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Nos. 231, 232 ALBANY, N. Y. MaArcH-APRIL 1920
The University of the State of New York
New York State Museum
Joun M. Crarke, Director
EPHRAIM PORTER FELT, State Entomologist
THIRTY-FOURTH REPORT OF THE STATE
ENTOMOLOGIST
1918
Dr John M. Clarke, Director of the State Museum
I have the honor to present herewith my report on the injurious and
other insects of the State of New York for the year ending September
30, 1918.
The season of 1918 has presented many features in common with
the abnormal spring and summer of1917. Therainfallinthe western
part of the State was not so great as last year and the injury then
so generally attributed to the seed corn maggot was much less preva-
lent, and limited very largely to the wetter ground. The develop-
ments of both last year and this have shown that the seed corn maggot
problem is largely a question of methods, the depth of planting and
drainage being the more important factors and the insect injury
largely a consequence of unfavorable conditions.
The apple tent caterpillar was notable for its absence in most sec-
tions of the State, particularly in portions of Dutchess county.
The late leaf feeders, such as the red-humped apple worm and the
- yellow-necked apple worm were, as last year, exceptionally abun-
dant, and there has been even more severe damage in Rensselaer and
Columbia counties in particular. The fall webworm, the hickory
tussock moth caterpillar and some related species were also uncom-
monly numerous and destructive.
Fruit tree insects. Reports from areas infested by the recently
established apple and thorn skeletonizer indicate a moderate abun-
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8 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
dance of the insect with some extension of theinfested territory. It
is now known to occur from Yonkers north to Yorktown Heights and
it appears to be somewhat generally distributed in Nyack. _
Codling moth. Field studies of the codling moth were continued
in cooperation with the bureau of horticulture of the State Depart-
ment of Farms and Markets. Evening temperature records were
kept by George W. Mead, living 3 miles west of Barker and about
2 miles from Lake Ontario, and E. E. Crosby, residing 4 miles south-
east of Lockport and located on the Erie plain about 14 miles from
the lake. Interesting variations between these two localities were
found to exist and as evening temperatures greatly influence the
deposition of codling moth eggs, these data have a practical bearing
and serve to explain some apparent inconsistencies in the abundance
of the pest in various orchards. The observations on deposition of
eggs in different parts of Erie county by L. F. Strickland, inspector
of the Department of Farms and Markets, show an interesting cor-
relation between high evening temperatures and oviposition by this
very injurious insect.
Field tests were also conducted to determine the possibility of
destroying the moths before they laid their eggs by spraying the
trees thoroughly with a nicotine preparation, other insecticides being
simply incidental to the main purpose. Work of this kind was con-
ducted on the farm of L. L. Morrell, Kinderhook, and that of R. E.
Heard, Lockport. The spraying on the latter farm was under the
supervision of Mr Strickland and a canvass of the results shows a
decided improvement following the application. The data amply
warrant the continuation of work along this line.
The series of experiments to determine the relative efficiency of
the several sprays for control of codling moth have been continued in
the western part of the State and the data in relation thereto are
given in a general discussion of the codling moth work.
Apple maggot. It was not possible to continue the field work with
this insect, though it happens that the orchard sprayed with poison
late last year was gratifyingly free from injury last summer. There
was no spraying the past season and the fruit was very severely
damaged. This alone suggests that a late application of poison
at the time the flies are issuing is the most promising method of
controlling the pest, particularly since similar results have been
obtained by other workers.
White-marked tussock moth. The past season has been note-
worthy because of the unusual abundance of the caterpillars in
orchards and the consequent general and rather serious damage to
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 9
_ the fruit. It was this insect rather than the leaf roller which injured
‘most of the apples in many localities.
Red bugs. Injuries by red bugs are becoming increasingly
abundant here and therein the State. Fruit growers suffer consider-
able losses from these pests and frequently secure only indifferent
results in control work due to variations in the time of hatching of
the bugs and the further fact that spraying, in order to give the best
results, must be done while the bugs are small and their work rela-
tively inconspicuous.
San Jose scale. This serious pest of earlier years has attracted
comparatively little attention the past two seasons. Spraying with
lime sulphur wash at winter strength has uniformly resulted in satis-
factory control and in not a few localities there has been but little
breeding even in unsprayed orchards. The wet, cold weather of
early summer has probably had an important influence on the develop-
ment of this insect, and largely checked its breeding, though para-
sites doubtless have rendered material assistance in controlling the
scale.
Pear thrips. This minute and destructive pest is sporadically
abundant here and there in the pear-growing sections, specially in
the Hudson valley, and despite the watchfulness of fruit growers
there is likely to be considerable loss before the seriousness of the
infestation is appreciated or the need of immediate action realized.
Pear psylla. There have been some reports of injury by pear
psylla though in many localities the insect has been only moderately
abundant and in not a few almost absent. The cool weather and
heavy rains have had a marked influence in preventing the pest
from multiplying greatly.
Grass and grain pests. The cool weather and abundant rains of
last spring, as in 1917, were unfavorable to the development of
sufficient grasshoppers to cause serious damage and in most sections
these insects were not unusually abundant though toward the end
of the season they were somewhat numerous in restricted localities.
The white grub injury rendered probable by the abundance of
May and June beetles in 1917 failed to develop in most localities.
There was material injury in restricted areas though this was hardly
comparable to that of 1915. Warning notices outlining probabilities
were issued in early spring and it is very probable that in many
localities the comparative freedom from damage was due to farmers
taking precautions and not planting crops liable to injury, such as
corn and potatoes, on land where conditions favored an abundance
of white grubs. :
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Wheat midge was prevalent in the rye fields of the eastern part
of the State and caused somewhat more damage than in 1917. The
wheat fields of the western section were also generally infested by
this insect. A survey of the situation in Erie, Genesee, Niagara
and Orleans counties disclosed a general prevalence of the insect
practically without reference to time of sowing, depth of plowing
or previous treatment, though it was noteworthy that, generally
speaking, the more vigorous fields showed less of the pest. The
bearded wheats are usually less infested. The results of these studies
are Summarized in the body of the report.
Grass lands, specially pastures and corn fields, were seriously
injured in Broome county localities by grass webworms, the asso-
ciated bronze-colored cutworm and also the greasy cutworm. There
were complaints of serious injury to corn by webworms and damage
by the lined corn borer was also reported.
Investigation by the Entomologist of the European corn borer
shows it to be very destructive in eastern Massachusetts. The occur-
rence of the pest in this state means possibly great losses unless
there is early and effective control. Potentially it is a serious
enemy of corn and other important crops. It is extremely desirable
to prevent itsspread. The history of other pests in this country
suggests that actual extermination, though costly, would be true
economy. There should be at least a determined effort to accomp-
lish this through federal and state agencies.
Field crops. There was some injury to beans by the seed corn
maggot. This was much less than in 1917 in spite of the fact that
there was considerable wet weather. The comparative immunity
was due largely to modifications in methods, care being taken not
to put beans on wet land, and if this was necessary, shallow rather
than deep planting seemed to be the rule.
Potato aphis appeared toward the end of June on Long Island and
later developed in the Hudson valley and was reported from the
central part of the State. The history of the attack was very similar
tothat of 1917. The damage was markedly less, because the farmers
more generally appreciated the status of the pest and were ready to
adopt control measures whenever conditions justified them.
Black flea-beetles were unusually abundant and injurious on
Long Island, in the Hudson valley and in some other sections of
the State, the damage being limited mostly to potato and tomato
plants recently transplanted. The probabilities are that poor
culture the preceding year, due presumably to scarcity of labor, was
a factor in producing conditions favorable to injury by this pest.
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 II
Similar conditions, possibly more accentuated, may be expected
another season.
Forest tree pests. There has been comparatively little damage by
insects to forest trees though there was some stripping of woodlands
in the Catskills by caterpillars of the snow-white linden moth. The
antlered maple caterpillar defoliated extensive areas in the nearby
Berkshires and was reported from one New York locality. The fall,
as in 1917, was characterized by an unusual abundance of hickory
tussock moth caterpillars and associated species, though the damage
does not appear to have been so extensive.
Insects and health. The necessity of controlling flies and other
insects frequenting human habitations has been greatly emphasized
by the extensive mobilization of troops. This was anticipated by
the Entomologist in the preparation of Household and Camp Insects
(Museum Bulletin 194), which appeared in February 1917. The
publication was widely distributed among military officers as well as
to those specially interested in work of this kind throughout the
country. There has beena constant demand for the bulletin through-
out the season.
The importance of insect control in camp and field is apparent
when it is recalled that diseases have been responsible for more
_ deaths in armies during war times than are caused by wounds and
that such infections as typhus, cholera, malaria of various types,
trench fever and typhoid fever may be carried by insects and some
of the more important of these infections are disseminated only by
such agents. It therefore follows that the application of precise
knowledge regarding the habits of insects to the extremely varied
conditions encountered by an army in the field and particularly an
appreciation of the benefits resulting from the avoidance or ameli-
oration of conditions favorable to the reproduction of dangerous
insects, means an enormous advantage to the units in a position to
utilize such knowledge.
The broader phases of insect control and sanitation were discussed
by the entomologists at the Pittsburgh meeting of the American
Association of Economic Entomologists and as an outcome a special
committee, of which the State Entomologist was a member, was
appointed for the purpose of promoting the better utilization of the
entomological talent of the country in army sanitation. There
have been several conferences with representatives of the surgeon
general and a number of entomologists are now demonstrating the
utility of their calling as active members of sanitary corps. Fur-
thermore, the Entomologist, upon the invitation of the camp surgeon,
12 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
made an examination of conditions at Camp Upton with special
reference to the complex mosquito problem of that section.
Another very important phase deserves consideration at this
time, namely, the desirability of adopting every reasonable pre-
caution to prevent epidemics after the establishment of peace.
Various infections have been widely distributed as a result of the
wholesale movement and dissemination of troops and with entire
nations suffering from malnutrition, conditions will be almost ideal
for extensive epidemics when warm weather permits insects to become
active carriers of disease. The peril is greatest in portions of Europe
though sections to which troops return will by no means be free from
danger. Doctor Prinzing, in his monograph on ‘ Epidemics
Resulting from Wars,” states that, ‘‘ Until comparatively recent
times the most serious human cost of war has not been losses in the
field, nor even the losses from disease in the armies, but the losses
from epidemics disseminated among the civil populations. It was
the war epidemics and their sequelae, rather than direct military
losses that accounted for the deep prostration of Germany after the
Thirty Years’ War. Such epidemics were also the gravest conse-
quence of the Napoleonic Wars.’’ Wasted resources and reduced
man power in certain European countries mean arelaxation of sani-
tary precautions and with the renewed activities of insects another
season, there will be almost unexampled opportunities for the spread
of disease unless precautions are adopted and rigidly enforced at
the very outset.
Special entomological service. The plan was to promote the
production of larger and better crops and was a development from
and continuation of the insect pest survey and information service
conducted during the summer of 1917. It is emergency war work.
A series of weekly reports or digests were issued throughout the
active part of the season, the first appearing May 23d and the last
August rst. These were distributed to farm bureau agents through-
out the State and to a number of specially interested persons, par-
ticularly those in position to influence the adoption of better measures
for the control of insect pests. This was supplemented by cor-
respondence directing the attention of observers to features of special
importance. The service was possible only through the cooperation
of the farm bureau agents and a number of observers in various parts
of the State, the latter mostly earlier correspondents of the office.
In addition to the weekly reports mentioned above, special circulars
were issued warning of probable injury by grass webworm, potato
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 13
aphis, summer leaf feeders and the wheat midge and recording the
most recent developments.
The main purpose of the undertaking was to secure early and accu-
rate reports of insect activities from all over the State, to summarize
the information thus obtained, distribute it promptly, and thus
effect material reduction in the serious losses annually inflicted by
these pests. Particular emphasis was laid upon the initial signs of
injury in order to promote control before much damage had been
caused. The more important crops received first attention, specially
the insect enemies of potatoes, such fruits as apples, pears, peaches
and cherries, cereal and forage crops and truck and garden crops.
It is impossible, from the nature of the case, to give exact figures as
to the value of the service. The mere fact that a close watch was
kept for such injury is worth much in times when every effortshould _
be made to increase production. An estimate made in 1913 placed
the approximate damage in this State to all farm crops at $20,000,
ooo annually. The figures should be considerably higher now. Fur-
thermore there is need of discouraging unwise or misdirected efforts
against insects of little importance or the use of materials or methods
of doubtful efficiency. The Entomologist has constantly kept these
problems in mind and in working through farm bureau agents
has been able to do much in standardizing practices and increasing
production.
The Entomologist has also served as collaborator with the Emer-
gency Entomological Service of the United States Bureau of Ento-
mology, thus assisting in improving conditions in the country as
a whole and at the same time bringing the state work into closer
touch with that of the Nation, to the mutual advantage of both.
Gall insects. The ‘‘ Key to American Insect Galls’’ has been
carried through the press. It is the only comprehensive tabulation
of these interesting deformities and since it deals primarily with the
more obvious swellings or plant malformations rather than with
the minute and highly complex gall makers themselves, it will
greatly facilitate the study of the interrelations between plants and
insects. There is also brought together and tabulated in this bulletin
data which are of great value in interpreting biological processes and
are not without their economic or practical bearing, since a number
of species comprised in this large group are pests of prime importance,
notably the Hessian fly and the wheat midge, the latter being much
more destructive in earlier years than at the present time.
Some attention has been given to gall midges and a number of
interesting forms, including several new genera, have been described.
14 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
Lectures. The Entomologist has delivered a number of lectures
on insects, mostly economic species, before various agricultural and
horticultural gatherings, some of these being in cooperation with
farmers institutes or county farm bureau agents. Several lectures
have also been given under the auspices of local welfare associations.
Publications. Brief popular accounts of the more destructive
insects have been prepared as heretofore and widely circulated
through the county farm bureaus and the local papers.
Owing to delay in printing, the report for 1916 did not appear
until the current year and is the only Museum bulletin on entomology
issued in the period covered by this report. A paper of more than
usual interest, ‘‘ Insects and Camp Sanitation,’’ was prepared for
the Journal of Economic Entomology. A general popular discussion
entitled ‘‘ Gall Insects and Their Relations to Plants ’’ appeared in
the June issue of the Scientific Monthly. A popular summary of
losses caused by insects and the possibilities in control measures
was published in State Service under the title ‘‘ Insects Destroy
Millions in Property.’’ The need of continuing entomological
investigations even under war conditions was presented under the
title ‘‘ Entomological Research and Utility’’ in the Scientific
Monthly. There were also several technical papers describing gall
midges.
Collections. Very desirable additions to the state collections
have been made through the year, some of the best material being
reared in connection with studies of insect outbreaks or as a result
of requests for information concerning previously unknown forms.
Special attention has been paid to the acquisition and preservation
of immature stages, since these are very difficult to secure. A
noteworthy donation of this character was that from Instructor
C. P. Alexander of the University of Kansas, widely known because
of his work on the Tipulidae. It comprises a series of larvae and
pupae of representative crane flies belonging to eleven genera and
sixteen species. A list of these is given under accessions to the
collections. A recent communication from Mr Alexander states
that we have one of the foremost collections of crane flies in America
— largely due to the efforts of Mr Young.
Unusual demands for the identification of insects and information
in regard to methods of control, partly a result of war conditions, has
restricted the amount of time which could be given to the identifica-
tion and arrangement of the collections. This latter is necessary,
otherwise collections may be simply miscellaneous aggregations of
unknown material of comparatively little service to anyone.
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 15
Mr Young, inaddition to numerous identifications for correspond-
ents, and other routine work, has made material progress in arrang-
ing and classifying the important parasitic flies belonging to the
Tachinidae and is now devoting much time to the difficult
Anthomyiidae, among which latter are found such pests as the onion
maggot and the cabbage maggot. He was also exceptionally
fortunate in collecting at Wells a large series of Amphicoma
vulpina Hentz, an extremely rare Scaraebaeid hitherto repre-
sented in the state collections by only one or two specimens without
a recorded locality.
Miss Hartman’s time has been fully occupied, in addition to
numerous routine duties, by the many translations of technical
literature needed in systematic work, the making of numerous excel-
lent microscopic preparations of smaller insects, the arrangement
and care of the pressed specimens of insect work and the extensive
accumulations of alcoholic material.
The maintenance and development of an adequate representation
of the insect life of the State means an enormous amount of work
and with the passing of the present war stringency more adequate
provision should be made for this line of activity. There are more
than twenty thousand species of insects in the State, each repre-
sented by at least four stages and not a few presenting marked dif-
ferences between the various molts or instars of the larva. This
gives an idea of the enormous number of forms falling within the
province of the entomologist. A thoroughly representative state
collection should contain specimens of all and in the case of the many
variable species, specimens of both typical and aberrant forms.
Such a collection possesses not only scientific value because of the
immense amount of material assembled and the lines of develop-
ment illustrated, but is of great practical service in the speedy
identification of any one of the thousand of insects of the State which
without warning may become suddenly abundant and destructive.
It is well known that satisfactory control measures can not be
advised without at least some knowledge of the habits of the insect,
and the more complete this is the more reliable the recommendations.
The development of collections requires adequate space. The
constant increments of recent years have filled the boxes or trays to
such an extent that there is urgent need of more space for this
material. The wooden cases containing the insect collections should
be replaced by steel cabinets and more provided to accommodate the
additional boxes and trays required. Biological material, specimens
difficult to secure and not easily preserved in a satisfactory manner
16 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
should receive special attention. There are now in the entomological
collections a long series of types of species and genera. The posses-
sion of these uniques involves a responsibility to future generations
and every precaution should be adopted to maintain the integrity
of the collections if the entomological branch of the Museum is to
discharge its full duty to both State and Nation.
Nursery inspection. The nursery inspection work of the State
Department of Farms and Markets has resulted, as in former years,
in a number of specimens representing various stages of insect develop-
ment, some in very poor condition, being submitted to this office for
identification. As such material may originate in a foreign country,
determinations of this character are difficult and require for their
successful prosecution a large collection and an excellent library of
both domestic and foreign works. The correct identification of
such material is important since the disposal of an entire shipment
of nursery stock may be affected by the character of the infestation.
General. The work of the office has been materially aided as
in past years, by the identification of a number of species, through
the courtesy of Dr L. O. Howard, chief of the bureau of entomology,
United States Department of Agriculture, and hisassociates. There
has been very effective cooperation with the State Department of
Farms and Markets and its agents, the county farm bureaus, the
state experiment stations and other public welfare organizations.
A number of correspondents have donated valuable specimens and
many have aided materially by transmitting local data respecting
various insects or assisting in other ways. It is a pleasure to note
that there has been, as in the past, a most helpful cooperation on
the part of all interested in the work of the office.
Respectfully submitted
EPHRAIM PORTER FELT
State Entomologist
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 17
INJURIOUS INSECTS
CODLING MOTH
Carpocapsa pomonella Linn.
Experimental work to test the relative efficiency of one, two and
three applications was continued in the orchard of G. W. Mead,
Barker. A general description of the orchard and the location of
the plots has been given in the Report for 1917 (see pages 18 and
19) and need not be repeated here.
The first application was made May 27th and 28th. Two and
one-half pounds of paste arsenate of lead were used to 150 gallons of
water and a gallon of standard lime sulphur added to each 4o of the
spray. This, the regular calyx application, was made to three plots,
300 gallons being used and some burning of the foliage resulted.
The application was supervised by J. B. Achilles.
The second treatment was given to plots 1 and 2 July oth, 170
gallons of spray being used. This was followed by a serious yellowing
and dropping of the foliage. The work was supervised by L. F.
Strickland.
The third spraying was given July 26th, to plot 3, 60 gallons of
spray were used. The proportions were the same as in the earlier
treatment. Throughout the work a Gifford spray gun was employed
and the pressure was maintained at 225 pounds.
The apples were picked in early October and classified by L. F.
Strickland, agent, Department of Farms and Markets. He was
assisted in this work by J. B. Achilles and T. T. Neill of the same
department. The fruit on the six trees of each of the three plots
- and that on the two check trees was carefully classified, and an
examination of the complete data shows in the case of plot 1, sprayed
once, a codling moth infestation ranging for individual trees from
6.18 to 18.28 per cent or for the plot 10.17 per cent wormy fruit.
In plot 2, the ranges were from 3.7 to 19.45 per cent of wormy apples,
the plot per cent being 10.66. Similar figures for plot 3 showed a
variation from 5.34 to 15.95 per cent, the per cent for the plot being
9.10. ‘These wide differences are due in part to great variation in
the yield and probably also to the difficulty in doing equally thorough
work with a nozzle which demands very rapid operation, if one
would avoid overloading the trees with spray. With these facts
in mind it was deemed best to make selections from each plot, taking
trees which bore at least a moderate crop and those which did not
deviate widely from what we judged to be the normal. This latter
consideration resulted in the elimination of tree F on plot 3 because
18 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
the percentage of wormy apples was excessive. The selected data,
which are believed to be more nearly representative, are given below.
Codling moth, Mead orchard, 1918
CODLING MOTH
NO. OF TOTAL | PER- LEAF
SPRAYS Tee Fruit | rect | S°48 |rotieR| TOT? mi
. a. -
End | Side | Aug tom:
One ee ak 1D eae I 665 | I 402 I 109 II5 (0) 28 fa) 127
: Pericent | e~o- 84.20 .06 6.54 9.30) fo SL. Ye GB in ine oe
One a... Bes ce nel 4) 440) || 28806 161 180 213 (0) 52 I 154
Percent..| ..... 84.03 4.67 5.22 6.18 | .... | 1.50 | .20 | 4.46
10 2 BS ee PDS oO 5 IIr | 4 2098 162 289 S080) Cie 80 | 281
Pericertt) octets Mirostgits, SR EAR Ae as 84.09 3.11 5-65 7.20 1.56 13 | 5.49
Twos et Aa Ei ie oon |i 708) 2 139 162 ro) 6 I 155
Percent. lis... 1... 85.98 .09 6.64 er eae 28), Odum mae
TWOKserore). CHO, 1 I 470 | 1 147 8 123 130 Ce) 8 fe) 122
Per cent..] ..... 78.02 .54 8.36 8.84 54 8.29
PLGRU ns, senate UN sictette va laiele 2 858 | 2 541 21 192 304 I 2 2 273
Per cent..| ..... 88.90 .73 6.71 | 10.63 .03 -97 | .06 | 9.55
TOCA ee She. the Mele ore, ae 6 419 | 5 486 31 454 596 I 42 3 550
Bericenti ae Mee esti tall cite keas 85.46 .48 7.07 OF30) || eae ~O5 4 (a ecsl| Beso!
