1.5 to 2.5 mm long 
c Abdomen light or reddish brown 
d Scutellum pale yellowish; bred from galls on Bumelia 
[aeneiiouienOrscaet nay ee tes bumeliae Felt, C. 849 
dd Scutellum reddish brown 
e Basal abdominal segments yellowish; bred from bud 
gall on unknown shrub........ Vl @yieGL EL ily Sha (Cy te 
ee Abdomen unicolorous; bred from flower buds of Rhus 
in thea ih Olan ss ee Oohet i OdlitarcetiuGp ae Omaon 
bb Medium sized, 3 to 4 mm long 
c Tarsi plainly white-banded; bred from apical rosette gall on 
Euthamia lanceolata, from apparently unmodified 
florets of the same, and from oval galls between adherent 
IES Ohi SOG eo SorOrlméd Oro Ss cama deanmsis 
mona cha<@! Ss 6 761, 807.812) 613, al2e0s ario5. aleso: 
ai568a and y 
cc Tarsi unicolorous or nearly so 
d Abdomen yellowish brown 
e Scutellum pale yellowish; tibiae and tarsi yellowish 
brown; bred from deformed berries of Vagnera 
Tate EMlllO, Syane ae ae smilacinae Felt, C. 860 
1A, solidaginis Beutm. and A. patens Beutm. are synonyms of this species. A. 
recondita O.S. is undoubtedly the same form. : 