Three: 7. ..., 2. Areca eels) LZO.le2zag20 88 146 236 to) 25 fe) 211
Per cent. /2.. 85.75 2.76 4.59 IPAQ tec ae 778i A OS:
TPhreene jciercey Cucccaswell (E;087.| Tease 7 719 124 to) II o 113
Percent. .|..:.. 87.84 .41 4.68 Ate thal [Brees = - 65 4h ee. O60)
DTCC se cske las, 1D PERSE I 930 | I 638 6 98 195 (0) II It 183
Per cent..|'..... 84.87 .31 5.07 | 10.10 56 05 | 9.48
Taree ohh el luibiake eta ae 2 452 | 2 172 13 138 131 oO 7 0 124
Per cent..} ..... 88.58 53 5.62 SRSA wares S282, Mesos
ito} 25) tHe R leete ea eee 9 248 | 8 o18 114 461 G56) |. an 54 T 631
Péricents'2 |e. eee oat oes 86.83 T93 4.98 Pe OQ i Atulen 58s) se el Ome
None se. ee), > ert cere 4 783 | 3 967 104 294 438 5 49 381
Pericent.«] 4... : 82.93 2.17 4.14 9.15 Io | 1.02 06 | 7.96
Noneiee tile Yeeeah 582 | I 940 | 2 006 245 84 58 68 ° 358
Per cent +. 'lh- 45 = 42.33 | 45.74 5. 34.|) 2O:.50u) 1.20 | Leases 7.81
Towa’). ar hei ic ad Oe kaa 9 365 | 5 907 | 2 200 539 922 63 LEZ! Nh hg 739
Percent... i bis/l bosch pe cc Beth sete sis 63.07 | 23.49 5.75 9.84 67 |. T). 24 03 | 7.890
Examination of the above table shows first of all the progressive
increase in the percentage of perfect apples in plots sprayed once,
twice and three times and a markedly smaller per cent on the check
trees. There is a marked difference between the amount of scab
on the check trees and those which were sprayed and a considerable
variation between the plot sprayed once and the two receiving more
than one treatment, though for some cause or other plot 3 had a
higher percentage of scabby fruit than the one sprayed twice. It
is one of the anomalies which can not be readily explained. It will
be noted that leaf roller or white-marked tussock moth injury to
fruit, probably both, was not materially affected by any of these
treatments. Codling moth infestation was much less in this orchard
than last year, the percentage for the two check trees, 9.84, falling
far below the 41.69 per cent of wormy fruit found in 1917 on the
unsprayed trees in this orchard. The relatively light infestation
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 19
_ makes impossible any marked variations as a result of the treatment
though the per cent of wormy fruit for the unsprayed plots is some-
what less than for the check trees.
Attention is also called to the fairly uniform percentage of apples
in the various plots showing the peculiar blemish designated as
“‘ shallow,’’ the check trees showing about 2 per cent higher than that
for the plot sprayed but once and nearly three-fourths of a per cent
lower than for the plot sprayed twice. These variations are really
guitesmall. The figures given above show that in plot 1, 76 per cent
of the wormy apples were injured by “ shallow,”’ 92 per cent of plot
2, 95 per cent of plot 3 and 80 per cent of the yield from the check .
trees. In other words the second and third treatments with a poison
spray apparently increase the percentage of ‘‘ shallow-affected”’
apples among the wormy by reducing the number injured in some
other manner and apparently this gain is mostly in the elimination
of side injury, though the figures do not contrast as strongly as one
might wish. i
Poison and Tobacco for Codling Moth
There has been considerable injury to apples in western New
York during the last few years owing to young caterpillars hatching
from late deposited eggs of the codling moth working just under the
skin of the fruit and producing that characteristic and sometimes
very general type of injury known as “ shallow ’’ and by some growers
confused with the work of second brood codling moth larvae.
Investigations of earlier years have absolutely connected this type
of injury with young caterpillars hatching from eggs deposited the
last of June or early in July upon the smooth surface of the growing
apples. The young larvae enter the fruit at almost any convenient
point and excavate just under the skin a small gallery with a radius
of approximately one-sixteenth of an inch and when this is completed,
many at least, instead of going deeper into the apple, forsake the
injury and migrate to the blossom end. One of the problems is to
prevent this type of mischief. The apple is growing rapidly at
the time the codling moth eggs are hatching and consequently it
is nearly impossible to keep the fruit well covered with poison during
this period. The spraying experiments of earlier years have shown
comparatively little influence upon the reduction of the “‘ shallow ”’
type of injury except as the infestation in the orchard as a whole
was reduced by the successful control of the codling moth in preced-
ing seasons.
Knowing that the period of oviposition for this pest was an
extended one, lasting a month or more, and that presumably indi-
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vidual moths would live a considerable portion of this time, we deemed
it worth while to test the effect of a combined spray applied the
latter part of June at a time when presumably most of the moths
had emerged from their cocoons and before there had been any
extensive deposition of eggs and injuring of the fruit by the young
larvae. L. F. Strickland, agent of the Department of Farms and
Markets, at our suggestion, selected an orchard belonging to R. E.
Heard, of Lockport, and sprayed a group of six greening trees June
28th with 1 pint of black leaf forty to 100 gallons of water, to
which were added 1 gallon of a standard lime-sulphur preparation
and 13 pounds of powdered arsenate of lead. It was hoped that
the black leaf forty would destroy some of the moths sheltering
in the trees and the spray was therefore directed so as to drench the
limbs and trunk as well as to cover the foliage. The poison would
also be fatal to any caterpillars feeding upon the foliage. The
application was made:from the ground with a spray gun and 325
gallons were used on 200 trees. These latter were greenings about
roo years old, with a spread of 4o to 45 feet, a height of 30 feet and
over and they were wellladen. The top of the tree was first covered
with a spray; this was then followed by an underspray designed in
particular to saturate the limbs and the rough bark of the larger
branches and the trunk. A pressure of 225 pounds was maintained
and the experimental trees were protected by a barrier row of simi-
larly treated trees on all sides. The greenings, owing particularly
to a scarcity of labor, were rather too thick in the center and asa
consequence it was not possible to do entirely satisfactory work from
the ground. This was especially the case on branches near the
top of the tree and when picking the men occasionally brought in
lots showing an unusually high percentage of infestation. The
natural difficulties presented by these trees made it difficult to
obtain sharply marked results.
The earlier treatment of the orchard had been as follows. Just
after the petals fell there was the usual application of a poison lime-
sulphur wash, summer strength, all the trees being treated alike.
Examinations by Mr Strickland in various orchards July 1st resulted
in the conclusion that the maximum oviposition by the codling moth
probably had not been reached. No unusual developments were
noted in the orchard during the summer and at picking time, Sep-
tember 1oth and 11th, the fruit on four of the experimental trees
was carefully canvassed and in addition that on one entire tree
(tree X) which received the general treatment described above for
the orchard and the apples on one side of another (tree Y). These
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two trees, X and Y, were three trees west of the six included in the
experimental plot and were in the same row, tree Y being north of
tree X. The lettering of the trees in the experimental plot was the
same as in earlier years, it running from east to west. Tree B bore
over 5 barrels, tree C 7% barrels, tree D approximately 10 barrels;
tree F 73 barrels, tree X 63 barrels and the half of tree Y 4 barrels.
‘The results of this work are given in the tabulation below.
Heard orchard, 1918
CODLING MOTH, WORMY
TOTAL | PER- LEAF
Las Fruit | Fect | °°4? |Rotter tis Bi
* 1de al=
Total | End Side Aug. fae
33C0) 1) ee 3 718 | 2 840 94 808 128 3 14 8 112
REERCCTRGI GT titer crs creles [igi sacar 76.38 2.52 | 21.73 3-44 .08 37 21 3.01
otal ie. Siyecletien 4 979 | 3 125 399 | I 154 287 20 36 14 231
IPEMIGEN techie sic ccel feces 62.75 8.01 | 23.17 5.77 40 72 .28 4.63
Dotalit st sly /s: 5 777 | 3 700 392 | I 320 328 4 51 39 274
fenIGem Gets see sli cos 64.04 6.78 | 22.84 5.67 06 88 67 4.74
PLOGalie cheated solos 5 280 | 4 050 275 759 188 4 30 8 154
IGIKCEMt leis nck cc cl see 76.70 5.2m | 14.37 3.56 07 57 15 2.92
xX
PRO taM este: 4h ll 4. 4 455 | 2 704 612 676 436 33 64 28 340
EMCeNba fase esc bee se 60.69 | 13.73 | 15.17 9.78 ~74 1.43 .62 7.63
PROGALN oy. 64)... oiete 2 925 | I 675 190 829 222 7 22 9 193
IRemcente cscs tect lee ee 57.2 6.49 | 28.34 7.58 23 «75 .30 6.59
It will be seen from the above tabulation that the trees receiving
a special tobacco-arsenate spray bore a smaller percentage of wormy
fruit than those which were untreated. This is specially marked in
the case of trees B and F, each with a total wormy fruit of
about 33 per cent while the check trees yielded over 9% and
7% percent of wormy apples. The somewhat high percentage of
wormy fruit on trees C and D is probably to be accounted for in part
at least by the large size of the trees and the crowded condition in
the orchard rendering it difficult to secure the uniform and thorough
treatment so desirable in experimental work. It can at least be
said that this application appears to have reduced materially the
number of wormy apples. The data here, as in earlier experimental
work, indicate a considerable uniformity in the proportion of
“ shallow-affected ’’ fruit to the total wormy.. For example, the
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trees receiving the special treatment have 83 per cent of the wormy
fruit showing the ‘‘ shallow’’ blemish, on the check trees it was 82 per
cent and on trees B and F, those producing the smallest percentage
of wormy fruit, it was 84 percent. These ranges are very small and
suggest that reduction in the infestation of the orchard is the surest
method of eliminating the ‘‘ shallow’ type of injury. On the other
hand, it should be stated that there was no such late oviposition as
had obtained in earlier years when this trouble was more evident and
were such conditions to prevail results might be very different. The
information secured amply justifies further tests along these lines.
The time for this special treatment was fixed by examinations for
eggs upon both leaves and young apples, specially the latter, and an
attempt was made to have the spraying come just before many eggs
were likely to be deposited. This varies from season to season
and appears to be intimately connected with evening temperatures.
It is possible that a comparatively simple rule for establishing the
most effective time for this treatment can be worked out in connec-
tion with observations upon temperatures and oviposition now in
progress.
A modification of this treatment was tried July 2d on the farm of
L. L. Morrell, Kinderhook. Four rows of moderate sized apple trees,
mostly greenings and some Baldwins, were dusted with ro pounds
of arsenate of lead, 40 pounds of tobacco and 50 pounds of sulphur.
There was a light breeze and the dust drifted through the trees and
covered the foliage thoroughly though there was more on the wind-
ward side. No codling moth work was visible at the time and later
developments prevented a careful classification of the fruit. Mr
Morrell expressed himself as very well pleased with the treatment
and stated that the fruit was exceptionally free from codling moth
injury.
Oviposition and Evening Temperatures
Unquestionably there is an intimate relation between evening
temperatures and the deposition of eggs by the codling moth. In
the first place very few eggs are deposited when the early evening
temperatures, 8 p. m. and g p. m. sun time, are below 60 degrees
and if there is a marked rise above this following a period of rela-
tively cool weather, conditions are favorable for the deposition of
large numbers of eggs. The low evening temperatures of June and
early July in the vicinity of the Great Lakes appear to have a marked
effect upon the codling moth and in certain seasons there may be a
very general prevalence of the ‘‘ shallow ”’ type of injury following
a delayed oviposition.
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Through the kindly cooperation of George W. Mead of Barker and
E. E. Crosby of Lockport, temperature records were kept through
most of June and July. The two localities were selected for the
purpose of ascertaining what differences might exist between the
Barker orchard located about 2 miles from Lake Ontario and at an
elevation 200 feet high, and the Lockport orchard some 14 miles
from the lake and with an elevation of approximately 600 feet, this
latter being on the Erie plain. The cool breezes of midsummer are
very evident near the lake and less apparent in the vicinity of Lock-
port. The temperature records were made at 8 and 9 p.m. (daylight
saving time) or 7 and 8 p.m., sun time. The latter record is the
most significant so far as codling moth activities are concerned. It
will be noted on referring to these records that the thermometer at
9 p. m. did not reach 60 degrees F. or higher until the 24th, rising
the last of the month to 70 degrees. It is interesting to note in this
connection that field observations resulted in finding eggs in orchards
June 27th for the first time and a markedly greater abundance of
eggs July 1st, the latter almost exactly coinciding with the decidedly
higher evening temperatures. Again there was an increased ovi-
position July 12th which, on referring to the temperature records,
will be found to follow a series of decidedly higher evening tempera-
tures, and this was even more marked on July 16th and 18th.
The temperature and oviposition records given below justify the
statement that codling moths will not lay many eggs when the early
evening temperatures, namely 8 p. m. sun time, are below 60 degrees
and a rise to this point or above is very apt to be followed by the
deposition of large numbers of eggs, specially in orchards badly
infested by this pest. It is not difficult to corroborate this general
statement by finding the tiny, glistening, semitransparent or whitish
specklike eggs with a diameter a little less than the head of an
average pin upon the leaves, and particularly the smooth surface
of the fruit. The period of most active egg laying in the western
part of the State comes in early July, very likely the first week,
though sometimes it may be delayed until the second or even the
beginning of the third week.
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Weather records, June 1918
———SSSSSSaaa=DnnDnBBhABRA”ADAhnnnnnnunuNEEoOoOoOoOoOoOoOooooy——————————————
LOCKPORT, 4 MILES
SOUTHEAST BARKER, 3 MILES WEST
Observer, E: E. Crosby Observer, George W. Mead
Wed org Mik Temperature Rain _Temperature | Rain
8p.m.]|9p.m. |Amount} 8p.m. | 9 p.m. | Amount
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 25
Weather record, July 1918
—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
LOCKPORT, 4 MILES
SOUTHEAST BARKER, 3 MILES WEST
Observer, E. E. Crosby Observer, George W. Mead
oo Temperature Rain Temperature Rain
8 p.m. |9p.m. | Amount] 8 p.m. | 9 p. m. | Amount
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Codling moth oviposition in 1918
L. F. Strickland, Observer
PER CENT c ;
qeta || Mota! Ge TOTAL |PER CENT| TOTAL
NO, OF NO. 1918
PLACE NO. NO. EGG
EN- APPLES EGG DATE
APPLES | EGGS |INFESTED
APPLES |ZRANCES INJURED] SHELLS
G. W. Mead
BarkerseN aVinn sss 2.8 500 5 1.0 0 ° Dl) Jes27
R. E. Heard 3
Lockport, Nie Vicari 500 4 8 Co) o o | Je. 28
R. E. Heard
Lockports N. Yoo Besos: 500 5 1.0 0 ° Oo ile
G. W. Mead
Barker: Nb oY hs ewe: 600 8 tis I I Lap es sa
G. W. Mead
Barker Niky Y sfc ee os. 500 2 cA 13 22 8 | ji. 8
R. E. Heard
LockportaN. Woosh... . 250 8 3.2 2 8 2 | Ji. 12
R. E. Heard
WMockporteN. Yi. fer... 109 2 1.8 I 9 3 | Jl. 13
John Nelson
ocknorta NN, 2... -. 169 6 3.5 2 De aot es
Frank pierre = F qn
gison, ONG Yoke ose 173 9 4. 2.3 7 15
W. W. Dutton ; ‘4
Youngstown, N. Y..... 100 2 2.0 3 3.0 2| Jl. 16
R. H Heard mare I. 36
Ockportwin.. |X ~ Gir wn: 213 10 4.6 5 2.8 8 ed!
5 nea N.Y ji. 18
OckportyNe Ys otis. 300 17 4.6 I 3 10 I
Been i neerels - : I
Bison Me Me, breakers a 560 9 1.6 32 5.3 30 23
R. E. Heard
Lockporter Nes Mie hiatal te 649 a geet ae 37 4.9 19 | Jl. 23
B es NY ji
AD KET SUNIL ce & cdintels cae 508 is) c) 25 Ber mi 24
R. He obenes eat jl. 26
ockport, N. Y...:..... 226 3 1.2 y | 2.6 13 Aer
en : ‘6 jl. 26
USOT) UNG Mice s stekeiets. 0s 600 2 3 55 7.6 2 2
R, E. Heard
Lackporty; N. Y.-ie...- 500 te) oO 4 8 61 Jie zo
Davis Farm
(Burts os Vesee merece 500 (a) o 45 8.1 26 | Jl. 29
EUROPEAN CORN BORER
Pyrausta nubilalis Hubn.
The European corn borer easily ranks as the most important pest
which has become established in the United States during the last
25 years, since the probabilities favor serious and widespread losses
to our principal grain crop. The yield of corn is approximately
twice that of oats and three times that of wheat. This new pest not
only attacks corn, both sweet and field, but it may prove a serious
enemy of Kafir corn and possibly greatly injure Johnson and Bermuda
grass. The annual loss in this country might exceed a billion dollars,
which would mean considerably less than 50 per cent damage to our
1918 corn crop of 2,582,814,000 bushels, which sold at a little over
$1.36 a bushel.
History in America. This pest was discovered in Massachusetts
in 1917, and in 1918 caused very serious injury in badly infested
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 27
fields. The total infested area at the close of that season was approxi-
mately 400 square miles while data now at hand indicate some 1800
square miles infested in the eastern part of Massachusetts, extending
from the Cape north to New Hampshire and including three of the
southeastern towns in that state.
An infestation was discovered at Scotia, Schenectady county,
January 29, 1919,! and subsequent investigations showed the borer
to be somewhat generally established over an area of possibly 500
square miles, including portions of Albany, Schenectady, Schoharie,
Herkimer, Fulton, Saratoga and Rensselaer counties and extending
from a little east of Troy westward to Fort Hunter, north nearly to
Saratoga and south to Esperance. The presence of the insect on
the Mohawk flats is a serious phase of the problem since these areas
are annually flooded and as a consequence infested stalks may be
swept down the river and deposited along the extensive shore line
of this water way.
An infestation in Erie county was located in September 1919, and
subsequent examinations have shown this borer to occupy an area
of possibly some 400 square miles in portions of Cattaraugus, Chau-
tauqua and Erie counties, the insect having been found from a little
east of Buffalo south and southwest to Gowanda and Fredonia. ~
There was also an infestation reported in September of the same
year in Erie county, Pennsylvania. This latter appears to be con-
fined to a very small area. .
European history. This pest has an unsavory record in Europe,
being reported as frequently causing a loss of 50 per cent to corn and
hemp in central Europe. It is recorded as being widely distributed
in central and southern Europe, west central and northern Asia,
China and Japan. This latter leads us to expect that this pest
can flourish throughout our extensive corn belt.
Work in corn. The caterpillars of this pest feed upon corn leaves
to a slight extent, injure the tassels, tunnel the stalks and cobs (plate
t) and feed upon the corn itself (plate 2). Their work, followed
by the invasion of moisture, bacteria and fungi may easily result in
the nearly complete destruction of the entire crop. Field counts
last season in Massachusetts by federal and state agents resulted
in finding 100 per cent of the ears infested in a quarter of an acre of
sweet corn and an examination of badly infested areas showed an
average of 46 caterpillars toa plant, or approximately 1,050,000 to an
tOwing to the delay in printing this report, it was considered advisable to
bring this record of distribution down to the end of 1919.
28 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
acre. Conditions were so serious that 311 caterpillars were found in
one hill of corn, 117 in one stalk and 15 in one ear, one caterpillar
being sufficient to damage an ear seriously. The injury to nearby
field corn was nearly as great, though sweet corn is much more
generally grown in the infested area.
Food plants. There exists no undoubted evidence: to show that
the European corn borer breeds in New York State in any plant
except corn, though all varieties are subject to attack. The work
of the insect is most likely to be serious in small to medium varie-
ties of corn because the larger ones can maintain a greater number of
borers with less likelihood of severe injury. It should be noted that
earlier fields of corn are much more likely to be infested than. those
planted later. The principal food plants in Massachusetts, as shown
by investigations, are sweet corn, field corn,.fodder corn, celery,
beans, potatoes, Swiss chard, beets, spinach, dahlias, gladiolus,
chrysanthemums, and several of the larger stemmed weeds and
grasses, notably barnyard grass (plate 7) and the
common ragweed, or Roman wormwood. Some
of these plants become infested simply because
they are growing in or near infested corn fields,
though the pest seems to be able to maintain
itself upon barnyard grass, dock and lady’s
thumb. The insect limits itself very closely to
corn in sparsely infested areas.
Signs of infestation. The European corn borer
can be easily detected in corn stalks during the
winter by the characteristic holes about one-
eighth of an inch in diameter, frequently with
discolored margins and usually plugged with bor-
ings. These entrance holes (figure 1) are most
easily seen on corn stalks which have been
stripped of leaves by cattle. The holes lead
into irregular burrows or galleries (plate 4, figure
2) 1 inch to several inches in length, each of
which is usually inhabited by a yellowish gray,
Fig. 1 Character- indistinctly lined caterpillar about three-fourths
istic holes in corn- of an inch in length. The head is brown, and
stalks as they occur the body minutely spotted with brown. The
in late summer, .
ear eatanel aloe NONE galleries that reach to the nodes are frequently
irregularly enlarged at this point. The borer
also works in the stubble and may be found in corn fields during
the winter.
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REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 29
Broken tassels with extruded borings at the point of injury are
conspicuous and easily recognized signs of infestation. It is
important to know that most of the tassel is affected and also to
keep in mind the fact that tassels may be broken from other causes.
The occasional hanging of one branchlet of the tassel is very rarely
caused by the corn borer. Injury to the tassels is sometimes so
severe as materially to affect the fertilization of the ears.
__ The small, oval, whitish feeding spots of the young borers or
larvae on the leaves aid in the detection of the pest, though this type
of injury is by no means conspicuous. ,
Compared with native corn insects. The European corn borer
is the only corn pest in America which habitually bores in the stalks,
in cobs and at the same time injures the kernels (figure 5). It is
easily distinguished from the earlier appearing lined corn borer and
the frequently associated stalk borer by the absence of well-marked
reddish lines. Furthermore, the lined corn borer works almost
entirely in corn 4 to 6 inches high while the European corn borer is
rarely seen until the corn is 12 to 15 inches high. The stalk borer
caterpillar, with its peculiar purplish blotch near the middle of the
body breaking the well-defined white and purplish brown lines, can
hardly be confused with the dull-colored European corn borer,
although its work in the corn is somewhat similar. Furthermore,
the stalk borer, when full grown may measure 1} inches in length,
whereas the European corn borer is never more than 1 inch long.
The corn ear worm, a native southern insect which can not winter
in this latitude, attacks the tips of ripening ears, the greenish or brown-
ish strongly marked caterpillars are over an inch long when full .
grown and very different from the European corn borer. Samples
of corn stalks suspected of being infested by this pest should be sent
to the farm bureau agent or the nearest entomologist. |
Life history and habits. It is necessary to distinguish sharply
between the habits of this insect in New York State and in Mas-
sachusetts. A study of the insect in the vicinity of Schenectady
shows that it passes the winter as a nearly full-grown borer which
begins to change to the pupa in June. The first moths emerge in
June or early July, continue on the wing about a month; there
being one brood. There are two broods or generations of this
insect in eastern Massachusetts. The nearly full-grown caterpillars
in either locality winter in the stems or stalks of corn and various
other plants. The moths appear on the wing in Massachusetts
from the middle of May to the latter part of June and in New York
State during June and into July. They are nocturnal in habit and at
30 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
about 9 o’clock in the evening often make flights of 20 or 30 feet
at a height of 6 feet or more above the ground and have been
observed to make single flights of about one-seventh of a mile.
The moths lay their eggs in the spring on the under surface of the
early leaves in shinglelike oval patches, the average number for
the first brood as determined by studies in Massachusetts in 1919
being 386 and for the second brood in 1918, 727. Egg laying begins
about 3% days after the moths emerge and continues for about 124
days, though adults may live as long as 30 days. The borer in New
York State, at least, displays a marked preference for early planted
corn and that planted 2 or 3 weeks later than the earliest may escape
infestation altogether.
The young larvae or caterpillars eat out small areas on the leaves
and as they increase in size descend and attack the developing tassel,
working in the buds and later entering the stem and causing the
characteristic breaking or bending at the base. The larger cater-
pillars enter the stalk and tunnel through all parts of the plant
except the fibrous roots, retarding development and in many cases
causing defective fertilization as a result of injury to the tassel.
Infested stalks, when the caterpillars are active, are easily recognized
by the dry or moist borings near or hanging from circular holes.
The larvae of the first brood confine their operations largely to
tassels and stalks, frequently not injuring the ear. This greatly
reduces the possible injury, though corn is planted so early in New
York State and the moths appear so late, that it is possible for eggs
to be laid directly upon the developing ears. Later developments
in the infested areas have shown that there may be serious loss in
sections where there is one brood, not only on account of the insect
working in the stalks but because of general and somewhat severe
damage to the ears.
The moths of the second brood fly mostly during August and deposit
many of their eggs upon the silk of the developing ears, the young
borers entering the tip and feeding frequently for some time without
marked external evidence of their presence. Later the husks are
penetrated, and we have the characteristic signs of borings so fre-
quently noted in the corn stalks. Feeding may continue until
checked by cold weather. The damage is frequently increased by
the invasion of various rots and the breaking and decay of the
affected parts. Theaverage length of the larval period for the first
brood, as established by the Massachusetts investigations, is 44
days, the maximum being 57 and the minimum 37 days. The first
pupae of the second brood in Massachusetts were found in 1918 on
July rith, and were most abundant July 19th to 23d. The pupal
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REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 31
stage lasts about 8 days. About 59 days are required for the life
cycle of the second generation. The biological data given above is
based largely upon the work of Mr Caffrey and his eae at
the Arlington:(Mass.) Laboratory.
Available data indicate a connection between the wesiaatica™ of
stubble infested and the stalk infestation and, generally speaking,
if the stalk infestation is below 1o per cent or thereabouts, the
stubble infestation may be less than 1 per cent; while over 30 per
cent stalk infestation may result in nearly 14 per cent of the stub-
ble being infested, especially if the latter is long, while badly
infested fields having a stalk infestation of 70 per cent or more
may have nearly 60 per cent of the stubble inhabited by borers.
Description. The female moth is pale yellow with a robust body
and a wing expanse of a little over an inch. The outer third of the
fore wing is marked by two darker serrate lines. The hind wings
are a plain yellow. The male is reddish brown and has a long,
slender body. Itis slightly smaller and much darker than the female.
There is in this sex a pale yellow streak between the two serrate lines
on the fore wings and two small yellowish spots near the middle.
The hind wings are grayish with a broad band of pale yellow.
The nearly full-grown, overwintering caterpillars are about
three-fourths of an inch
in length, yellowish gray,
brown headed, the body
_ minutely brown spotted and
with indistinct longitudinal
reddish or dusky stripes.
They may be distinguished
from most other corn borers
by the series of well-de-
veloped, horny, light brown
tubercles, each with one or
more short, stout hairs. The
arrangement of the tubercles
on the posterior extremity
is shown in figure 2. These
are the only caterpillars
which feed upon the de-
Fig. 2. Posterior extremity of a veloping tassels, bore in all
corn borer from above, showing portions of the stem and
tubercles, or warts, and hairs
cob and devour the corn
upon the cob. (See page 61 for characteristics of other corn
insects.)
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Larvae of the genus Pyrausta resemble one another so closely that
it is not easy to distinguish between related forms. This is partic-
ularly true of the smartweed borer, Pyrausta ainsliei Hein.,
a species occurring rather commonly in smartweed and frequently
when nearly full-grown forsaking its food plant and entering nearby
herbaceous plants, among others, corn. It is consequently very
desirable to be able to distinguish between this casual invader of
corn and the very similar and much more injurious European corn
borer. .
The full-grown European corn borer is moderately stout, the middle
of the body being distinctly thicker than the extremities and the
head brown or reddish brown, rarely black. The submedian tubercles
on the anterior portion of each yellowish gray abdominal segment,
specially the first to the sixth, are almost invariably rather widely
separated, the distance being usually decidedly greater than the
diameter of the tubercle. The anal plate is rather distinctly angulate
laterally and has the anterior border somewhat emarginate mesially
and laterally. An apparently invariable characteristic is found in
the location of anterior setae 2 on the head, in that it is located on or
close to a straight line drawn from anterior setae 1 to the anterior
puncture.
The full-grown larvae of the smartweed borer is distinctly more
slender than that of the European corn borer and with very little
if any thickening near the middle of the body. It has a very dark-
brown or black head and the whitish body is apparently more
spotted, due to the submedian tubercles on the anterior portion of
the abdominal segments, specially 1 to 6 being rather larger and there-
fore closer to each other, the distance between them being usually
distinctly less than the diameter of a tubercle. The anal plate is
not distinctly angulate laterally and the anterior margin is nearly
truncate and slightly convex laterally. In this borer anterior setae
2 of the head is distinctly outside or lateral of a straight line drawn
from anterior setae 1 to the anterior puncture. This smartweed
borer is an accidental invader of corn stalks, and is not known to
cause the injury so generally associated with the European corn
borer larvae.
‘Manner of spread. Fortunately the moths do not fly great dis-
tances or the infested area would have been considerably larger after
several seasons of nearly unchecked breeding. The pest can be
widely disseminated by the shipment of infested plants or parts
of plants, notably corn cobs, corn stalks, and in summer green corn
as well as in a number of garden products, specially celery, Swiss
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chard, beans, beets, spinach and ornamentals such as dahlias and
chrysanthemums. In most cases, however, infestation would lead
to rejection of the plants as being unfit for sale. The occurrence of
the borer on the Mohawk flats, areas usually submerged each spring,
makes its very probable that corn stalks or other plant stems contain-
ing living borers may be swept down stream and the insect become
established in new territory. A corn stalk containing a living pupae
was found in June 1919, on Dover Plot island near Coxsackie.
It was at first thought that the insect was brought into this country
with hemp imported for the rope walks near Boston, though later
investigations have developed evidence in support of the insect
having been introduced with broom corn. It is noteworthy that
there is a broom factory near the original infestation in Massachusetts,
that Amsterdam, N. Y., is an important center for this industry and
even Irving, in the western part of the State, has a small factory.
The great danger of this insect being shipped in plants or parts of
plants has resulted in the federal government and the states of Massa-
chusetts and New York establishing quarantines designed to prevent
the dissemination of the borer through commercial agencies. Regula-
tions in New York State prohibit the movement to any points out-
side of the infested area of ‘‘ any corn fodder or corn stalks whether
used for packing or otherwise, or any sweet corn or roasting ears,
corn on the cob or corn cobs; or any herbaceous plants such as culti-
vated garden or flowering plants, as celery, chard, green or string
beans in the pod, beet tops, spinach, turnip tops; dahlia, gladiolus
and chrysanthemum.”
Control. Experience in Massachusetts and New York has shown
that the most effective method of control is by burning all infested
stalks and weeds, though there is a probability that a modified system
of‘agriculture, directed toward the plowing under or the destruction
of such materials, may result in a considerable reduction in injury,
particularly in areas where there is but one brood.
Corn and corn land in the New York infested areas should be
handled in such a way as to reduce to a minimum the possibility of
borers surviving, and this will be accomplished in considerable
measure by adopting the following precautions:
Cut corn close to the ground since many borers may winter in the
stubble.
Plow thoroughly, preferably in the fall, and endeavor to cover the
stubble deeply, since such measures destroy many borers.
Handle corn fodder in such a way as to reduce to a minimum the
possibility of borers surviving. Putting the corn in a silo is the
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best, cutting and shredding the corn stalks and even salting them
promote their consumption by cattle. Where other treatment is
impossible, the stalks should be composted or burned provided the
expense is not out of proportion to the benefits secured. If possible
do not allow pieces of corn stalk to become mixed with manure unless
the latter is composted or handled so it will heat.
Corn fields and adjacent areas should be kept free from weeds and
if there be nearby weedy areas they should be burned over if possible
during the fall or early spring. Crops particularly likely to carry
the borer, such as celery, beets, dahlias etc., should not be grown
near corn because considerable infestation is due to the borers desert-
ing the corn for one reason or another and crawling, in some cases
20 or 30 feet, before entering another plant. The danger of spread
through commercial agencies can be materially lessened by observing
a few precautions.
Plant small areas of very early sweet corn for the purpose of attract-
ing the moths and in case a serious infestation results, destroy the
insects by feeding the corn or in some other manner. The main
crop should be planted a little later so as to escape the borers in large
measure.
It is advisable to keep posted regarding both federal and state
quarantines, otherwise there may be unexpected difficulties in dis-
posing of crops grown in the infested areas.
Prevention of spread. Persons living in infested areas should be
very careful not to send out any materials that might possibly contain
living caterpillars of this pest. Attention is called in this connection
to the quarantine previously cited. Residents of uninfested regions
should be equally careful not to accept infested material from sections
where this pest occurs. It is much easier to exclude the insect than
to control it after it has become established.
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- 147-52
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Mo. Bul., 7:541-44
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84:9, 14
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182, p. I-7
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12:92-98
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12, p. 12
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May Occur in Connecticut, Conn. Agric. Expt. Sta. Bul. 211, p. 316-27
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A New and Most Dangerous Pest. Agricultural Gazette, May, reprint,
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Bul., v. 4, no. 6, p. 185-90
WHEAT MIDGE
Thecodiplosts mosellana Gehin
Wheat midge, ‘red maggot” or ‘“‘red weevil’’ is somewhat
familiar to most wheat growers, though in recent years it has not
been associated with material losses of grain. The past two seasons
this insect has been unusually abundant and in some fields excessively
numerous. The urgent need of maximum production increased the
importance of all insect pests and the status of the wheat midge was
therefore studied in both the eastern and western grain-producing
areas of New York. There have been, during recent years, some
reports of the wheat midge being locally abundant, though there
does not seem to have been any approach in recent years to the general
prevalence of the insect such as obtained in 1917 and 1918. Investi-
gations demonstrated the general occurrence of the insect in both
rye and wheat, the former being the main small grain crop in some
of the eastern counties of the State and the latter the important small
grain in the western counties. Investigations were begun in 1917
and continued in 1918 and as a result we have considerable new
information detailed below in regard to this insect and its present
status as a grain pest.
A not unimportant outcome of these studies has been the estab-
lishment with a marked degree of certainty of the identity of the
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36 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
wheat midge of America. It has been tacitly assumed that the
species destructive here was the one responsible for the general and
extended damage of earlier years in certain European countries,
particularly England and France. It happens that there are two
small midges very similar in appearance and with nearly identical
habits which infest the developing heads of wheat and some other
small grains. Rearings from wheat midge maggots in New York
State and Ontario, Canada, produced a small fly identified with very
little question as the species bearing the technical name given above.
It is easily distinguished from the one (Contarinia tritici
Kirby) commonly supposed to be prevalent in this country since the
Species in America has a short, stout ovipositor less than one-half
the length of the body when extended, while the same organ in the other
species has a length approximately twice that of the body. Both are
so similar in general appearance that it is not surprising they were
confused and this misunderstanding, which has prevailed for more
than half a century, illustrates the practical difficulties in studying
the flies belonging to this very interesting and not unimportant group.
Furthermore, it should be noted that although there has been a change
in the scientific name, the American records of earlier years appearing
under the name of Cecidomyia, Diplosis or Conta- |.
rinia tritici Kirby, refer with very little question to this com-
paratively unknown species.
The situation is not so simple as appears from the above account,
since there are specimens in American collections recorded as having
been reared from wheat heads which closely resemble the species
under discussion. One of these was labeled as wheat midge by the
late Doctor Fitch, a man who had unexampled opportunities of
studying the insect during the serious outbreaks about 1850, and
another was found in the collections of the United States National
Museum at Washington and was labeled Cecidomyia trt
tici Kirby. Neither the one nor the other was our wheat midge,
and they have been described by the writer as Prodiplosis
‘tehiitand Itonida tritici? Both of these species are
entirely different from either of the wheat midges known to cause
serious injury and it is presumable that they occurred in relatively
small numbers and that their earlier identification as the species so
destructive to wheat was a mischance which might easily occur when
it is remembered that a considerable series of these midges, although
very distinct when closely studied, present very striking general
resemblances.
1y912, Econ. Ent. Jour., 5:288.
21912, Econ. Ent. Jour., 5:289.
‘
are very suggestive of wheat midge, though they may be produced
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 37
Signs of infestation. White heads or “ false heads ’’ in rye fields
by other causes. The white heads are generally empty, usually
- because the maggots have deserted them before the abnormal colora-
tion attracted notice. A yellowish cast showing through the bracts
covering the grain indicates the probable presence of small yellowish
or orange-colored maggots and occasionally such heads may contain
unexpected numbers of the pest. This yellowish color is seen only
upon a moderately close examination.
There are no equally marked signs of infestation in wheat heads
owing to the fact that the more yellowish glumes protecting the wheat
grains tend to conceal the yellowish maggots sheltering beneath.
It is comparatively easy to tear open a few heads and the presence
of maggots is indubitable evidence of infestation. One of the easiest
ways of making an examination of ripening grain is to rub heads to
pieces in the hollow of the hand and in most instances, if the pest is
present, the minute yellowish maggots will drop out of the bracts.
This method gives an approximate indication of the extent of injury
and if from five to ten maggots are commonly found in a head the
infestation may be considered moderately serious.
Description. The small yellowish midges are delicate flies about
one-sixteenth of an inch in length and with wings showing beautiful
violet reflections. The male is easily recognized by its rather long,
thickly haired antennae, apparently with nearly twice as many seg-
ments as are found in the much shorter, more sparsely haired antennae
of the female. These midges do not present characters apparent
to the unaided eye which can be depended upon for their recognition
in the field, though the chances are that small flies presenting the
above characteristics and numerous in the wheat fields at the time the
heads are beginning to develop would belong to this species.
The maggots or larvae are pale yellowish when young and yellow-
ish orange when full grown, moderately stout and at maturity about
one-tenth of aninch long. They, like many gall midge larvae, have
a distinct brown breastbone on the under side of the anterior extrem-
ity, and are able to snap or throw themselves an inch or so. Maggots
presenting these general characters and occurring in the heads of
wheat and rye are in all probability those of this species.
Recognition of these small insects is difficult and to aid those who
wish to make a more serious study of the insect, the following tech-
nical descriptions have been drafted.
Larva. Length 2.5 mm, yellowish orange, stout. Head small,
tather long; antennae stout, biarticulate; breastbone bidentate, the
teeth diverging, obliquely truncate, the shaft long, slender and
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tapering posteriorly. Skin coarsely shagreened. Posterior extremity
roundly truncate and with two submedian pairs of rather obtuse
tubercles, the outer pair distinctly smaller.
Male. Length 1.5; mm. Antennae a little longer than the body,
thickly haired, reddish brown, yellowish basally; fourteen segments,
the fifth with stems three and four and one-half times their diameters
respectively. Palpi; first segment short, stout, second with a length
fully three times its diameter, third a little shorter than the second,
fourth one-half longer than the third. Face yellowish. Mesono-
tum dull reddish, the submedian lines yellowish, sparsely haired.
Scutellum deep red, postscutellum whitish transparent. Abdomen
with the basal half deep salmon, the distal segments yellowish
transparent. Genitalia a variable yellowish and yellowish red.
Wings hyaline, with a violet iridescence. Halteres yellowish trans-
parent, the knob reddish. Coxae and femora basally, yellowish,
the remainder of the legs a variable light straw; claws long, slender,
evenly curved, the pulvilli shorter than the claws. Genitalia; basal
clasp segment long, moderately stout; terminal clasp segment short,
stout; dorsal plate short, deeply and triangularly emarginate, the
lobes truncate or very broadly emarginate and sparsely setose;
ventral plate long, broad, broadly and roundly emarginate, the
lobes short, narrowly rounded; style long, slender.
Female. Length 2.5 mm. Antennae extending to the fifth
abdominal segment, sparsely haired, fuscous yellowish, yellowish
basally; fourteen segments, the fifth with a stem three-fourths the
length of the cylindric basal enlargement, which latter has a length
three times its diameter and slightly constricted near the basal third;
terminal segment, basal enlargement with a length three times its
diameter, the appendage stout, fingerlike. Palpi; first segment
irregular, short, the second with a length nearly three times its
diameter, the third as long as the second and the fourth about one-
third longer than the third. Face yellowish. Mesonotum reddish
brown, the submedian lines fuscous yellowish, sparsely haired.
Scutellum and postscutellum mostly deep red. Abdomen pale
yellowish orange. Halteres pale yellowish, the knob reddish. Coxae
yellowish; femora and tibiae fuscous straw, the tarsi darker, the
pulvilli nearly as long as the moderately stout claws. Ovipositor
yellowish, stout, about one-half as long as the abdomen; terminal
lobes lanceolate and sparsely setose. Cecid. a2252.
Name, common and scientific. This wheat midge, like a number
of injurious insects, has been known by a variety of names. It has
been shown above that there are at least two wheat midges in Europe
and since it may be convenient to distinguish this species from the
one it has hitherto been supposed to be, it is suggested that this
insect be given the common name of the Moselle wheat midge, since
it was in this region that it first attracted notice as a pest.
This species was originally described as Cecidomyia
mosellana in 1857. It was discussed later by Fitch under the
name Cecidomyia tritici in the belief that the insect he
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 39
was dealing with was identical with Cecidomyia tritici
of Europe, a species regarded as being more abundant than C.
~mosellana. Later this Moselle midge was described by Wagner
as Diplosis aurantiaca and was briefly noticed by
Kaltenbach as Cecidomyia aurantiaca. It has been
referred by Kieffer and Kertesz to the genus Clinodiplosis and was
briefly noticed by Noble as Itonida tritici, this last in the
_ belief that he was discussing the European Contarinia tri-
tici Kirby. Kieffer in 1913, designated the Moselle midge as the
type of a new genus, Sitodiplosis, separating it from Thecodiplosis
on characters which in our estimation hardly justify the erection of
anew genus and for the present at least we prefer to leave this wheat
midge in the genus Thecodiplosis.
Life history and habits. The yellowish maggots of the wheat midge
_ pass the winter in the soil or in the chaff, transforming to pupae in the
spring, the delicate yellowish flies appearing early in June, particularly
during a hot, sultry period. Doctor Fitch states that the appearance
of the flies coincides with the first hoeing of Indian corn and the fading
of the white fiowers of honey locust. He estimates the duration of
adult existence at about 3 weeks and states that they usually dis-
appear toward the middle or last of July. This protracted flight
explains in part the very uniform infestation of large fields. The
_ presence of the maggot in almost equal abundance in early and late
sown wheat is also made clear by this extended period of adult
life.
_ The eggs, according to observations by Doctor Fitch, are deposited
in winter wheat when it is a little more than knee high and as the
heads are just protruding from their sheaths. Two to four or more
maggots may be found around each developing grain. We obtained
73 from one head. This latter is exceptional under present condi-
tions though nearly a handful was the record for earlier days. Doctor
Fitch states that the fly is active and perfectly at home in a humid
atmosphere and that as a consequence the midge is unable to remain
about wheat heads during the day time in ordinary weather. Fur-
thermore, wheat upon lowlands and along river flats is always more
_ injured than that upon dry uplands. In addition the delicate mag-
gots, like the flies themselves, must have a certain amount of moisture
or they will not thrive; consequently a severe infestation, even if
there be an abundance of midges, is impossible if the weather is dry
at the time the heads begin to appear and if a change from a period
of considerable moisture to one of relatively low humidity occurs
shortly after the eggs are laid, the chances are decidedly against
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many of the maggots developing successfully. They presumably
succumb to the lack of moisture in much the same way as the
parent flies.
The small maggots are at first whitish transparent with a greenish
tinge, becoming yellowish orange when nearly full grown. They
obtain their nourishment by absorbing plant fluids from the adjacent
grains and husks. This drain upon the vitality of the plant reduces
the size of the kernels of wheat and if the infestation is severe may
blast a considerable proportion or in extreme cases all the grain.
The maggots become full grown shortly before the wheat hardens
and then desert the heads in largenumbers. They wriggle out during
a rain or when there is a heavy dew, descend the stalks or drop to
the ground and establish themselves in the upper layers of the soil,
probably rarely penetrating to more than an inch below the surface.
Under some conditions considerable numbers of the maggots remain
in the wheat heads, are carried with the grain to the thrashing
machine and are thrown out with the chaff. Occasionally these
yellowish maggots form a considerable proportion of the screenings.
Tt will be seen from the above that the number of maggots in a
wheat head is variable, much depending upon weather conditions
immediately preceding. The presence of a large number indicates a
serious infestation while the absence of maggots is simply of negative
value. They may have been in the head earlier and deserted it or
there may have been no infestation. Many shrunken grains or
empty husks under such conditions is evidence that something has
prevented the normal development and in not a few cases most of
the injury may be due to an infestation by the maggots of this midge.
Wagner, who studied the European wheat midge (tritici) and the
Moselle midge (mosellana) about 1865, states that flies may be abroad
for 6 or 7 weeks, that they are active all night and that quack grass
is a host plant as well as rye and wheat, the Moselle midge apparently
showing a greater preference for rye than wheat. This last observa-
tion is hardly confirmed by conditions found in western New York.
In this connection it should be remembered that infestation is very
probably proportional in large measure at least to the condition of
the grain at the time the flies are most abundant. He states that
these midges begin to oviposit as soon as the heads appear and
continue until blossoming of the grain, and adds that the two species
have such similar habits that what is true of one applies largely to
the other. It follows from the last that American records in regard
to life history are of most value for our purposes since they relate
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 41
entirely to our destructive wheat midge, which in some localities at
least is the Moselle midge.
Early American history. The data brought together by Doctor
Fitch indicate the probable establishment of this insect upon the
St Lawrence river some 40 miles above Quebec in 1828 or earlier and
its gradual spread southward through the Champlain and Hudson
valleys and westward along the Mohawk valley and beyond until
it had established itself in the entire wheat-growing areas of this and
adjacent states. The appearance of this insect in the wheat fields
was accompanied by losses far in excess of those characteristic of
later outbreaks. It was so extremely destructive that wheat grow-
ing was abandoned for a time in portions of the upper Hudson
valley. The devastation was so complete in some fields that the
erop was not worth harvesting. Doctor Fitch and well-informed ccn-
temporaries state that the yield from large sections of the State was
not one-third or one-fourth of an ordinary crop One of the most
interesting features in connection with this outbreak was the markedly
greater losses during the first few, years of the midges’ presence,
followed later by much less damage. The loss in New York State
in 1854 was estimated at $15,000,000 and correspondingly severe
damage occurred in the state of Ohio. Yields of but one bushel an
acre were not uncommon and there is at least one record of nearly
a handful of maggots being rubbed out from a head of wheat. This
latter was not very much more than our last summer’s record of
73 maggots from one head. In 1856 the pest is credited with having
destroyed from one-half to two-thirds of the crop in Livingston
county on the uplands and near y all onthe flats. At least 2000 acres
on flats which would have yielded 30 bushels an acre were not har-
vested and cond tions were even worse in 1857.
There have been minor outbreaks since these early days and in
some instances a considerabie infestation in individual fields and
perhaps over areas of large extent. Apparently most of these have
been much more restricted than was true of 1917 and 1918 though it
should not for a moment be supposed that the general occurrence
of this pest during the past two years is ikely to result in any such
widespread damage as occurred in 1854 or thereabouts. The wheat
midge was then a comparatively recent introduction and presumably
exempt in large measure from attack by natural enemies. All the
evidence points to the general prevalence of this insect year after
year in the wheat-growing areas. The reason for the great discrep-
ancy between the losses of earlier years and those occurring or likely
to occur at the present time, is that natural enemies of this pest have
42 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
become so numerous and widely distributed as, in a large measure,
to prevent the undue multiplication of this insect. Furthermore,
many introduced insects appear to multiply more rapidly for a few
years after they have become established in a new environment,
and this seems to have been the history of the wheat midge and is
something which many of us have watched during the past 25 years
in the case of the once dreaded but now scarcely feared San José
scale. .
Wheat Midge in Western New York
A survey in mid-July of conditions in Erie, Genesee, Niagara
and Orleans counties showed the maggot to be generally present,
mostly in small numbers, throughout the greater part of the wheat-
growing area. Many of the fields had 80 to gg per cent of the heads
infested and the shrunken grain varied from an average of about
4 per cent to as high as nearly 33 per cent, the latter being unusual.
Wheat midge did not appear to be nearly so abundant in Ontario
county and other sections more removed from the four counties
mentioned above. For example, very moderate infestations were
found in samples received from both Ontario and Oswego counties
and Professor Parrott has subsequently informed us that farmers
in the immediate vicinity of Geneva have been gratified by the
yields of the past two seasons, they having obtained as high as
42 to 47 bushels an acre. It is certain that wheat midge has not
greatly reduced the crop in fields producing such quantities of grain.
The first object of this survey was to determine the prevalence of
the insect and the second to ascertain whether any varieties, system
of cultivation, time of sowing, location of field, or other factor which
could be readily modified, had an important influence in either
encouraging or preventing infestation. Many wheat fields were
examined throughout the area and a number of representative
samples taken and carefully examined in the laboratory to ascertain
the total number of grains, the number and percentage shrunken and
the number of maggots in the head. This latter varies considerably
and while the presence of many maggots indicates serious infestation,
their absence by no means proves the contrary since they frequently
leave the heads during rains or when there is a considerable amount
of moisture upon the grain.
A tabulation of these laboratory results is given below, the varieties
being arranged in approximately the order of their importance in
the region covered by the survey.
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 43
No. 6 — Wheat midge, 1918
GRAINS MAG-
OTS
OWNER COUNTY ADDRESS SER UNE eat DATE SOWN
No Per N PER
cent HEAD
E. J. Yocum..... Erie. ....'.. Akron........ 4II |10.6 34 4
Andrew Hughs Genesee....| Le Roy...... 278 |13 36 9
W. J. Jones...... Genesee....| Oakfield...... 386 | 8 31 8
R. P. McPherson.} Genesee....| Le Roy...... 252 |II.5 29 2.5 | (Wheat 3 years in
succession)
R. P. McPherson.| Genesee....] Le Roy...... 292 | 2.4 bi
Chas. Roth...... Genesee....| South Byron..} 252 | 7.5 19 6
R. J. White...... Genesee....} Oakfield...... 230 |II 26 | 12
E.S. Gifford..... Niagara....| Gasport...... 290 |27 78 | 15.4
B. Martin....... Niagara Lockport..... 355 |10 36 5.4
A.J. Smith...... Niagara Lockport..... 209 | 6.22 13 2
Lynn Burrows Orleans..... Albion....... 133 | 8.2 II I.2 | Sept. 22
Carl Hakes...... Orleans..... Albion....... 463 |12.1 56 4 Oct. 15
Carl Hakes (Small 4
heads)......... Orleans....| Albion....... 258 164 165 2 Sept. I9 or 20
Carl aan (1st ne hie
Re eset cics tleans..... TONY eke 51 |25.7 90 2.6 | Sept. 20-25
Carl Parker (2d 3 -
GG) Ae ee Orleans..... Albion....... 232 | 5.2- 12 8 Oct. 1
Carl Parker (3d
LENG). 0.4) ecw ja ene Orleans..... Aibion eee 164 |20.1 23) I Oct. 20-25
A.A. Sadler...... Orleans..... Albion....... 198 | 5 10 2
White chaff — Wheat midge, 1918
GRAINS
SHRUNKEN | MAGGOTS) pare
OWNER COUNTY ADDRESS AVERAGES |) cae
No. Per PER HEAD 2
cent | No-
Hermann Gombert..| Erie....... Clarence Center.| 284 9.5 27 UG Dal net ae
ipl dats cane Brienne Clarence....... 259 | 10.4 27 3.3 | Sept. 15
R. P. McPherson. ..} Genesee....| Le Roy........ 139 6.3 COME ALAND Apa ey TCU WH a eae
RES Nach. eee Genesee... . Oakfield Pee te 218 | 10.5 23 Giguea babes unos
M.F. Capen....... Niagara....] Lockport....... 273 8.4 23 DO Peers Faas
Ezra Gunby....... Niagara....| Lockport....... 378 BES) It Stet Potions sales
Edward Rankie....| Niagara....| Lockport....... 406 I- 6 1 ME Re
Jones red wave — Wheat midge, 1918
GRAINS
j SHRUNKEN MAGGOTS DATE
OWNER COUNTY ADDRESS AVERAGE | sown
No. P PER HEAD
Is No.
cent
GaDanser:: is Novas Erie. 2... Clarence........ 4I4 | 14.2 58 9 | Sept. 25
BT iSnell. cic te Brien otc. . Akcrons jaca. el. 455 | 19- 86 19 | Sept. 22
E. J. Yocum. ..... Erie. 2.345) Akron.... ‘ 276 | 16 46 TO ll eesti tape
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Klondike — Wheat midge, 1918
——$—$———————————————X—X—xvE le E———EEE
GRAINS
SHRUNKEN | MAGGOTS
OWNER COUNTY ADDRESS ere AVERAGE DATE
No. Peel PER HEAD] SOWN
cent N
GilDansens. eee rie ge sys Clarence....... 395 | 18.7 74 16 Sept. 25
Edward Sparling...| Erie....... Aksonljc. ify. scl) Gaza al err 32 I.3 | Sept. 12
WilBarrshcme ore Niagara....| Lockport....... 354 | 15 53 5.3 ult eee
R. D. Bowmiller...| Niagara....] Lockport....... 381 6.8 26 2.9 | Sept. 17
A. F. Dale.........| Niagara....] Lockport....... 476) |, 270g 130 13°) cee
Geo. W. Mead..... Niagara’ hilwBarkeris pve. 2 316 3.4 II 2 Sept. 17
R. D. Bowmiller (2d
EOE Dniester MN eaAta. nit ILOCkpontel el 4 486 | 15 73 4.7 | Sept. 17
R. D. Bowmiller (2d
Sample))-/.)) = sb 6 Niagara....} Lockport....... 160 | 16 26 7 GR ee
Iron clad wheat — Wheat midge, 1918
GRAINS
MAGGOTS
OWNER COUNTY ADDRESS _ SHRUNKEN | avERAGE | DATE
SOWN
No Per N, PER HEAD
cent -
GRU RSS RAC r yo PR Rak Niagara....| Newfane....... 204 | 2.4 7 a ta Hues ats Dare
VER Reed eee Niagara....| Newfane....... 244 | 8.590 21 i til Aan
PAG Basis Names: Niagara....| Newfane....... 306 | 2.6 8 FE dlab soasebeny,
AGE orabh, et Niagara....| Newfane....... 292 | 4- II Doel yes
* Minimum none, maximum 2.
Dawson’s golden chaff — Wheat midge, 1918
GRAINS
UNK MAGGOTS
OWNER COUNTY ADDRESS SHRUNKEN’ | AvERAGE Lee 4
No per PER HEAD
cent
Richard Bates...... Genesee....] Le Roy........ 236 5.5 13 2.5.) ve vateota tons
F, W. Mathews. ....]| Genesee....| Le Roy........ 240 5.8 14 2) b] eieeenerat
Hundred mark — Wheat midge, 1918
888S330-—-.—006w“s“wa@qwéequq<=oOo”“<8een0aeoeoeoa
GRAINS
MAGGOTS
HRUNKE’
OWNER COUNTY ADDRESS ste N_| averace| DATE
SOWN
No Per | x, PER HEAD
cent 2:
Robert Eichender..| Niagara....} Lockport....... 202 29 85 7 | Sept. 25
a
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 45
Leap’s prolific — Wheat midge, 1918
GRAINS
SHRUNKEN | MAGGOTS] jade
OWNER COUNTY ADDRESS Jue ee 8 AVERAGE
No. Pen PER HEAD
St Louis prize — Wheat midge, 1918
GRAINS
SHRUNKEN | MAGGOTS] jparr
OWNER COUNTY ADDRESS ioc ANVAVERAGE Saas
No P PER HEAD
er N °
cent i
William Sack....... Niagara....| Ransomville....] 352 | 10.5 37 2.5
No. 8 — Wheat midge, 1918
GRAINS
SHRUNKEN | MAGGOTS DATE
OWNER COUNTY ADDRESS AVERAGE
E. F. Strickland....| Erie....... Akron..........] 264 28 74 18 | Sept. 15
It will be seen by the above data that no. 6 wheat had an average
of a little less than 12 per cent shrunken grain for 16 samples, the
average number of maggots to a head for the different samples rang-
ing from 1 to over 15. This average does not include one sample of
small heads taken from the field of Carl Hakes and showing over 50
per cent of shrunken grain. Subsequently Mr Hakes reported that
the field showing 12.1 per cent of shrunken grain in the samples
secured, yielded 22 bushels an acre, thrasher’s measure. He esti-
mated that there were 2 bushels of screenings an acre and considered
there was some, though not serious, injury by the midge. He adds
that the above figures are only approximate and that his early wheat
yielded about 35 bushels an acre. It was from this latter that the
sample of small heads showing 64 per cent shrunken grain was secured.
Carl Parker reported yields of 12, 32 and 22 bushels an acre from
three fields showing in samples 25.7, 5.2 and 20.1 per cent of shrunken
grain. He considered that the wheat was seriously injured by the
midge and estimated the loss at 20 per cent.
46 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
E. J. Yocum reported an average yield of 20 bushels to the acre
from a field showing 10.6 per cent shrunken grain and an average of
four maggots to a head in a sample taken before harvesting.
One field of Mr McPherson’s, Le Roy, which showed 11.5 per cent
shrunken grain, produced 30 bushels an acre, with a shrinkage of
5 to 6 bushels for each 100 bushe s.
The field of E. S. Gifford, Gasport, showing 27 per cent shrunken
grain in the sample, produced 30 bushels an acre. Mr Gifford could
give no information as to the screenings though he stated they were
mostly chaff.
Seven samples of white chaff had an average of 6.4 per cent of
shrunken grain, the number of maggots for the various samples
averaging from a little less than 1to6ahead. This variety appeared
to be somewhat more immune from maggot injury than the more
popular no. 6 and in one section the more generally grown Jones
red wave. The yield from a 6-acre field of Mr Kelkenberg was
reported as 160 bushels, a little over 26 bushels an acre. There
was 2 to 23% per cent of shrunken grain. Mr Kelkenberg states that
the yield was reduced somewhat by a low sag extending nearly across
the field.
The field of Mr Capen, Lockport, showing 8.4 per cent shrunken
grain in the sample, produced 20% bushels an acre, there being
practically no screenings.
Jones red wave had an average of 16.6 per cent of shrunken grain
for three fields and an average of nearly four maggots a head. The
midge, for some unexplained reason, appeared to be unusually
abundant in the vicinity of Clarence and Akron, where this variety
is grown quite extensively. Other wheats, however, seem to be
nearly as badly infested. E. J. Snell reported that 16 acres pro-
duced 420 bushels, or 26 bushels an acre. The total waste was about
25 bushels, consisting of chaff, cockle, straw, quack, seed weevil
and shrunken wheat. E. J. Yocum reported an average of about 18
bushels to the acre and stated that it was of poorer quality than his
no. 6. A sample taken from the field before harvesting showed 16
per cent of shrunken grain and an average of 10 maggots to a head.
This infestation was considerably greater than that of nearby no. 6.
Klondike had an average of 14.9 per cent of shrunken grain for a
series of eight samples, the average number of maggots a head rang-
ing from 1.3 to 16 for the different samples. Attention is called in
particular to the field of Mr Dale of Lockport, with its 27.3 per cent
of shrunken grain out of a total of 476, the average maggots to a head
being 13. Mr Dale reported subsequently that this field yielded 500
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 47
bushels and 37 pounds of good wheat and 20 bushels and 5 pounds of
screenings from 18 acres, an average of approximately 28 bushels an
acre. Headds that the millers did not screen the wheat very closely
since they needed all they could get and many half kernels went in.
In the opinion of L. F. Strickland, agent, Department of Farms and
Markets, who investigated wheat midge conditions in company with
the Entomologist, these fields under conditions such as obtained last
year should have yielded nearer 36 bushels to the acre which would
mean a decrease in the crop of about 20 per cent due largely, if not
_ entirely, to wheat midge.
The field of George W. Mead, Barker, showing in the sample 3.4
per cent shrunken grain, yielded 2677 bushels an acre, there
being approximately 43 bushels of shrunken wheat to each 50 or
60 bushels.
R. D. Bowmiller, Lockport, obtained a yield of 22% bushels an
acre, there being approximately 35 pounds of shrunken wheat to
each 60 bushels. This yield is probably the average for the two fields,
samples from which gave an average of 15 and 16 per cent of shrunken
grain.
Iron clad, a bearded wheat, had an average of a ‘ittle over 4 per
cent of shrunken grain for a series of four samples, the average
number of maggots to a head varying from 1to3. Itis interesting to
- note that samples of no. 6, growing as a mixture with iron clad, in
the field of A. J. Smith, showed 6.2 per cent shrunken grains and
19 maggots in a sample of ten heads.
J. F. Reed, Gasport, obtained a yield of 26 bushels an acre from
one field. He thinks he seeded too lightly as only about 1} bushels
were sown to an acre. This is probably the average yield for his
two fields which showed 2.4 and 8.59 per cent of shrunken grain
respectively in the two samples taken.
A. J. Smith, Newfane, obtained 281 bushels an acre. There
was mostly chaff in the screenings.
Two samples of Dawson’s golden chaff had an average of 5.66 per
cent of shrunken grain, the number of maggots to a head averaging
about 2.
The field of Richard Bater, Le Roy, produced but 17 bushels an
acre, the low yield being attributed in part at least to the hard winter.
This appears probable since the field of Mr Mathews, with an almost
identical percentage of shrunken grain in samples taken last summer,
produced 33 bushels an acre and an estimated 3 pounds of shrunken
grain to a bushel.
Hundred mark, one sample, showed 29 per cent of shrunken
48 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
grain and an average of 7 maggots toa head. The owner reported
a yield of 263 bushels an acre and 14 bushels of screenings. He esti-
- mated the loss due to midge at 5 per cent.
Leap’s prolific showed a little less than 4 per cent shrunken grain
in one field and the number of maggots to a head was less than one.
A sample of St Louis prize had 10.5 per cent shrunken grain and
an average of 2.5 maggots to a head.
One field of no. 8 wheat had 28 per cent shrunken grain and an
average of 18 maggots toahead. The yield was 182 bushels an acre,
from the machine by weight. There is very little question but that .
the large shrinkage was due to the exceptionally heavy midge infesta-
tion. The insect was unusually prevalent in that section and there
were probably heavy losses as a consequence.
The above figures give some idea regarding liability of different
varieties to injury by the maggot, though more conclusive evidence
may be secured when two varieties are grown under practically
identical conditions or even intermixed, for example, Klondike and
Dawson’s golden chaff, grown in the town of Le Roy, had 13.8
per cent and 5.8 per cent respectively in adjacent fields separated
only by a lane, while the average number of maggots to a head were
3 and 2 respectively. Again, iron clad and no. 6, grown in Newfane,
the latter intermixed, had a little less than 4 and 5.1 per cent respec-
tively of shrunken grain, the former with an average of a little more
than 1 maggot to a head and the latter with an average of less than
2 maggots to a head. Finally, no. 6 and white chaff intermixed in
a Le Roy field had 2.4 and 6.3 per cent respectively of shrunken
grain and an average of less than 1 and 9 maggots to a head for the
two varieties. This latter was exceptional and may have been due
to the white chaff in this particular instance being in a more attrac-
tive condition at the time the midges deposited their eggs, since
for the region as a whole, the white chaff was certainly less affected
by the midge than no. 6.
Wheat Midge in Rye
There was a very general and in some cases excessive infestation of
rye by wheat midge. Conditions in Albany county were brought
to our attention June 11th by H. E. Crouch, manager of the local
county farm bureau. He stated that there was a somewhat general
infestation, some 25 per cent of the heads being affected in portions
of fields and that the infestation for the county might possibly
be 1 or 2 percent. It was by no means difficult to find ten maggots
in one head and the presence of four or five was very common.
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 49
An examination of conditions near Niverville and Muitzeskill
_ June 13th disclosed a rather general prevalence of the insect and
resulted in locating two fields near Niverville where nearly 30 per
cent of the heads were infested, a considerable proportion of these
_ being white heads and empty or nearly so. In addition, there were
numerous other heads apparently normal which showed a yellowish
east through the glumes and on examination several to a number of
the grains were dwarfed or blasted by one to three or four maggots.
One head from Niverville with 28 spikelets contained 9 larvae, a
second with 22 spikelets 35 larvae, and a third with 23 spikelets
21 larvae.
An examination of conditions in and about Nassau showed a
somewhat general prevalence of wheat midge, certain fields probably
having 10 to 12 per cent of the heads infested while a number of
others were almost free from the insect. A closer examination of
one field showed the maggots to be uniformly present throughout,
indicating in this instance at least very little or no connection
between infestation and the proximity of strips of grass or grassy
areas. One of the most serious infestations came to notice through
N. G. Farber, Rensselaer county farm bureau agent, who sent in
one head, superficially not badly affected, that contained 62 maggots.
_ Representative lots from three fields, two in East Schodack and
one in North Chatham, were carefully examined and the results are
tabulated below.
50 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
Wheat midge in rye fields
Analysis of samples June 18, 1918
EAST SCHODACK NO, I EAST SCHODACK NO. 2 NORTH CHATHAM
Per cent crop Per cent crop Per cent crop
No. and No. and No. and
per cent) |————————— per cent) |———-——_——| per cent
Loss | Class Loss | Class Loss | Class
Large heads.... Big" eee 12 ots ll ag 2I TAS pete 14
Spikelets..... 81 Ra one Hh 46. ae
Grainse see 112 ee RE Se GSE en es oy to Vics co.
Grains, max. .|162 beat al daca | LOe eis ger ify «state. |] 2 Sena ies renee | meee
Maggots..... 29 CECT ber os ce sy Ae Diab, ul {eso ieee | enon x
Below max...| 31% 4 erties 20% 423 \osseat|| ZO Al along ie
Medium heads. . cin piss 20 Att |e. 25 AZ: errr 42
Spikelets..... 68 wae 715 ots | (O67) 0 2 On| eee eae
Grainsies pare 71 70 1, WeaR MMe rior I) bate
Grains, max. .|136 See A kee s 4|L50 re ec y ym yy
Maggots..... Ase pel ie line eeree h -AD ays etl eek Seal eee aeteg |) eee
Below max...| 48% OO eee WSs % 12:2 | os eae r8)..5 a tone
Small heads..... AOu | ents 24 Vil URL Ais 52 Poh ide 41
Spikelets..... 66 anagets gas of [SO ee Ee ee ia ho.
Graitists. cles 43 See ween |) 7G RAPE oe ee GOt- ea eee
Grains, max. .|132 Be |e ed fs shies [eee 30] TG20 5 ENE aera eee
Maggots..... 55 Sid) | ees we atid Waectasich || 232 si acetal | an tetaae
Below max...] 67% 30 yeas eva, 27 Liste neOWa TO}! eure
White heads.... 82 | 43 43 2 2 2 2 2 2
Spikelets..... 52 Fears en rr An Moa cc | one
Grains...
immature. .}'6T | ee fee ee ete es faeces) ede ee a ll) eae Reel |
Maggots..... , ne re oe) earn errr rN esa r Mesa oly eriome ai |] cr oo fe
Totaland percent TSO) S7eOulo sss HRP R Pte || eee 99: | S455) |) eitebre
East Schodack field no. 1 was very badly infested, no. 2 showed
only a moderate infestation and the North Chatham field still less.
The last was considered one of the best looking pieces of rye in that
section.
Attention is cailed first of all to the varying percentage of large,
medium, small and white heads in these three fields. The percentage
of the last was low except in the Schodack field no. 1, while the marked
difference between the Schodack field no. 2 and the North Chatham
field is in the percentage of small heads.
The maximum grains possible are double the number of spikelets
and the reduction from the maximum in each case is calculated by
taking the difference between the maximum grains and the actual
number and figuring out the percentage for the group and then the
percentage reduction for the entire crop, this latter appearing by
itself in the column marked Crop percentage, loss. It should be
remembered that a maximum yield is very rarely obtained and that
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 51
not all the losses can be fairly attributed to wheat midge. It is
i evident from the above figures that a serious infestation, 30 to 50
per cent white heads, must mean a considerable reduction in the
crop. For example, a white head 12 inches long contained 1 rudi-
mentary kernel of rye and 8 maggots, another 3? inches long bore
no grain and contained 12 maggots and a third, 34 inches long pro-
duced 14 badly shrunken grains of rye and contained 19 maggots.
In other words, the white heads are practically a total loss and when
their number reaches 40 per cent or more it must mean a large
shrinkage in the crop. Furthermore, this is by no means the total
reduction since there may be a considerable shrinkage from the
possible maximum in the other heads which, for the large ones as
shown by the above tabulation, may approximate 4 per cent, in the
medium ones this may range from 9.6 to 18 per cent and in the small
ones from ro to 31 per cent.
The rye crop as a whole was probably not seriously reduced by
wheat midge, though there is no doubt but that the yield of individual
fields was considerably lower than it should have been and perhaps
_ reduced to a much greater extent than the farmer realized. Unfor-
tunately it has been impossible to get accurate information as to
yields from these fields and thus demonstrate the relation existing
between examinations of small quantities and the returns from
relatively large areas.
Factors affecting infestation. One of the important objects of
the survey referred to above, was to ascertain the conditions favor-
able to the wheat midge and if possible point out a practical method
of reducing the probabilities of injury in subsequent years.
It was thought by some that early wheat was less injured than later
fields though this does not appear to be borne out either by variation
in infestation in fields sown early or late or a difference in injury
among the varieties grown, at least so far as the period of maturity
is concerned. The time of sowing of winter wheat can have com-
paratively little influence upon its ripening the following season
because the latter is dependent more upon the weather following the
starting of growth in the spring than upon the development of the
_ plant before winter weather stops growth. There was practically
no difference in the degree of infestation discoverable between early
and late sown fields and, as will be shown later, the varietal infesta-
tion appears to depend upon other factors than that of earliness
or lateness.
Deep plowing has been advocated as a method of controlling this
pest and yet observations showed the insect to be as abundant in
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52 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
grain fields which had been plowed year after year and produced wheat
three or four seasons as in other areas where seeding is commonly put
in with the grain and therefore plowing is impossible after harvest.
Furthermore, even if deep plowing did materially influence the abund-
ance of the midge, there is a question as to whether farmers could be
induced to modify their practices in order to obtain a slight benefit
in reducing the probability of infestation by midge.
The amount of infestation in fields remote from other wheat was
carefully examined and here again little encouraging was found.
The wheat midge, in areas where it is prevalent, appears to be fairly
uniformly distributed throughout the entire section, occurring in
almost equal abundance in wheat fields comparatively remote from
land where grain had been grown the preceding year. There was
also very little difference in the infestation between the margins of
fields where the insects would presumably have better shelter through
the winter and the middle of large fields in wheat.
There is some difference in the susceptibility of varieties, the
bearded wheats with coarse hulls and considerable mineral matter
in the chaff appear to be somewhat more free from the pest than the
softer strawed, beardless varieties. White chaff, for example, was
very frequently less infested, sometimes markedly so, than no. 6.
There is a question as to whether this immunity is sufficiently great to
warrant changing from one variety to another and as a rule that would
not be advised.
The survey brought out rather distinctly the fact that the more
vigorous fields of wheat were as a rule less affected by the midge.
This may possibly have been due to the fact that there was just as
much midge in these fields as in the others and that the apparent
difference was due to more numerous and larger heads; in other words,
to a larger proportion of grain rather than a reduction in the number
of maggots. It is quite possible that the truth is midway between
these extremes and that the unusually good fields of wheat, because
of their vigor, developed more grain and at the same time presented
conditions less favorable to the midge so that somewhat more of the
pests succumbed than if the growth of the grain had been less rapid.
It is certainly true that no harm can come from giving the best possible
fitting to wheat ground and thus putting the crop in the very best
condition to outgrow its various enemies.
It is very probable that weather conditions at the time the wheat
is heading has a material influence upon the midge. Unusually
cool, moist weather keeps the developing grain in a more succulent
and therefore presumably more favorable condition for the growth of
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 53
- the maggots and such atmospheric conditions are also favorable to
activity by the midges. On the other hand, dry, warm weather
would tend to restrict the time when the midges can deposit eggs
successfully by hastening the development of the grain and par-
ticularly its hardening, the latter probably vitally affecting the suc-
cessful development of the maggots. ‘There is a very close relation
between the development of the related Hessian fiy and the condition
of the grain. Soft-stemmed varieties are frequently very seriously
injured while nearby stiffer-stemmed varieties are almost immune
from attack. Striking variations may also be seen in different parts
of a field, the more succulent-stemmed grain growing on moist land
suffering more than the harder stalks of the same variety on gravelly
knolls. The spring and early summer of both 1917 and 1918 were
unusually cool and moist and the midge appears to have been excep-
tionaliy numerous. This at least suggests an intimate connection
between the welfare of the insect and climatic conditions at the time
the grain is developing. Weather conditions can not be changed.
If the above is true, however, the probabilities favor decidedly less
injury than during the last two seasons.
Control measures. The prolonged period during which wheat
midges may be in flight and the general distribution of the insect
throughout the grain-producing areas renders it extremely improbable
that practical modifications in time of sowing, in rotation of crops
or method of preparation, would have any very material influence
upon this pest. We are strongly of the opinion, however, that the
best possible preparation of the soil so as to promote a vigorous
growth is of importance in the production of a medium to fair crop
in spite of midge infestation.
We therefore advise following previous methods and using the
same varieties, varying only in giving if possible better preparation.
Otherwise changes may result in even more serious ‘osses, specially
_ if this be in the date of sowing, since an earlier seeding. as many
growers have learned to their cost, may resu!t in great injury by
Hessian fly.
Bibliography
The following are some of the more important references to this
insect, though no attempt has been made to compile the ong lst
of general notices regarding wheat midge, since these can easily
be obtained by reference to well-known bibliographical works .
1857 Gehin, J. B. Notes Pour Servir a L’Histoire des Insectes Nuisibles a
L’Agriculture dans le Department de la Moselle, no. 2, Insectes qui
attaquent les bles, p. 19-38 (Cecidomyia)
54 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
1861 Fitch, Asa. N. Y. State Agric. Soc. Trans., 1860, 20:745-830, 910-11
(Cecidomyia tritici)
1865 —————— _ Noxious, Beneficial and Other Insects of New York, 6th Rep’t,
p- 3-88, 168-69. (Same as above)
1866 Wagner, B. Stett. Ent. Zeit., 27:82-84 (Diplosis aurantiaca)
1874 Kaltenbach, J. H. Die Pflanzenfeinde aus der Klasse der Insekten,
p. 738 (Cecidomyia aurantiaca)
1876 Bergenstamm, J. E. & Low, P. Synop. Cecid., p. 29 (Diplosis aurantiaca)
1888 Kieffer, J. J. Ent. Nachr., 14:245-49 (Diplosis)
1897 Marchal, P. Soc. Ent. Fr. Ann., 66:67—70 (Diplosis)
1897 Kieffer, J. J. Syn. Cecid. Eur. and Alg., p. 38 (Clinodiplosis)
1902 Kertesz, C. Cat. Dipt., 2:122-33 (Clinodiplosis)
1912 Felt, E. P. Econ. Ent. Jour., 5:287—88
1913 Kieffer, J. J. Gen. Insect., Fasc. 152, p. 185 (Sitodiplosis)
1918 Britton, W. E. Conn. Agric. Expt. Sta. Bul. 203 (17th Rep’t, '17),
Pp. 366-67
1918 Davis, J. J. Purdue Univ. Agric. Expt. Sta. Cire. 82, p. 3-4
1918 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 201, 33d Rep’t, p. 53-54
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1918 Noble, J.W. Ent. Soc. Ont. 48th Rep’t, 1917, p. 29 (Itonida tritici)
NOTES FOR THE YEAR
The season has been remarkable for the scarcity of the apple
tent caterpillar and the same has been true to a large extent of shade
tree insects. The elm leaf beetle, presumably on account of the
relatively cool spring and summer, caused very little injury.
The marked scarcity of early leaf feeders observed both this
season and last was offset to some extent by the abundance of late
leaf feeders which was particularly marked in the case of the red-
humped and yellow-necked apple worms noticed below, and to a
less extent than last year, in the case of hairy caterpillars, such as
those of the hickory tussock moth and its associates.
A number of the more important or unusual insects attracting
attention during the year are briefly noticed below.
FRUIT INSECTS
Yellow-necked and red-humped apple caterpillars. (Datana
ministra Drury and Schizura concinua sme
Abb.). The yellow-necked and red-humped caterpillars, specially
the former, have been exceptionally abundant and injurious, par-
ticularly in the upper Hudson valley. These insects were unusually
numerous in 1917, and appear to have been much more abundant
the past season. The first reports of injury were received toward the
last of June and related to small, red-humped caterpillars feeding
upon young trees in Greene county. Injury continued so that
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REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 55
it was a matter of record in early and mid-July. ‘his insect and the
yellow-necked caterpillars became so abundant that a special circular
was issued the first of August. Subsequent evidence fully demon-
strated the value of the warning since there was almost unprece-
dented stripping of young and even moderately small trees. The
yellow-necked caterpillars continued numerous until the middle of
September. The damage to many young trees is so great that
extensive winter killing may occur, specially if the cold is unusual.
The moths of both species fly in midsummer and later deposit
their whitish eggs in clusters on the underside of the leaves. The
caterpillars are gregarious and when young skeletonize the foliage,
though they soon commence to devour the entire leaf and their
presence is easily recognized by the stripped or partly defoliated
branches or even entire trees. The caterpillars of both species are
easily distinguished from other common apple insects by the peculiar
habit of elevating both extremities when alarmed and, as the pests
are usually in clusters, the effect is grotesque and somewhat suggestive
of a cluster of strange flowers. Young. yellow-necked apple cater-
pillars are chestnut brown with obscure darker stripes and as they
increase in size the body is distinctly striped with black and yellow
and sparsely clothed with rather long, whitish hairs. The red-
humped apple caterpillars are likewise striped and are easily dis-
tinguished by the coral red head, the similar colored swelling on the
third thoracic segment and the red posterior extremity. This cater-
_ pillar has a series of short, black tubercles and is not hairy. Both
of these caterpillars are about 13 inches long when full grown. The
yellow-necked caterpillars winter in the soil and the red-humped ones
in cocoons under trash on the ground, the moths of each not issuing
until the following season.
These pests are easily controlled by spraying with a poison and
under present conditions it is advisable to protect young trees from
these and associated depredators by spraying about the first of August
with arsenate of lead, using 2 pounds of the paste to 50 gallons of
water. :
Apple and thorn skeletonizer. (Hemerophila pariana
Clerck). The establishment of this insect in Westchester and Rock-
land counties was recorded in Cornell Extension Bulletin 27 and in
the report of this office for last year. Both these publications contain
extended accounts to which the reader is referred for additional
details. Reports received the past season indicate the occurrence of
the insect north from Yonkers to Yorktown Heights. It is probable
that there has been some extension of territory during the season
50 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
though it has not been possible to determine the limits closely.
Specimens of partly grown and full-grown larvae and a number of
cocoons were received from Nyack, July 18th. The material clearly
indicated that feeding had been in progress for some weeks and estab-
lished the fact that there are two if not three broods of this insect in
New York State. A common parasite of some of the smaller leaf
feeders, namely, Exorista pyste Walk., was reared from the
material. This encourages the hope that eventually native enemies
of allied or associated leaf feeders will prove of considerable service
in preventing the undue multiplication of this recently introduced
insect.
Quince curculio (Conotrachelus crataegi Walsh).
The erratic appearance of this curculio has long been a matter of
record, though so far as the writer recalls, nothing has appeared
showing a great variation in emergence the same season. Several
quince curculios were received May 31st from A. B. Clarke and Son,
Milton, Ulster county, accompanied by the statement that they were
very injurious to pears. The curculios were feeding actively upon
the young fruit transmitted with the communication, eating deep
holes into the sides of the pears. These holes were characteristic
feeding punctures, each being circular, with a diameter a little less
than one-sixteenth of an inch and opening into an irregular cavity
with a diameter of about one-eighth of an inch. Subsequent
correspondence developed the fact that quince bushes were in the
near vicinity and the attack upon pears was probably accidental
and due either to the lack of quinces or to the fact that the fruit
had not sufficiently developed. A similar change of food habit in
the plum curculio to adjacent crab apples, serious injury resulting
to the latter, has been observed in earlier years.
The above was followed by a report from L. F. Strickland,
inspector of the State Department of Agriculture, announcing the
first appearance of quince curculios in the vicinity of Lockport,
Niagara county, July oth. This latter is about the time curculios
usually appear in the western part of the State, though as evidenced
by earlier records, occasionally there are wide departures from this
presumably somewhat normal date of emergence. ‘The climatic and
other conditions in the Hudson valley and the western part of the
State do not vary sufficiently to explain this difference of 5 weeks in
the appearance of the adults, though they might easily account for a
range of a week or 10 days. Evidently the quince curculio is likely
to issue from the soil during a considerable period and since the most
effective method of controlling the pest is by spraying just after the
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insects begin feeding, it is evident that quince growers should watch
closely for the first feeding punctures and be governed accordingly
unless they prefer to make three applications, one just after blooming,
a second about 2 weeks later and the third the latter part of July, or
in other words, give practically the same treatment as the usual three
sprays advised for the control of the codling moth. Usually the
first would be too early to secure the best results and the second
might well be delayed a little longer; otherwise it may be washed off
before the insects feed to any extent. The ideal is to give the first
treatment just after the curculios issue, making a second application
a week later.
Magdalis barbicornis Latr. A few specimens of this insect were
received July 9, 1917, together with samples of their work on quince
from L. F. Strickland, Lockport, N. Y. The first sending was sup-
plemented by a considerable series of beetles and samples of their
work, July 12, 1918. This small, black weevil is a European species
which has been recorded from Staten Island, N. Y., and Dorchester,
Mass., feeding on elm in the latter locality.
The weevil gnaws irregular skeletonized areas on quince, the
eating being on the underside of the leaf and consisting of excavations
of the more tender tissues between the veinlets. The affected areas
soon turn brown, are irregular and may vary from small spots with
a diameter of approximately a twenty-fifth of an inch to diverse
shaped areas, with a major diameter of one-half of an inch to an inch.
Mr Strickland states that out of a total of 464 leaves examined, 156
exhibited injury of this character. The writer has noted similar
work in earlier years upon quince trees in different parts of the State
and there is a fair probability at least of the damage being caused
largely if not entirely by this introduced insect.
Thorough spraying the last of June or early July with arsenate of
lead would very probably protect the foliage if it did not destroy
the weevils.
Raspberry Byturus (Byturus unicolor Say). Injuries by
this pest in Milton and Marlboro continued the present season and
in the judgment of one grower some 25 per cent of the crop is fre-
- quently lost through the work of this insect, although many growers
attribute the shrinkage to something else or accept it as one of the
inevitable developments.
The most satisfactory method of controlling this species is by early
and heavy applications of arsenate of lead, using 8 pounds of paste
to too gallons of water and spraying before the beetles have inflicted
material injury. The beetles feed upon the unfolding leaves or
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unopened buds, and consequently spraying to be effective must be
early enough to catch the insects before there has been much damage
to either buds or leaves.
Pear psylla (Psylla pyricola Forst.). There have been
comparatively few reports of serious injury by pear psylla during the
past summer. The extremely severe weather of last winter following
injury by this insect and in some cases reduced vitality due to other
causes, has resulted in a great deal of winter injury. This has been
particularly marked in a number of pear orchards which have been
making an unsatisfactory growth for several years past and have
undoubtedly suffered to a greater or less extent from pear psylla.
Trees in these orchards went into the winter in poor condition and
were unable to survive the extreme conditions. Small limbs and in
exceptional cases large limbs and in a few instances even most of
the trunk was practically killed or so badly injured that the trees
were unable to recover and slowly died back during the spring and
early summer. Kieffer, Bartlett and Seckle trees fared the worst,
while Clapps favorite largely escaped damage.
The pear psylla, it should be understood, is only one of a number
of contributing causes which weakened the trees in earlier seasons
so that they were unable to winter successfully. The severe weather
has emphasized this injury and fruit growers are coming to realize
as never before the need of keeping the trees vigorous if they are to
avoid serious damage.
GARDEN INSECTS
White grubs (Phyllophaga fusca Frohl.). The year for
serious white grub injury in Albany, Columbia and Rensselaer
counties, as well as some other portions of the State, passed with
little damage compared to the losses inflicted in 1915 and 1912.
There were some reports of local injury here and there but the affected
areas were by no means large and the injury could not be classed
as severe.
It was hardly to be expected that these pests would be able to
continue in large numbers through a long series of years, though it
was not anticipated that there would be such a material diminution
of the insects. This favorable outcome is very probably due in
large measure to the activities of natural agents, such for example
as the predacious maggots of the robber fly, Promachus
fitchi O.S., a species comparatively abundant in infested fields
in 1913 and 1916. Other natural enemies rendered material service
in destroying the grubs and even the adult beetles, though the proba-
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bilities are that many of the insects succumbed in the larval state
since there was a considerable flight and much local injury to foliage
in 1917. .
A judicious rotation of crops and the exercise of moderate care
in planting corn, potatoes and other susceptible crops upon land
badly infested by young grubs will assist greatly in avoiding injury
in subsequent years. The marked three-year periodicity of attacks
should be kept in mind since it is a valuable guide in anticipating
and safeguarding against losses by these pests.
Black flea-beetle (E pitrix cucumeris Harr.). There was
unusual trouble from this insect, specially in the vicinity of Pough-
keepsie, where potatoes and particularly recently transplanted
tomatoes suffered severely. There were also reports of considerable
damage in other parts of the State, notably in Broome, Monroe and
Suffolk counties. This insect is one of the common garden pests
ordinarily appearing in early spring and feeding upon a variety of
young plants, though it displays a marked preference for potato,
tomato and tobacco. The small beetles eat out characteristic oval
skeletonized areas which soon turn brown and in the case of badly
affected leaves the appearance suggests riddling with fine birdshot.
This insect not only damages the plants but the numerous feeding
places promote infection by blight or fungus. This latter may be
more serious than the work of the beetle. The pest usually disappears
before serious damage has been caused. The small black beetles,
only about one-sixteenth of an inch long, winter in various shelters,
feed for a time as indicated above and lay their eggs upon the roots
of some of the common weeds. The young or grubs mine the roots
and have been associated with “‘ pimply ”’ potatoes.
‘The general habits of this insect emphasize the value of clean
cultivation since such procedure reduces the food supply of the grubs
and there are consequently fewer beetles another season. The out-
break described above appeared to be rather closely related to weedy
fields or weeds in the vicinity of the affected plants. The appearance
of the small beetles should be a sign for thorough spraying with
a poison such as arsenate of lead, using 2 or 3 pounds to 50 gallons
of water and if necessary making a second application a few days
to a week later. Paris green added to the bordeaux mixture is also
an excellent preventive. Young tomato plants should not be set on
_ ground where there are numerous flea-beetles without first protecting
them by spraying or dipping in one of the poisons mentioned above.
Dusting the plants with air slaked lime, plaster of paris, soot, coal
ashes or even road dust affords considerable protection.
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Potato aphis (Macrosiphum solanifolii Ashm.). The
spring and early summer of 1918 was very similar to that of ror7.
These conditions favor the multiplication of the potato aphis and,
as last year, the insect began to attract notice toward the end of
June in the southern part of the State, particularly on Long Island
and in Orange and Rockland counties. The infestation was some-
‘ what general though at that date did not appear to be serious.
Early in July considerable damage was reported from Rockland
county and entire fields were killed in Nassau county. The tomato
crop was also threatened. About the middle of July the aphids
became abundant in Dutchess county and were also reported from
Madison county. About July 20th it caused somewhat serious
injury in the Hudson valley, north of Greene county, and a week
later was present though not generally serious in Columbia county.
The breeding of this insect is so closely related to weather conditions
that one might almost forecast injury during a period when unusually
low temperatures and moist conditions prevail. Potato aphids
thrive at such times and their natural enemies can not develop with
equal rapidity, consequently an important check is, for the time at
least, held in abeyance.
Plant lice attack may be recognized by the edges of young leaves
turning downward and after a short time the foliage shrivels and we
have the characteristic dying condition. This progresses from the
top downward and in very seriously infested fields all the foliage may
rapidly succumb, part of this being very likely due to plant diseases
as well as to insect injuries.
The potato aphis is very injurious to, tomatoes since a serious
infestation results in the bloom dropping without the setting of fruit,
and as this occurs with the earlier blossoms, the loss is frequently
considerable. Egg plants and peppers are also severely damaged,
the plant lice working, as in the case of the tomato, on the underside
of the leaves and the greatest injury likewise resulting from the
attack upon the blossoms and the blossom stem.
Early and thorough spraying with a nicotine soap preparation is
the best control measure. Use three-fourths of a pint (40 per cent
nicotine) to 100 gallons of water to which are added 6 to 8 pounds of
any cheap soap. The one essential is to spray thoroughly from the
underside so as to drench all the insects. Several sprayings are
sometimes necessary.
CORN AND GRASS INSECTS
Corn is one of our most important farm crops. It has been
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seriously injured during the past year here and there by different
insect pests and within recent. years the European corn borer, a much
_ more destructive pest, has become established in eastern Massachu-
_ setts, New Hampshire, portions of New York State and apparently
in one small area in Pennsylvania. The possible occurrence of the
European corn borer renders it more desirable than ever that we
have at hand information regarding the more common at least of
our corn insects, particularly those likely to be confused with this
recent introduction, since it is very desirable that the new comer
be quickly recognized so that necessary steps may be promptly taken
for its control.
Corn is a grass, and insects feeding upon grass are very likely to
injure corn; in fact, some of our most serious pests are normally grass-
feeding insects which find it more convenient to subsist upon corn.
There is also, as will be seen below, an intimate relation between the
preceding crop and certain species injurious to corn. With these
considerations in mind, we have brought together under one title
brief discussions of a number of species which have attracted atten-
tion in this State during recent years because of their depredations
upon various grasses and specially corn. To facilitate their recog-
nition, the following summary tabulation of characters and habits
has been prepared.
Insects Affecting Corn 1 to 6 inches High (Injury Mostly on Recently
Turned Sod)
Backward, shriveling corn with small grayish caterpillars at the
roots. Practically restricted to recently turned sod, June.
Grass webworms
Borers in the heart of young corn.
Borers are slender, yellowish, brown striped, length when full
grown seven-eighths of an inch. Mostly on recently turned
sod, June. Lined corn borer
Borers, purplish brown bid white striped with purplish brown
blotch near the middle, over an inch long when full grown,
mostly on or near weedy areas, occurs in various plants, June
and later. Stalk borer
I nsects Affecting Corn Over 6 Inches High (Infestation,Has No Relation
to Sod)
- Borers in the heart of corn; see stalk borer just above.
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Borers in the tassel, stalk and all parts of ear, late July to fall, never
more than three-fourths of an inch long, yellowish white, minutely
brown spotted. European corn borer +
Borers in the tip of ears in late summer and fall, 1% inches long when
full grown, strongly marked, green, brown or nearly black.
. Corn ear worm
Grass webworms (Crambus luteolellus Clem. and other
species). These occasional pests of young corn are dirty yellowish,
brown spotted caterpillars about three-fourths of an inch long when
full grown. They live in webby shelters about the base of the
young plants, feeding upon the lower portion of the leaves and the
sta'k but do not bore into the center like the lined corn borer, the
stalk borer or the European corn borer. Ordinarily the depredations
of these pests in cultivated fields are limited to portions adjacent
to mowings or pastures or to crops planted upon badly infested and
recently turned sod. The latter is due to the fact that the grass
webworms pass the winter as partly grown caterpillars and when the
sod is destroyed they must feed upon whatever else remains upon the
soil or perish. There are several species of Crambus having these
general habits, the three in New York State most commonly asso-
ciated with injury to corn being Crambus luteolellus
Clem.,C. vulgivagellus Clem. andC. trisectus Walk.
The adults or moths are known popularly as close-wings and are
easily recognized by the somewhat peculiar habit of flying a short
distance and alighting on a stem or blade of grass with the wings
rather tightly wrapped about the body, hence the common name.
These moths are yellowish gray and have a wing spread of approxi-
mately one-half of aninch. They are frequently extremely abundant
in grass fields and when they are specially numerous one season
there is considerable danger of injury to corn if it be planted upon sod
the following year. There are some sections of the State where
webworm injury appears, for some reason or other, to be more common
than in other parts.
These grass webworms not only injure corn but occasionally
become so extremely abundant as to cause serious damage to grass
lands. This was the case in the St Lawrence valley in 1881. At
that time extended areas were practically devastated by caterpillars
of these inoffensive moths. The same thing occurred, though
on a smaller scale, in portions of Albany, Columbia and Rensselaer
counties in 1905, and in Broome county and probably adjacent areas
1See also page 32 for differences between this pest and a comparatively
harmless smartweed borer occasionally found in nearby growing corn.
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in 1918, according to reports and specimens received May r4th
from J. F. Eastman, county agricultural agent. He states that the
_ caterpillars were “‘ found in large numbers in old pastures feeding at
_ the roots of grasses. The areas of the pastures were to a large extent
devastated owing to the ravages of these insects.’’ The caterpillars
concerned in this last injury were determined by G. G. Ainslie as
Crambus vulgivagellus Clem. With these species there
were also several specimens of the bronze-colored cut worm,
Nephelodes violans Guen., and also of the greasy cut
worm, Agrotis ypsilon Rott. These latter two were
comparatively few, however. It is interesting to note that Mr
Eastman reported crows, blackbirds, sparrows and other birds having
fed so effectively upon the pest that none could be found some 3
weeks later, namely, June 11th.
A frequent crop rotation is presumably of considerable value in
preventing injury by grass webworms. In localities where webworms
are frequently numerous, it is advisable to keep corn and other sus-
ceptible crops some distance from grass lands and to avoid planting
upon recently turned sod. Early fall plowing for badly infested
land, mid-August or early September, would very likely result in
the destruction of many of the young caterpillars and do much to
prevent the possibility of injury if corn were planted the next season.
If this be impractical, spring plowing should be delayed as late as
possible so as to give the caterpillars a chance nearly to complete
feeding before the sod is turned under. Replanted corn or late
planted corn is very likely to escape serious damage.
Lined corn borer (Hadena fractilinea Grote). Yellow-
ish, dull-brown striped, rather slender caterpillars, nearly an inch
long, may work in early June in the heart of young corn, tunneling
the stalks and giving evidence of their presence by the irregular
holes near the base of the leaves and wilting of the earlier injured
plants. The work of this pest is very similar to that of the stalk
borer though the striking blotchy markings of the latter make it
very easy to distinguish between the two. The caterpillar of the
lined stalk borer presents a superficial resemblance, size and all,
to the recently introduced European corn borer though it can be
easily distinguished therefrom by the practical absence of chitinized
or horny tubercles and the fact that usually it works only in young
corn, generally in early June.
The lined corn borer appears to be a comparatively rare pest in
New York State or else its work is overlooked or commonly attributed
to some other insect. It was first recognized in the State in 1913
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because of injury caused at Stone Ridge, Ulster county, and last
summer it was brought to notice on account of damage in a corn
field near Chenango Bridge, Broome county. In this latter instance,
more than one-half of the corn appeared to be infested with the pest.
There is also a possibility, however, that in some fields the work of
grass webworms may have been confused with that of this insect.
Comparatively little is known regarding the life history and habits
of the lined corn borer. The moths appear the latter half of July
or in early August. It is probable that the partly grown caterpillars
winter in the sod much as do those of a number of other noctuids,
as well as the frequently associated grass webworms. When the
presumably natural food, grass, is destroyed, these caterpillars, like
the grass webworms, turn to whatever may be at hand and may there-
fore seriously injure corn. There is a fuller account of this insect
in New York State Museum Bulletin 175.
Measures of value against grass webworms should be equally
effective in checking this less known pest.
Stalk borer (Papaipema nitela Guen.). The stalk borer
works in young corn very much as the lined corn borer. It is easily
distinguished from all other corn-boring insects by the character-
istic caterpillar about an inch long and strongly marked with pur-
plish brown and five white stripes, one down the middle of the back
and two on each side, the latter wanting near the middle of the body,
due to a blotchlike extension of the purplish brown. This gives the
active moving caterpillar the appearance of having been injured.
The moths emerge in late summer, leaving a pupal case in the
burrow, a condition not true from fall to spring of corn infested by
the European corn borer. The burrows of the stalk borer are larger
than those of the European corn borer.
This native pest not only injures corn but is frequently found in
a number of thick-stalked plants, specially potatoes, tomatoes and
dahlias. The borer is a local pest and its operations are mostly
confined to the outer rows in cultivated fields or to those weedy the
preceding season. Clean and thorough cultivation is a most effective
control measure. Cutting and crushing or burning wilting tips is
also of service.
Corn ear worm (Chloridea obsoleta Fabr.). This pest
is the cotton boll worm and the tobacco bud worm of the south.
It is also known as the tomato fruit worm. It is a southern species
which ranges north and feeds upon a considerable variety of garden
crops and is best known in the north because of the caterpillars’
work in green corn. ‘They enter the tips of the ears, specially those
‘Ni
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with loose husks, devour the kernels and in case of a serious infesta-
tion may destroy from one-fourth to nearly one-half of the kernels
of the ears, rendering them unmarketable and usually totally
unfit for human food. The full-grown caterpillars are about 13
inches long, vary greatly in color from a light green through a rose
color and brown to almost black. They may be either striped,
spotted or perfectly plain. They and their work are easily dis-
tinguished from the European corn borer by the small black not
brown tubercles or warts on the body of the caterpillar and the
limiting of feeding to the surface of the ear. It is not a borer.
Dusting the developing silk with powdered arsenate of lead has
given excellent results in controlling this pest, though the deadly
nature of the poison should be recognized and due precautions taken.
Ordinarily such measures are not necessary in New York State.
Frequent examinations should be made to detect the early work of
the pest and care taken not to loosen the husks at the tip of the ear
and thus facilitate the entry of this caterpillar. Partial stripping
of the ear is also favorable to attack by the bumble flower beetle,
Euphoria inda Fabr., an insect occasionally somewhat
troublesome.
MISCELLANEOUS
European calosoma (Calosoma sycophanta_ Linn.).
Two specimens of this beneficial and recently introduced insect were
taken in Capitol Park, Albany, one July 12th and the other July
19th. Both the large, black, ungainly grubs of this insect and the
brilliant greenish beetles are noted for searching out and devouring
caterpillars of many kinds. Unlike a number of related ground
beetles, both grubs and adults ascend trees and are therefore valuable
aids in destroying leaf-eating caterpillars. It was this habit which
led authorities of the United States and Massachusetts to spend
considerable sums to secure the introduction of this species in an
attempt to utilize insects for the control of the very destructive
gypsy moth. This introduced beetle has proved itself one of the
important checks upon the notorious pest just mentioned.
The finding of two beetles in Albany indicates the local estab-
lishment of the insect and under favorable conditions it may increase
and be of material service in destroying shade tree pests. This
new-comer is an active, moderately stout, brilliant greenish beetle,
about an inch long. A closer examination shows that the head and
thorax are a dark purplish blue, the latter bordered with greenish
blue while the brilliant green wing covers show gorgeous purplish
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reflections. Our native searcher, Calosoma scrutator
Fabr., is larger and has the bright green wing covers bordered with
purplish while the thorax has a copper-colored margin. The fiery
ground beetle, Calosoma calidum Fabr.,. is considerably
smaller than the other two mentioned, relatively common and is
easily recognized by the rows of coppery-colored spots on the wing
covers. All these ground beetles run rapidly, are predacious and
if handled incautiously they inflict a rather severe bite. This Euro-
pean species is particularly valuable because both the beetle and the
grubs climb trees and are therefore specially serviceable in destroy-
ing tree-feeding pests. They are very apt to be found on or near
trees. They should be recognized at the outset and protected or at
least not destroyed.
Maple and oak twig pruner (Elaphidion villosum
Fabr.). The work of this common insect attracted more than usual
attention in the vicinity of New York City, judging from the number
of inquiries received. The presence of this borer is indicated by the
dropping of cleanly cut twigs and small branches of oak, maple and
other trees in the fall, spring and early summer and by lopping tips
and wilting foliage in late summer and early fall. The borer is a
legless grub about an inch long when full grown. It tunnels the
twigs and smaller branches, usually eating away the interior so com-
pletely that the portion containing the pest drops as indicated
above. The slender, grayish brown beetles about one-half of an
inch long appear in midsummer and deposit eggs during July in the
smaller twigs.
This insect is not usually very injurious though occasionally trees
may be severely pruned and in some instances disfigured if not
damaged by the borer. The most practical control method is the
collection and burning of infested twigs in the fall, spring and early
summer. This will be more effective if operations extend over a
considerable area. There is a chance that spraying with arsenate
of lead the latter part of July would be of some value in destroying
the parent beetles before they have had an opportunity to lay eggs.
Liophloeus nubilus Fabr. (tessellatus Bondsd.). A specimen of
this insect was received from J. H. Troy, New Rochelle, N. Y.,
December 31, 1917, through Dr G. G. Atwood of the Department
of Farms and Markets and identified by Doctor Schwarz through
the courtesy of Dr L. O. Howard as the above-mentioned species.
Mr Troy states that, ‘‘ In the winter it eats the roots (greenhouses)
and in summer the leaves of rhododendron and taxus.”’ The reported
food habits lead us to suspect that most of the damage in this green-
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house had been caused by the similar appearing black vine weevil
Otiorhynchus sulcatus Fabr., since the recorded food
habits are those of this earlier introduction rather than of the species
under consideration. Doctor Howard states that this Liophloeus is
quite abundant in Europe though it has never been reported as an
injurious species. The larval habits are quite unknown. Fowler!
states that the weevils occur on hedges, young trees, nettles etc.
and may be obtained by beating ivy which seems to be the special
food plant. It is recorded as generally distributed and common
throughout the greater part of England and Wales.
Pyrausta theseusalis Walk. The larvae and pupae described in
Museum Bulletin 180, 30th report, page 90-91, as those of Phlyc-
taenia terrealis Treits are those of this species according to a
determination made by Dr H. G. Dyar of the U. S. National
Museum through the courtesy of Dr L. O. Howard.
Gnorimoschema banksiella Busck. Mummied peaches, bored by
the caterpillars of this species, were received June 20, 1918, from
J. A. Thomson, Rochester, through the State Department of Farms
and Markets. The species was kindly identified by August Busck
of the United States National Museum, through the courtesy of
Dr L. O. Howard. The peaches had been bored and the pits were
eaten out of a number by brownish caterpillars which were crawling
over the dried fruit and though there was an opportunity during
the two days following for the caterpillars to escape, they seemed
perfectly satisfied to remain on or near the mummied fruits. We
were advised that there was nothing in the immediate surroundings
which would suggest the migration of the larvae from the stems
of some herbaceous plant in which they might have bored and
perhaps produced galls under normal conditions.
This species has been recorded from Sea Cliff, N. Y., and also
from Essex county, N. Y. The previously unknown larva is described
below.
Larva. Length 7 mm. Head a deep amber, sparsely haired, the
mouth parts a variable dark brown, thoracic shield yellowish brown,
the body a dark reddish brown, the segmentation unusually strongly
marked and the dorsal surface with very evident, somewhat irregular
_Tugose transverse lines. Spiracles yellowish brown, darker in the
center. Anal shield dark yellowish brown, a very fine almost invis-
ible. hair with a length about equal to the diameter of the body
arises from each of the inconspicuous tubercles, there being two
sublateral ones on each segment, one to each subsegment, a com-
pound tubercle just above the lateral line and on the posterior
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subsegment a smaller tubercle slightly more dorsal. Below the
lateral line there is a tubercle on each subsegment. The submedian
tubercles are in a nearly straight line, while in the sublateral ones,
the larger compound one on the anterior subsegment is somewhat
more ventral. The smaller tubercles below the lateral line are ina
nearly straight line. Legs whitish transparent, variably spotted with
dark brown. Prolegs whitish transparent.
Norway maple leaf hopper (Alebra albostriella Fall.).
A Norway maple twig was received March 27, 1918, from E. H.
Moore, aboriculturist, department of parks, Brooklyn, showing on
the two year old wood a badly swollen apparently cankerous condi-
tion suggestive of fungus or bacterial infection. The surface was
slightly ridged and with numerous small openings suggesting possible
fungus infection and a consequent rupturing of the overlying tissues,
though examination by State Botanist House showed no injurious
fungus present. On cutting, numerous oval, dead areas were found
under the unhealthy bark and an examination of last year’s wood
disclosed under comparatively normal tissues, small oval cells about
1 mm long, some of which contained living eggs, presumably of this
leaf hopper. It was stated that a great many trees in a large nursery
on Long Island were affected in this manner.
White peach scale (Aulacaspis pentagona Targ.).
Cherry twigs rather badly infested with this insect were received
under date of March 15, 1918, from T. F. Niles, accompanied by
the statement that the specimens were collected at Rye and further-
more that he had found the insect in other places. This southern
form is rarely brought to notice in this State and an examination
of the material disclosed nothing alive, indicating that the severe
weather of the past winter had presumably killed a very large pro-
portion of the insects.
Lecanium parasites. An unusual case of parasitism was brought
to attention through the reception from Prof. Elsworth Bethel of
the State Museum, Colorado, of a soft scale insect, possibly
Toumeyella pini King on Pinus edulis. The scale
itself was almost riddled with twenty-seven small, circular exit holes
of an unknown parasite.
Bladder maple gall (Phyllocoptes quadripes Shim).
Soft maple leaves showing a very general infestation by this plant
mite were received under date of May 27, 1918, from Robert S.
Waterman, Ogdensburg, N. Y., accompanied by the statement that
a large maple tree some 55 or 60 feet high was infested throughout
in this manner. The galls are in an incipient stage, being marked
on the underside of the leaf by a small, white tuft of longer hairs,
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; surrounded by a clear area of nearly naked green tissues and on
the upper surface by small, broadly oval swellings 1 to 1.5 mm in
diameter, mostly dark green in color, though a number are beginning
to show the characteristic reddish or purplish red tint of the fully
developed gall. Assuming the above statement to be correct, this
_ is the most serious and general infestation by this plant mite hitherto
brought to our notice.
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PUBLICATIONS OF THE ENTOMOLOGIST
The following is a list of the principal publications of the Ento-
mologist during the year 1918. The titles,t places of publication,
and a summary of the contents of each are given. Volume and page
numbers are separated by a colon.
Apple and Thorn Skeletonizer (Hemerophila pariana
Clerck). Economic Entomology, Journal, 10:502, 1917
Records the establishment of this European insect in Westchester county,
gives a summary of its habits and advises spraying with a poison.
Protect the Trees. Catskill Recorder, Nov. 9, 1917, p. 7
A brief note urging the collection and destruction of the egg masses of the
white-marked tussock moth, Hemerocampa leucostigma Sm. &
Abb.
New Gall Midges. New York Entomological Society, Journal,
25:193-96, 1917 .
The following are described as new: Lasioptera piriqueta from
Pariqgueta’ ovata, Janetiella “srski vow from seed of
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana and Feltiella venatoria
from larvae preying on red spiders.
The Mosquitoes of North and Central America and the West Indies,
by L. O. Howard, H. G. Dyar and Frederick Knab. Carnegie
Institution, v. 1, 2, 1912, V. 3, IO15, V. 4; 1017. Psyemenmaam
161-64, 1917
A review of the entire work.
Insects Destroy Millions in Property. State Service, 1:34-37, 1917.
A general discussion of losses caused by insects and the possibilities in control
measures.
Entomological Research and Utility. The Scientific Monthly, Dec.
1917, 5: 551-53
A brief summary of present conditions advocating continued investigation
even under war conditions.
Asphondylia websteri n. sp. Economic Entomology,
Journal, 10:562, 1917
Description of the alfalfa gall midge.
Insects and Camp Sanitation. Economic Entomology, Journal,
I1:93-99, 1918
A general discussion of the importance of insects as disease carriers and advo-
cating the use of entomologists in certain phases of camp sanitation.
1 Titles are given as published. In some instances articles appearing in a
number of papers have been given different titles by the various editors.
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 7a
Notes and Descriptions of Itonididae in the Collections of the
American Museum of Natural History. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist.
Bale, V035, art.’6; p. 170-82, Tors
Synonymical notes with technical descriptions of some earlier characterized
species. ’
Apple and Thorn Skeletonizer. Cornell Extension Bul. 27, p. 143-
147, 1918. See also Ent. Soc. Ont., 48th Rep’t, p. 44-47
A detailed account of a recently established pest (Hemerophila
pariana Clerck) ;
Notes on Spring Spraying. Rural New Yorker, April 6, 1918. 77:
516
General recommendations in relation to dormant and delayed dormant spray- .
ing with lime-sulphur, nicotine and arsenate of lead.
Gall Insects and Their Relations to Plants. Scientific Monthly,
6:509-525, 1918
A popular account of American gall insects.
32d Report of the State Entomologist on Injurious and Other Insects
of the State of New York, 1916; New York State Museum Bul.
198, p. 1-276, figs. <4, pls. 8, 1918 (issued July 1, 1918)
Contents
PAGE PAGE
Pmaseeieriom. (ilu sk tls. oaks 7 Grass and clover insects....... 77
HiUTHOUS IMSeCts: .... 6/6. 6). ad ee 17 Miscellaneous insects:........ 82
Wodlingwmothi jy. boy. 2b 17 Publications of the Entomologist. 90
Mpplesmacesote.ts../ 22S. eb). 52 Additions to the _ collections,
Beam aripsi) 2)... Yaorsveey ads 56 October 16, 1915-October 14,
WWotesfor the year). ...2.. 2:5 6% 60 ROMEO yh Gnye! (Me Dae 93
Breititree insects. e.g)... 6). 60 Appendix: A study of gall midges
Shade tree insects............. 63 PY SOH 27a aaa 2 SAME RR IOI
Barestitree imsects. 24. ....4- 67. Explanation ofjplatese. 22+ ane -. 253
Beimem insects. 0h.) 4 ee ee bens: COpelaGlex yh OM wert tae vege eels aed 269
Greewkouse pests... ./as.4.00. 0: 74
Flies and Heat. Health News, June 1918. Monthly Bulletin of
New York State Department of Health, p. 1€c—162.
A general summary with special reference to control measures.
Report on Tussock Moth Contest. New York Forestry, July 1918,
. 20527
Summary of activities with a list of the prize winners.
New Gall Midges. Economic Entomology, Journal, 11:380-84,
1918 :
The genus Allomyia is erected, and A. juniperina, Asphondylia
dondiae, Thecodiplosis cockerelli, Mycodiplosis
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packardi and Retinodiplosis albitarsis are described as
new and the male of Onodiplosis sarcobati Felt characterized. —
Summer Leaf Feeders. Catskill Recorder, Aug. 9, 1918.
A general warning notice in relation to the unusually abundant yellow-necked
and red-humped apple tree caterpillars, the fall webworm and the recently
introduced apple and thorn skeletonizer, Hemerophila pariana
Clerck.
Two Injurious Leaf Maggots. International Garden Club, Journal,
BAO PO LG Lie
Popular accounts of the box midge, and the chrysanthemum midge [M onar-
thropalpus buxi and Diarthronomyia hypogea] with a
discussion of control measures.
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 73,
ADDITIONS TO COLLECTIONS, OCTOBER 16, 1917-
OClOBERY 1s) 1918
The following is a list of the more important additions to the
state collection of insects:
DONATION
Hymenoptera
Cimbex americana Leach, elm saw fly, larvae on elm, September 19, Mrs M. W,
Carragan, Saratoga Springs
Abia inflata Nort., honeysuckle saw fly, larvae on honeysuckle, June 9, Mrs
A. M. A. Jackson, Warner
Diprion simile Hartig, adulis, cocoons and larvae, Desember 14, Dr W. E,
Britton, New Haven, Conn. Same, cocoons, March 5, 14, W. L. G. Edson,
Rochester. Same, European pine saw fly, larva on pine, June 20, Dummett
Nurseries, Mount Vernon, State Department of Agriculture
Neodiprion pinetum Norton (Diprion abbotii Leach), white pine saw fly, larvae,
August 13, W. H. Snell, Lewis. Same, larvae, on pine, August 27, H. J. Car-
bury, Gale. Through Conservation Commission
Pontania monile Marl., galls on salix, September 1, 1918, James R. Weir, Missoula,
Mont.
Rhodites radicum O. S., rose root gall on rose, December 18, Dr G. G. Atwood,
chief, bureau of plant industry, Department of Farms and Markets, Albany
Rhodites tuberculator Ckll., galls, August 12, T. D. A. Cockerell, Crescent, Col.
Diastrophus radicum Bass., blackberry root gall, gall on dewberry root, June 17,
A. W. Morrill, Phoenix, Ariz.
Diastrophus fusiformis O. S., gall on Potentilla monspeliensis, July 25, S. H.
Burnham, Hudson Falls
Acraspis erinacei Walsh, oak hedgehog gall on oak, August 15, Francis A. Bartlett,
Stamford, Conn.
Andricus cornigera O. S., horned oak gall on oak, November 26, Ed. L. Ayers,
chief inspector, Department of Agriculture, Houston, Texas
Andricus punctatus Bass., gouty oak gall on oak, November 26, Ed. L. Ayers,
chief inspector, Department of Agriculture, Houston, Texas.
Same, on pin oak, March 13, A. L. Alston, Rye
Andricus batatoides Ashm., live oak potato gallon oak twigs, November 26,
Ed. L. Ayers, chief inspector, Department of Agriculture, Houston, Texas.
Same, gall on oak, May 8, E. Bethel, Monterey, Cal.
Philonix pezomachoides O. S., oak pea gall on white oak, July 17, A. G. Ruggles,
Robbinsdale, Minn.
Philonix hirta Bass., gall on burr oak, July 23, A. G. Ruggles, Hastings Road,
Minn.
Biorhiza forticornis Walsh, oak fig gall on burr oak, July 23, A. G. Ruggles,
Hastings Road, Minn. :
Neuroterus floccosus Bass., oak flake gall on burr oak, July 17, A. G. Ruggles,
Robbinsdale, Minn. Same, July 23, Hastings Road, Minn.
Neuroterus umbilicatus Bass., oak button gall on oak, August 1, Mrs Seth
Bliss Hunt, Mount Kisco. Same, September 4. Same, September 5, J. J.
Levison, Sea Cliff
Metopius pollinctorius Say, adult reared from cocoon of A. luna, March 29,
Frederika Atwood, Rochester
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Dianthidium parvum Cress., adult and nest, April, E. Bethel, Denver, Col.,
through T. D. A. Cockerell
Mellisodes ? bimaculata St Farg, adults working in lawn, July 29, O. S. Hunt,
Cobleskill
Coleoptera
Carabidae, new or interesting species contributed by D. B. Young: Agonum
sexpunctatum Linn., Pterostichus metallicus Fabr. (both species foreign),
Opisthius richardsoni Kirb., Nebria eschscholtizii Men., N. obliqua Lec.,
Promecognathus laevissimus Dej., Scarites subterraneus Fabr. (a deformed
specimen with a double thorax), Dyschirius analis Lec., D. marinus Lec., Clivina
impressifrons Lec., C. americana Dej., Aspidoglossa subangulata Chd., Myas
cyanescens Dej., Pericompsus ephippiatus Say, Pterostichus longulus Lec.,
P. californicus Dej., P. isabellae Lec., P. substriatus Lec., P. relictus Newm.,
P. moestus Say, P. permundus Say, P. occidentalis Dej., P. scrutator Lec., P.
erythropus Dej., P. orinomum Leach, P. mandibularis Kirb., Amara avida
Say, A. interstitialis Dej., A. latior Kirb., A. fallax Lec., Diplochila major
Lec., Calathus quadricollis Lec., Platynus anchomenoides Rand., P. creni-
striatus Lec., P. octopunctatus Fabr., P. sinuatus Dej., P. atratus Lec., P.
reflexus Lec., P. decens Say, Lebia furcata Dej., L. scapularis Dej., Apristus
laticollis Lec., Cymindis laticollis Say, Brachynus cordicollis Dej., Nothopus
zabroides Lec., and Cratacanthus dubius Beauv.
Scarites subterraneus Fabr., adult, May 21, Steward J. Owens, Albany
Lebia grandis Hentz., from potato fields, October 11, F. P. Foster, Troy
Dermestes vulpinus Fabr., leather beetle, grubs on hoofs, October 15, T. M.
Duche & Sons, 376-78 Greenwich st., New York
Alaus oculatus Linn., eyed elater, adult on decaying wood, June 11, H. C. Crouch,
Albany
Melanotus communis Gyll., wire worm, larva on corn, July 16, E. V. Underwood,
Oswego
Hydnecera subfasciata Lec., adult on Tetradymia spinosa, H. R. Hagan, La
Point, Utah
Ptinus fur Linn., spider beetle, adults, September 23, Eliza S. Blunt, New Russia
Euphoria inda Linn., bumble flower beetle, grubs in manure, June 24, George A.
Lintner, Summit, N. J. Same, adult, August 24, A. B. Clarke & Son,
Milton-on-Hudson
Elaphidion villosum Fabr., oak and maple twig pruner, larvae in oak, June 24,
Walter E. Maynard, Jericho. Same, July 6, Mrs M. Newborg, White Plains.
Same, August 1, Charles C. Marshall, Millbrook
Galerucella luteola Mull., elm leaf beetle, adult, May 6, George C. Hodges, Utica
Coptocycla bicolor Fabr., golden tortoise beetle, adult, July 1, Mrs Charles C.
Thorpe, Saugerties. Same, August 22, T. A. Gordon, Rensselaer
Tenebrio molitor Linn., meal worm, adults, September 23, Eliza S. Blunt, New
Russia
Macrobasis unicolor Kirby, ash gray blister beetle on potato, July 9, N. G.
Farber, Troy
Meloe angusticollis Say, oil beetle, adults, September 23, Eliza S. Blunt, New
Russia
Eupagoderes decipiens Lec., adult impaled on thorn by shrike, May 20, Harold
R. Hagan, Logan, Utah
Liophloeus nubilus Fabr., adult, December 31, J. H. Troy, New Rochelle
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Magdalis armicollis Say, adult on cherry leaves, June 10, L. F. Strickland,
Lockport
Conotrachelus juglandis Lec., twig injured on English walnut, June 11, Louis
Arnold, Altamont, through Department of Agriculture
- Conotrachelus crataegi Walsh, quince curculio, adults and work on small pears,
May 31, A. B. Clarke & Son, Milton
Diptera
_ Aplonyx sarcobati Felt, galls on greasewood, August 1918, James R. Weir,
Saratoga, Wyo.
Lasioptera clavula Beutm., dogwood club gall on flowering cornus, February 4,
J. J. Levison, Sea Chiff
Lasioptera vitis O. S., grape tomato gall on grape, June 13, Arnold L. Schwoerbel,.
New York. Same, June 15, Charles H. Thomas, Rensselaer
_ Lasioptera excavata Felt, leaf-mining gall on Crataegus, July 17, 18, A. G.
Ruggles, Robbinsdale, Minn.
Rhabdophaga strobiloides Walsh, pine cone gall on willow, June 11, Mrs W. H.
Harmon, Chicago, Ill. Same, July 18, A. G. Ruggles, St River-Owatonua,
Minn.
Dasyneura lysimachiae Beutm., loosestrife bud gall, adults on loosestrife, June
24, H. B. Scammell, Toms River, N. J.
Allomyia juniperi Felt, galls on juniperus, June 5, Ivan M. Way, Oxford, Col.
Diarthronomyia artemisiae Felt, gall on artemisia, July 15, James R. Weir,
Missoula, Mont. Same, May 8, E. Bethel, Monterey, Cal.
Diarthronomyia ? occidentalis Felt, gall on artemisia, July 15, James R. Weir,
Missoula, Mont.
Oligotrophus betheli Felt, juniper cone gall on juniperus, April 16, E. Bethel,
Julian, Cal.
Rhopalomyia ampullaria Felt, galls on Artemisia cana, July 28, 1918, James R.
Weir, Moorecroft, Wyo.
Rhopalomyia salviae Felt, salvia leaf gall cn salvia, May 8, E. Bethel, Monterey,
Cal.
Rhopalomyia californica Felt, gall on Baccharis, May 8, E. Bethel, Monterey,
Cal.
Rhopalomyia ? tridentatae Rubs., gall on Artemisia dracunculoides, September,
E. G. Titus, Idaho Falls, Idaho
Asteromyia agrostis O. S., adults on Muhlenbergia, May 20, C. N. Ainslie,
Sioux City, Iowa
Asphondylia arizonensis Felt, adults on opuntia fruits, May 20, George G.
Ainslie, Caney Springs, Tenn.
Asphondylia atriplicis Ckll., gall on Atriplex confertifolia, April 3, E. Bethel,
_ Victorville, Cal.
Asphondylia neomexicana Ckll., galls on Atriplex canescens, August 1, T. D. A.
Cockerell, Boulder, Col.
Asphondylia dondiae Felt., Dondia multiflora, April, E. Bethel, Point Fermine,
Cal.
Asphondylia ? ervi Rubs., adults, pupal cases and infested pods of soy bean,
Glycine hispida, November 14, S. I. Kuwana, Yamanshi, Japan
Schizomyia petiolicola Felt, grape petiole gall, Legace) 27, W. W. Burch,
Watervliet
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Cincticornia pilulae O. S., oak pill gall on oak, September 4, Mrs Seth Bliss
Hunt, Mount Kisco. Same on red oak, July 23, A. G. Ruggles, Hastings
Road, Minn.
Contarinia canadensis Felt, ash midrib gall on ash, April 17, Robert S. Walker,
Chattanooga, Tenn. Same, June 7, Munson Whitaker Co., New York
Thecodiplosis mosellana Gehin., wheat midge, infested rye heads, June 28,
N. G. Farber, Troy. Note. Infested rye and wheat was received from many
localities in the eastern and western parts of the State respectively. Same,
midges on wheat, June 28, William A. Ross, Vineland Station, Ont.
Thecodiplosis cockerelli Felt, galls on Pinus edulis, Ivan M. Way, Oxford, Col.
Mycodiplosis cerasifolia Felt, adult reared from cedar rust aecia on Crataegus
fruit, August 14, W. H. Wellhouse, Ithaca
Mycodiplosis packardi Felt, larvae with Parharmonia on pine, May 24, James L.
Kolbe, Round Lake
Retinodiplosis albitarsis Felt, larvae with Parharmonia on pine, May 24, James
L. Kolbe, Round Lake
Onodiplosis sarcobati Felt, adult and galls on Sarcobatus vermiculatus, May 20,
Harold R. Hagan, Logan, Utah
Monarthropalpus buxi Lab., box leaf midge, larvae on box leaves, January 9,
Westchester county, Dr G. G. Atwood, chief, bureau of plant industry,
Department of Farms and Markets, Albany
Cecidomyia peritomatis Ckll., gall and larvae on Peritomatis serrulata, April,
T. D. A. Cockerell
Cecidomyia semenrumicis Patt., gall on hackberry, August 8, A. H. Hollinger,
College Station, Texas
Cecidomyia viticola O. S., grape tube gall on grape, September 12, T. J. Headlee,
New Brunswick, N. J.
Phorbia ceparum Meig., onion maggot, maggots on onion, June 19, W. I. Roe,
Watertown
Oedaspis atra Loew., larvae on Chrysothamnus, June 8, H. R. Hagan, Manti,
Utah
Eurosta solidaginis Fitch, gall on solidago, July 15, James R. Weir, Missoula,
Mont.
Euaresta pacifica Doane, galls on Artemisia aromatica, September 9, E. Bethel,
Durango, Col. Same, on Artemisia dracunculoides, September, E. G. Titus,
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Lepidoptera
Hemerophila pariana Clerck, thorn and apple skeletonizer, pupa, October 16,
Briarcliff Manor, through T. F. Niles, Chatham. Same, work on leaves,
October 18, T. F. Niles, Pocantico Hills. Same, caterpillars and work, July 18,
S. R. Bradley, Nyack
Metzneria Lappella Linn., caterpillar on burdock, February 5, 1918, E. G. Edson,
Highland Park, Rochester
Sitotroga cerealella Olive, Angoumois corn moth, infested ear, October 1, F. H.
Lacy, Poughkeepsie
Gnorimoschema gallaeasteriella Kell., gall on Aster puniceus, August, S. H.
Burnham, Sandy Hill
Gnorimoschema tetradymiella Busck., gall on Tetradymia spinosa, July, H. R.
Hagan, La Point, Utah
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Gracilaria azaleella Brants, Azalea leaf skeletonizer, caterpillars and work, May
_ 31, J. B. Achilles, Lockport
Paraclemensia acerifoliella Fitch, maple leaf cutter, work and caterpillars on
sugar maple, September 3, Nelson R. Gilbert, Bonaparte
‘Archips rosaceana Harr., green house leaf roller, caterpillars, March 15, P. M.
Eastman, Albany
_ Oxyptilus periscelidactylus Fitch, grape vine plume moth, work on grape, June
13, Arnold L. Schwoerbel, New York. Same, caterpillar on grape, June 1,
George T. Powell, Ghent
Acrobasis caryae Grote, caterpillar on walnut, May 17, Mary Faber, Paine
through Department of Agriculture
Crambus vulgivagellus Clem., vagabond grass webworm, caterpillars on pastures,
May 14, J. F. Eastman, Binghamton
Parharmonia pini Kell., pine sesian, caterpillars on pine, May 24, James L. Kolbe,
Round Lake
Melittia satyriniformis Hubn., squash vine borer moth, July 2, E. A. Baldwin,
Schenectady
Phobetron pithecium S. & A., hag moth caterpillar, caterpillar on pear, August
2, L. F. Strickland, Tgclnort
Sibine stimulea Clem., saddle back caterpillar, October 15, Mrs Britton, through
Dr Fred J. Seaver, N ew York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, New York
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis Haw., bag worm, eggs, March 19, W. B. Ham-
bright, Bronxville
Cymatophora ribearia Fitch, currant worm, pupa on currant, June 15, P. M.
Eastman, Gloversville. Adult issued June 29
Malacosoma neustria Linn., lackey moth, egg on imported stock, March 15,
P. M. Eastman, Albany
Tolype velleda Stoll., lappet moth, cocoon on hawthorn, June 1, W. L. G. Edson,
Rochester
Schizura concinna S. & A., red-humped apple caterpillar on apple, August 21,
F. D. Palmer, Norwich. Same, August 21, Mrs John Boyd Thacher, Altamont
Heterocampa guttivitta Walk., antlered maple caterpillar, August 13, Henry W.
Thorne, Johnstown
Datana integerrima Grt. & Rob., black walnut caterpillar on walnut, August 8,
William I. Roe, Watertown
Datana ministra Dru., yellow-necked apple tree worm, caterpillar, September
19, Mrs M. W. Carragan, Saratoga Springs. Same, August 27, Clarence T.
Wood, Palmyra. Same, August 22, Chilmark Farm, Ossining. Same, on
apple, August 21, Mrs John Boyd Thacher, Altamont. Same, August 21,
F. D. Palmer, Norwich. Same on cherry, July 30, F. M. Brooks, Athens
Euparthenos nubilis Hiibn., Catocala, adult, June 10, Cuyler Reynolds, Albany
Nephelodes minians Guen., bronze cut worm, caterpillar on pastures, May 14,
J. F. Eastman, Binghamton
Agrotis ypsilon Rott., greasy cut worm, caterpillars on pastures, May 14, J. F.
Eastman, Binghamton
Hadena fractilinea Grote, lined corn borer, caterpillar on corn, June 14, J. F.
Eastman, Binghamton
Halisidota caryae Harr., hickory tussock moth, caterpillar and cocoons, September
28, George Ruppel, Bridgehampton. Same, July 13, Chilmark farm, Ossining.
Same, July 10, George A. Lintner, Summit, N. J. Same, adult on egg mass,
May 25, Department of Agriculture, Westchester county, through F. T. Niles
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Halisidota tessellaris S. & A., hickory tussock moth, caterpillar, September 19,
Mrs M. W. Carragan, Saratoga Springs. Same, pale tussock, caterpillar on
maple, September 7, Mary B. Sherman, Ogdensburg
Hyphantria cunea Dru., fall webworm, caterpillar, September 7, Mary B.
Sherman, Ogdensburg
Basilona imperialis Dru., pupa, October 11, Miss M. E. Hale, Elizabethtown
Tropaea luna Linn., luna moth, adult, May 27, Mrs Thurza Kusth, Albany
Samia cecropia Linn., cecropia moth, adult, June 1, Mrs Layman, Albany. Same,
adult and cocoon, May 29, Mrs A. M. A. Jackson, Warner. Same, adult,
May 23, Alice Furrer, Albany. Same, April 29, Elmer Wirsing, Albany, just
emerged from cocoon and perfect
Paonias excaecatus S. & A., blinded sphinx, adult, July 22, May Seymour, Lake
Placid
Phlegethontius quinquemaculata Haw., tomato worm, adult, September 14,
Douglas Bradley, Albany
Deilephila lineata Fabr., lined sphinx, caterpillar, August 12, W. M. Keneston,
Albany
Basilarchia archippus Cram., viceroy, caterpillar on hawthorn, June 1, W. L. G.
Edson, Rochester
Basilarchia astyanax Fabr., red-spotted purple, chrysalids, June 4, David V.
Haggerty, Poughkeepsie :
Papilio glaucus Linn., var. turnus Linn., tiger swallow tail, caterpillar, August
28, Dr M. Bruce, Charlotteville. Same, chrysalis, August 26, Jonas A. Brooks,
Berne
Hemiptera
Enchenopa binotata Say, two-marked tree hopper, eggs and adults on Celastrus,
September 12, Dr F. J. Seaver, Bronx Park
Phylloxera caryaecaulis Fitch, hickory gall aphid, galls on hickory, June 6,
Robert E. Farley, White Plains. Same, June 4, Munson-Whitaker Company,
New York ,
Physokermes piceae Schr., spruce bud scale, adults on Koster blue spruce,
July 26, Charles A. Slater, Mount Vernon
Chermes cooleyi Gill., Aphid spruce gall, July 15, Hicks Nursery, Westbury,
Department of Farms and Markets
Macrosiphum solanifolii Ashm., potato aphis on potato, August 1, F. B. Hanford,
New Baltimore '
Macrosiphum rudbeckiae Fitch, aphid on golden glow, July 5, H. W. Dye,
Williamson
Chaitophorus lyropicta Kess., Norway maple aphid, affected leaves, July 24,
Mrs L. M. Jones, Port Jervis. Same, July 27, W. H. Dunn, Troy
Tetraneura graminis Mon., young and adults, September 25, H. D. House,
Albany
Phenacoccus acericola King, false maple scale, cocoons on hard maple, June 1,
Harry C. Morse, Gloversville
Aulacaspis pentagona Targ.-Toz., West Indian peach scale eggs on cherry, March
13, T. F. Niles, Rye. Same, adults on Japanese cherry, June 21, Fred J.
Seaver, New York City
Aspidiotus hederae Vall., white scale of ivy, December 18, Dr G. G. Atwood,
chief, bureau of plant industry, Department of Farms and Markets, Albany
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Lepidosaphes ulmi Linn., oyster shell scale, eggs on currant, April 27, A. B.
Brooks, Keeseville
- Alebra albostriella Fall., Norway maple leaf hopper, eggs on Norway maple
twigs, March 27, E. H. Moore, Brooklyn
_ Chlorochroa uhleri Stal., Juniper plant bug, eggs and nymphs on Cornus, July 24,
W. L. G. Edson, Rochester
Lygus pratensis Linn., tarnished plant bug, adult injuring peaches, July 2,
L. D. Rhind, Dansville
Poecilocapsus lineatus Fabr., four-lined leaf bug, adults injuring dahlias, July 3,
Ewell D. Baker, Forest Lawn. Same, adults on currant, June 25, Edgar
Empie, Sharon Springs, through P. M. Eastman, Albany
Orthopiera
Panchlora hyalina Stoll., adult, November 23, H. W. Wardell, Albany
Odonata
Epicordulia princeps Hag., dragon fly, adult, May 29, Rosalie Ehrlich, Albany
Neuroptera
Chrysopa sp., cocoons on pine needles, August 21, William L. G. Edson, Rochester.
One was bred from the cocoons sent August 25
Isoptera
Termes flavipes Koll., white ant, adult, April 15, Mrs W. S. Elmendorf, Albany
Acarina
Tetranychus telarius Linn., red spider, eggs on Koster blue spruce, July 26
Charles A. Slater, Mount Vernon
Tetranychus bimaculatus Harv., on raspberry, August 12, W. M. Keneston,
Albany
Eriophyes rhoinus Ckll., deformed head of Rhus glabra Ostcateie, October,
T. D. A. Cockerell, Boulder, Col.
Eriophyes ? aenigma Walsh, galls on salix, hee 3, 1918, James R. Weir, Buffalo,
Wyo.
Eriophyes fraxinifolia Felt, galls on Fraxinus, July 28, 1918, James R. Weir,
Moorecroft, Crook county, Wyo.
Phyllocoptes minutissimus Hodgk., galls on Acer glabra, June 28, 1917, James R.
Weir, Oripino, Idaho
Phyllocoptes quadripes Shim., bladder maple gall, young galls, May 27, Robert
S. Waterman, Ogdensburg. Same, galls on soft maple, July 4, Miss Katharine
Pedersen, Lake George
S. C. Bishop Student collection, consisting of 100 species
represented by 600 specimens in good condition, some of which are
new to the collection, have been kindly donated to the State
Museum by S. C. Bishop, State Zoologist.
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Representative Collection of Larvae and Pupae of Crane Flies,
Tipulidae, 11 Genera and 16 Species, presented by C. P. Alexander,
August 5, 1918, to the New York State Museum
Antocha saxicola O, S., paratype, Ithaca, April 20, 1917, 1 larva
Bitta;comorphella jonesi (Johns.) Ithaca, May 30, 1917, 2 larvae
Dicranomyia simulans (Walk.) Rosslyn, Va., July 7, 1912, 1 larva and portion
of a pupa skin
Eriocera cinerea Alex., Ithaca, May 24, 1917, 2 larvae
Eriocera longicornis (Walk.) Ithaca, April 30, 1917, a number of larvae, and pupae
Eriocera spinosa (O. S.) Ithaca, May 6, 1916, 4 larvae and I pupa
Hexatoma megacera (O. S.) Ithaca, May 6, 1914, several larvae and pupae
Holorusia rubiginosa Lw. Leland Stanford University, Cal., Feb. 22, 1915,
1 larva
Molophilus hirtipennis O. S., Ithaca, April 30, 1917, 1 larva and 1 pupal
exuvium
Penthoptera albitarsis O. S., Ithaca, March 30, 1917, 1 larva
Ptychoptera rufocincta O. S., Orono, Me., July 7, 1913, 1 larva
Tipula abdominalis (Say), Ithaca, April 18, 1914, several larvae
Tipula ignobilis Lw., Ithaca, June 1, 1917, 1 larva
Tipula oropezoides John., Ithaca, April 18, 1917, 1 larva
Tipula trivittata Say, Ithaca, April 22, 1913, 1 larva
Ula elegans O. S., paratype, Ithaca, October 16, 1912, several larvae and pupae
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 Sr
APPENDIX
A STUDY OF GALL MIDGES, VII
FamiLy ITONIDIDAE
Tribe Itonididinariae (Continued)
The first part of the discussion of this large and extremely variable
tribe appears in State Museum Bulletin 202, pages 76 to 205. There
will be found on page 76 a discussion of the tribal characteristics
and on pages 76 to 81 there is a key for the separation of all genera
of the tribe, including those discussed below.
ARTHROCNODAX Rubs.
1895 Rubsaamen, E.H. Wien. Ent. Zeit., 14:189
1896 Kieffer, J. J. Wien. Ent. Zeit., 15:92
1897 ———— _ Synopse d. Cecidomyies d’Europe et d. Algerie, p. 29
1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 403
1910 Rubsaamen, E.H. Zeitsch. Wissenschaft. Insektenbiol., 15:285
1911 Felt, E. P. N. Y. Ent. Soc. Jour., 19:57
1913 Kieffer, J. J. Gen. Insect., fasc., 152, p. 155
This genus may be recognized by the third vein uniting with
costa well before the apex of the wing (pl. 16, fig. 7).
The antennae are composed of fourteen segments,
binodose in the male (fig. 3), the palpi quadriartic-
ulate and the claws simple. The basal clasp segment
of the male has a more or less developed tooth at the
internal basal angle. The ovipositor is short and
apically with two large lamellae. Type A.vitis
Rubs. .
We have in this group a number of small, yellow-
ish forms. It is probable that most of the species Fig. 3 Arth-
are zoophagous, though A. apiphila, believed tocnodax spe
4 F saint mae cies, fifth an-
at first to subsist upon organic débris in beehives, tennal segment
may in reality have been preying upon mites. The Poet ey
head and the anterior body segments are usually
greatly produced in the larva.
Key to Species
@ The two parts of the stems of the fifth antennal segment of the male plainly
unequal
b Basal portion of the stem with a length less than its diameter
¢ Circumfila heavy, thick, the dorsal plate deeply and triangularly
incised, the ventral plate short, narrowly rounded
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d Stems one-half and as long as their diameters, respectively.
Abdomen reddish brown. Length 1 mm, the third palpal
segment broadly oval........... macrofila Felt)/'@.aoaq
dd Stems one-half and one and one-fourth times their diameters,
respectively. Abdomen yellowish or dark carmine. Length
I mm, the third palpal segment slender...... é o's oie
apiphila Felt, C. a1775
ddd Stems one-half and one and one-half times their diameters,
respectively. Abdomen yellowish, the third and fourth seg-
ments black. Length 1 mm, fourth palpal segment narrowly
OVE Mais vale cic lets ates er ene cincta Felt, C, 285
cc Circumfila long, not unusually heavy or thick; dorsal plate deeply
and triangularly incised, the ventral plate narrowly rounded
d Stems three-fourths and one and three-fourths times their
diameters, respectively. Abdomen yellowish brown. Length
-75 mm, the fourth palpal segment slender. Reared from red
spider on cottons anlste. ae. own. carolina Felt, C. a2461
bb Basal portion of the stem with a length about one-half greater than its
diameter
c Distal portion of the stem of the fifth antennal segment with a length
twice its diameter; abdomen pale yellowish, length 5 mm; dorsal
plate deeply and triangularly incised; ventral plate truncate;
reared from curled sumac leaves....rhoina Felt, C. a1720b
cc Distal portion of the stem of the fifth antennal segment with a length
two and one-half times its diameter; abdomen yellowish brown;
length 1 mm, dorsal plate short, broadly and triangularly emargi-
nate; ventral plate long, broadly rounded; reared from mites on
parden(beatis.. od) Racal epee Aue ts constricta Felt!,C.a2572
bbb Basal part of the stem of the fifth antennal segment in the male with a
length two and one-half times its diameter
¢ Distal portion of the stem with a length three times its diameter.
Abdomen dark red. Dorsal plate broadly and triangularly emar-
ginate, ventral plate long, narrow, rounded....rufa Felt, C. 678.
cc Distal portion of the stem with a length three and one-half times its
diameter
d Abdomen pale yellowish. Lengthi1 mm. Dorsal and ventral
plates triangularly emarginate, the latter sparsely setose
apically. Reared from red spider on orange................
occidentalis Felt, C. a2328.
dd Abdomen yellowish brown. Length 1mm. Ventral plate long,
broad) roundedir veri ea eieaaee: filicis. Felt, C. 1390)358>
ccc Distal portion of the stem with a length four times its diameter.
Abdomen dark red. Length 1 mm. Ventral plate long, narrow,
TOUNGAE 5.15 Haves veh che tA See oe sylvestris Felt, C. a1630
bbbb Stems with a length three and three and one-half times their diameters,
: respectively. Abdomen light yellowish brown. Length 1 mm.
Ventral plate short, broad, rounded..... fenestra Felt, C. 641
1A Porto Rican species reared from red spider on garden beans (Jour. Econ.
Ent. 7:481, 1914)6
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aa Basal and distal portions of the stems of the fifth antennal segments of the
male equal or nearly so
6 Basal portion of the stem with a length one-half greater than its diameter,
the distal part with a length one-fourth greater. Abdomen yellowish.
Length .6 mm. Ventral plate long, broad, rounded. Reared from
Briophives; galls wine overs sete meridionalis Felt, C. a2335
6b Basal portion of the stem with a length two or two and one-half times its
diameter
c¢ Abdomen orange yellow. Length .75 mm. Dorsal plate short,
incised. Ventral plate long, narrowly rounded..................
incisa Felt, C. 67
ce Abdomen yellowish. Length .25 to .75 mm. Dorsal plate broadly
and triangularly emarginate. Ventral plate long, broad, rounded. .
abdominalis Felt
ecc Abdomen yellowish brown. Lengthimm. Basal clasp segment with
a rounded lobe basally. Ventral plate short, broad, rounded.....
acerina Felt, C. 149
ceccc Abdomen pale yellowish. Length 1mm. Dorsal plate short, deeply
and narrowly emarginate. Ventral plate long, broad, slightly
emarginate Reared from rolled elder leaves....................
sambucifolia Felt, C. a1723
eccce Abdomen dark red. Length 1 mm. Dorsal plate deeply and tri-
angularly emarginate. Ventral plate long, broad, rounded........
fraxini Felt, C.179
eccccc Abdomen fuscous. Length .75 mm. Dorsal plate long, narrowly
incised. Ventral plate short, broad, rounded...................
obscura Felt, C. 399
Arthrocnodax incisa Felt
1907 Felt, E, P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. rio, p. 140; separate, p. 43-44
{Cecidomyia)
megs e-———____— | N. Y., State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 403
This orange-brown male was taken May 21, 1906, on soft maple,
meer cubrum, at Albany, N. Y.
Male. Length .75 mm. Antennae half as long as the body:
tather thickly haired, light brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with
stems each thrice their diameters. Palpi; the first and second
segments short, irregularly subquadrate, the third and fourth, each
about as long as the two preceding combined, the third a little
stouter than the following. Mesonotum dark brown. Scutellum
orange brown, postscutellum darker. Abdomen orange brown,
somewhat darker dorsally on the second, third and fourth abdominal
segments. Wings hyaline, costa light brown; halteres yellowish
transparent. Legs a variable yellowish brown; posterior coxae
teddish, femora and tibiae light brown, slightly darker distally,
tarsi rather dark brown; claws slender, uniformly curved. Gent-
talia; basal clasp segment long, slender; terminal clasp segment
swollen at the base; dorsal plate broad, deeply and narrowly incised,
the lobes narrowing, broadly rounded apically; ventral plate narrow,
long, subtruncate. Type Cecid. 67.
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Arthrocnodax sylvestris Felt
1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. 143; separate, p. 47
(Cecidomyia)
1908 —-—————_ NN Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 403
The dark carmine male was taken September 26, 1906, at David
son’s River, N. C.
Male. Length 1.25 mm. Antennae one-fourth longer than the
body, thickly haired, brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with st ms
two and one-half and four times their diameters, respectively. Palpi;
the first segment short, swollen distally, the second, third and fourth
subequal, the latter more slender than the preceding. Mesonotum
a variable yellowish and brown, submedian lines indistinct. Scu-
tellum and postscutellum yellowish. Abdomen dark carmine, a
fuscous spot near the middle. Wings hyaline, costa brown; halteres
a semitransparent salmon; femora and tibiae pale fuscous distally,
tarsi fuscous; claws rather slender, strongly curved. Genitalia;
basal clasp segment stout, swollen; terminal clasp segment enlarged
basally; dorsal plate short, broad, lobes broadly rounded; ventral
plate long, slender, broadly rounded. Type Cecid. ar630.
Arthrocnodax rufa Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 403
This dark reddish male was taken July 24, 1906, on hickory,
Carya, at Albany, N. Y.
Male. Length2mm. Antennae one-fourth longer than the body,
thickly haired, fuscous yellowish; fourteen segments, the fifth with
stems two and one-half and three times their diameters, respectively.
Palpi; first segment subquadrate, the second narrowly oval, with a
length three times its diameter, the third as long as the second,
more slender, the fourth a little longer than the third. Mesonotum
dark brown. Scutellum dark reddish brown, postscutellum reddish
yellow. Abdomen dark reddish, the second and third abdominal
segments darker; genitalia fuscous yellowish. Wings hyaline, costa
light brown; halteres semitransparent. Anterior legs nearly uniform
dark brown, the mid and posterior legs mostly pale straw, claws
slender, evenly curved, the pulvilli shorter than the claws. Geni-
talia; basal clasp segment long, slender; terminal clasp segment long;
dorsal plate long, deeply and triangularly emarginate, the lobes
narrowly rounded; ventral plate long, broad, broadly rounded.
Harpes indistinct. Type Cecid. 678.
Arthrocnodax filicis Felt
1907' Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus, Bul) 110; p: 136;) separateymanesm
(Cecidomyia)
1908 —_——- "N.. Y.. State) Mus. Bull 124, p: ‘404
This yellowish brown male was taken June 4, 1906, on fern at
Karner, N. Y. It was also taken in a trap lantern at Nassau, N. Y.
July oth.
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 85
Male. Length 1 mm. Antennae longer than the body, sparsely
haired, dark brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with stems two and
_ one-half and three and one-half times their diameters, respectively.
Palpi; the first segment subquadrate, slightly curved, the second
rather stout, suboval, the third a little more slender, the fourth a
little longer than the third; head black. Mesonotum dark brown.
Scutellum and postscutellum lighter. Abdomen yellowish brown,
vestiture scarcely perceptible. Wings hyaline, costa light brown;
halteres yellowish white. Legs light brown, paler at the articula-
tions; claws slender, uniformly curved. Genitalia; basal clasp seg-
ment long, stout; terminal clasp segment slightly swollen at the
base; dorsal plate broad, deeply and widely emarginate, the lobes
broadly rounded; ventral plate broad, broadly rounded. Type
Cecid. 139.
Arthrocnodax abdominalis Felt
1911 Felt, E.P. Ent. News, 22:128-29 (Endaphis)
1914. ——————_ Econ. Ent. Jour., 7:458
This small, yellowish midge was reared by Prof. C. H. T. Town-
send, Piura, Peru, from cotton leaves infested by a mite, Eriophyes.
Arthrocnodax meridionalis Felt
1912 Felt, E.P. Ent. News, 23:176-77
This species was reared from Eriophyes galls on Ruellia
tuberosa collected at St Vincent, W. I.
Arthrocnodax fraxini Felt
1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. 138; separate, p. 42
(Cecidomyia) :
1908 ——————._ NV. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 404
The dark reddish male described below was taken June 10, 1906,
on ash, Fraxinus, at Albany, N. Y.
Male. Length 1 mm. Antennae nearly twice the length of the
body, sparsely haired, light brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with
stems each with a length two and one-half times its diameter. Palpi;
the first segment subquadrate, the second one-half longer than the
first, the third a little shorter, the fourth one-half longer than the
third. Mesonotum nearly uniform dark brown, submedian lines
yellowish. Scutellum yellowish laterally, dark orange apically,
postscutellum a little darker. Abdomen dark reddish, slightly
lighter dorsally on the second and third abdominal segments. Wings
hyaline (pl. 12, fig. 11), costa dark brown; halteres yellowish trans-
parent. Legs nearly uniform dark brown, lighter ventrally; claws
rather slender, evenly curved. Genitalia; basal clasp segment long,
stout, at the basal angle a thickly haired lobe; terminal clasp seg-
ment slightly swollen at base, long; dorsal plate broad, broadly and
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triangularly incised, the lobes narrowly rounded; ventral plate stout,
broad, broadly rounded. Type Cecid. 179.
Arthrocnodax acerina Felt
1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. I10, p. 136; separate, p. 40
(Cecidomyia)
1908 —-————_ NY. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 404
This yellowish brown male was taken June 7, 1906 on maple;
probably Acer rubrum, at Lake Clear, N. Y.
Male. Length 1 mm. Antennae twice the length of the body,
thickly clothed with long hairs, dark brown; fourteen segments, the
fifth with stems each with a length two and one-half times its diam-
eter; terminal segment with the distal enlargement prolonged, the
apical portion subconic. Palpi; the first segment irregular, sub-
quadrate, the second twice the length of the preceding, oval, the
third about as long, narrowly oval, the fourth subequal, a little
stouter; face yellowish brown. Mesonotum reddish brown, prob-
ably with lighter submedian lines. Scutellum reddish. Abdomen
yellowish brown with a distinct fuscous spot dorsally on the second
and third abdominal segments. Wings hyaline, costa light brown;
halteres whitish transparent. Legs pale straw color basally, tarsi
darker: claws slender, uniformly curved. Genitalia; basal clasp
segment long, stout, a stout, rounded lobe at the basal fourth,
truncate; terminal clasp segment long, swollen at the base; dorsal
plate broad, deeply and narrowly incised, the lobes narrowly rounded;
ventral plate broad, broadly rounded. Type Cecid. 149.
Arthrocnodax fenestra Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 404
This light yellowish brown male was taken July 22, 1906 on a
window at Nassau, N. Y.
Male. Length 2 mm. Antennae longer than the body, thickly
haired, light brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with stems three
and three and one-half times their diameters respectively; terminal
segment, the distal enlargement cylindric, having a length about
twice its diameter and a short apical process. Palpi; first segment
subquadrate, the second with a length three times its diameter, the
third a little shorter, narrowly oval, the fourth longer, dilated.
Mesonotum dark brown, the submedian lines indistinct. Scutellum
yellowish brown, postscutellum dark brown. Abdomen a light
yellowish brown with the basal segment dark brown. Genitalia
slightly fuscous. Wings hyaline, costa light brown; halteres yel-
lowish white. Legs a nearly uniform straw brown; claws slender,
strongly curved, the pulvilli shorter than the claws. Genitalia;
basal clasp segment long, tapering; terminal clasp segment long,
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| slender; dorsal plate long, deeply and triangularly incised, the lobes
tapering, narrowly rounded; ventral plate long, broadly rounded.
Type Cecid. 641, N. Y. State Museum.
Arthrocnodax obscura Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 404
This dark male was taken June 26, 1906 on blueberry, Vaccinium,
at Karner, N. Y.
Male. Length .75 mm. Antennae longer than the body, thickly
clothed with fine hairs, brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with
stems each with a length two and one-half times its diameter: ter-
minal segment with the distal enlargement somewhat produced,
elongate-oval. Palpi; the first and second segments subequal, with
a length about two and one-half times the diameter, the second and
_ third each probably a little longer and more slender; head black.
Mesonotum, scutellum and postscutellum dark fuscous, abdomen
fuscous. Wings hyaline, costa probably light brown; halteres
fuscous. Femora pale, tibiae fuscous, tarsi darker; claws slender,
strongly curved. Genitalia; basal clasp segment long, truncate;
terminal clasp segment slightly swollen at the base; dorsal plate
broad, deeply and narrowly incised, the lobes obliquely truncate;
ventral plate broad, truncate. Type Cecid. 399.
Arthrocnodax apiphila Felt
1907 Felt, E. P. New Species of Cecidomyiidae II, p. 20
1908 —— N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 301, 404
1914 ——————__ Econ. Ent. Jour., 7:458
cS N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 175, pl. 2, fig. 12
1918 —————_ N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 15)
Both sexes were received October 10, 1907 from Dr Burton N.
Gates, then expert in apiculture, United States Bureau of Ento-
mology, with the state-
ment that the larvae ap-
peared. to subsist on the
chaff material and excre-
ment in the bottom of the
breeding box. It is pos-
sible they were preying
upon mites. Midges were
reared from brood comb
afiected by American foul
brood and _ originating
in Tulare county, Cali- Fig. 4 Arthrocnodax apiphila, palpus of
fornia, August 2d. The male (enlarged, original)
comb contained much sealed brood when delivered and was found
to have decayed. In addition to the midge larvae there were
88 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
innumerable small mites, subsequently identified by Nathan Banks
as a species of Tyroglyphus and a red mite belonging to the family
Gamasidae, the latter being less abundant. The comb may have
been infested by Arthrocnodax prior to its shipment from California
though the probabilities indicate, in view of subsequently developed
facts, that the Dipterous larvae were preying on the Tyroglyphus.
This species was reared from a twig badly infested by Pulvin-
aria vitis Linn. and from a breeding jar containing forest tent
caterpillar, Malacosoma disstria Hubn. cocoons and
débris received from Tacoma, Wash. It was also obtained from —
a jar containing Viburnum leaves bearing numerous blister galls.
The midge larvae were doubtless zoophagous in each instance. It
is possible that Aphanogamus floridanus Ashm.
(Insect Life, 4:123) may be a parasite of this species.
‘Male. Lengthr1mm. Antennae one-fourth longer than the body,
thickly haired, fuscous straw, the basal segment yellowish; fourteen
segments, the fifth with stems one-half ‘and one and one-fourth
times their diameters respectively; terminal segment with the distal
enlargement somewhat produced, subcylindric and distally tapering
to an obtuse apex. Palpi (fig. 4); the first segment short, stout,
subquadrate, the second
nearly twice as long as the
first, stout, narrowly oval,
the third a little longer and
more slender than the second,
the fourth one-half longer
than the third, more slender.
Mesonotum yellowish or red-
dish brown, the submedian
lines indistinct. Scutellum
and postscutellum yellowish
Fig. - Arthrocnodax apiphila, fifth an- Of Orange yellow. Abdomen
tennal segment of female (enlarged, Y ellowish or deep orange
cat) carmine, genitalia fuscous
yellow. Wings hyaline, costa
fuscous straw; halteres pale orange. Coxae and femora basally
pale yellow, the femora distally and tibiae light straw, tarsi light
brown, the distal segments darker; claws long, slender, strongly
curved, the pulvilli distinctly shorter than the claws. Genitalia;
basal clasp segment long, stout, a rounded lobe basally; terminal
clasp segment stout, swollen basally; dorsal plate short, broad,
deeply and triangularly incised, the lobes narrowly rounded later-
ally; ventral plate long, broad, narrowly rounded.
Female. Length 1.25-1.5 mm. Antennae extending to the fourth
abdominal segment, the fifth (fig. 5) with a stem one-fourth the
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length of the cylindric basal enlargement. Terminal segment some-
what produced. Palpus nearly as in male, face fuscous yellowish,
other color characters as in the male. Ovipositor (fig. 6) short,
the lobes ovate and sparsely setose. Type Cecid. a1775.
Fig. 6 Arthrocnodax apiphila, tip of abdomen
of female showing ovipositor (enlarged, original)
Arthrocnodax macrofila Felt
1907 Felt, E. P. New Species of Cecidomyiidae II, p. 21-22
"1908 ————— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 302-3, 404
This reddish brown male was reared in the bureau of entomology,
United State Department of Agriculture, August 3, 1902 from a
fungus collected at Las Vegas, N. M.
Male. Length 1 mm. Antennae a little longer than the body,
thickly haired, light brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with stems
very short, each with a length one and one-fourth times its diameter;
terminal segment, the distal enlargement slightly produced, tapering,
obtuse. Palpi; the first segment short, stout, subglobose, the second
rather stout, with a length fully three times its diameter, the third
a little longer and more slender. Mesonotum reddish brown.
Scutellum light reddish yellow, postscutellum darker. Abdomen
reddish brown. Wings hyaline, costa light straw, halteres yellowish
transparent. Coxae, femora and tibiae pale yellowish, tarsi reddish
brown; claws long, slender, strongly curved, the pulvilli shorter
than the claws. Genitalia; basal clasp segment short, broad, ter-
minal clasp segment short, stout, swollen basally; dorsal plate short,
broad, deeply and roundly emarginate, the lobes narrowly rounded;
ventral plate long, tapering, narrowly rounded. Type Cecid. 1023.
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Arthrocnodax cincta Felt
. 1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. 143; separate, p. 47.
(Cecidomyia)
This yellowish brown male was taken June 13, 1906 at Albany,
INEIAY’.
Male. Length 1 mm. Antennae a little longer than the body,
rather thickly clothed with fine hairs, dark brown; fourteen segments,
the fifth with stems very short, each one and one-fourth times its
diameter; terminal segment, the distal enlargement greatly pro-
duced, subcylindric, narrowly rounded. Palpi; the first segment
presumably short, subquadrate, the second, third and fourth, each
narrowly oval, subcylindric. Mesonotum nearly uniform dark
brown. Scutellum dark reddish, postscutellum yellowish brown.
Abdomen with the basal segments yellowish brown, the third and
fourth black, fifth and sixth pale orange, terminal segments black.
Wings (pl. 16, fig. 9) hyaline, costa dark brown; halteres yellowish
transparent. Legs nearly uniform pale straw; claws long, slender,
rather strongly curved basally. Genitalia; basal clasp segment long,
a broadly rounded lobe at the basal third; terminal clasp segment
greatly swollen at the base; dorsal plate broad, deeply and narrowly
incised, the lobes broadly and narrowly rounded; ventral plate long,
narrow, narrowly rounded. Type Cecid. 285.
Arthrocnodax carolina Felt
1913 Felt, E. P. Econ. Ent. Jour., 6: 488-89
1914. ——————_ Econ. Ent. Jour., 7:458
1914. McGregor, E. A. Econ. Ent. Jour., 7:330
1918 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 17
The midges were reared from red spider on cotton by E. A.
McGregor and are easily separated from the western A. occi-
dentalis Felt by the shorter stems of the flagellate antennal
segments and the rounded ventral plate. The larvae feed upon the
eggs of the red spider and the species is ranked as one of the important
natural enemies of red spider on cotton. Aphanogamus
floridanus Ashm. is a very effective parasite of this midge.
Arthrocnodax rhoina Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 404
1918 ————— N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 159
The pale yellowish male was reared August 27, 1907 from heads
of curled sumac, Rhus, leaves taken at Albany, N. Y. |
Gall. Reared from heads of stunted, irregularly curled leaves of
sumac.
Male. Length .5 mm. Antennae a little longer than the body,
sparsely haired, pale yellowish; fourteen segments, the fifth with
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stems one and one-half and two times their diameters, respectively;
terminal segment with the distal enlargement produced, having a
length nearly twice its diameter and a short, stout process apically.
Palpi; first segment subquadrate, the second narrowly oval, with a
length three times its diameter, the third as long as the second,
_ slender, the fourth one-fourth longer than the third, more slender.
Face yellowish. Mesonotum fuscous yellowish. Scutellum, post-
scutellum and abdomen pale yellow. Wings rather broad, costa
light brown. Halteres and legs yellowish; claws very long, slender,
evenly curved, the pulvilli shorter than the claws. Genitalia; basal
clasp segment short; terminal clasp segment slightly swollen basally;
dorsal plate short, deeply and triangularly incised, the lobes narrowly
rounded; ventral plate short, truncate. Type Cecid. ar72ob.
Arthrocnodax sambucifolia Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 404
1918 ——————_ N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 209, p. 188
This presumably pale yellowish male was reared at Albany, N. Y.,
September 13, 1907 from rolled elder leaves, Sambucus
canadensis.
Gall. Reared from rolled elder leaves.
Larva. Length 1.5 mm, pale yellowish, slender. Head long,
tapering, with a length over twice its diameter; antennae slender,
with a length one-half greater than the diameter of the anterior
fourth of the head. The chitinous rods supporting the head one-half
longer than the head, converging posteriorly, the second segment
with a diameter twice that of the basal portion of the head, the third
with a diameter twice the posterior width of the second segment;
the second, third and fourth segments at least, with long, well devel-
oped, submedian, sublateral and lateral setae, those of the fifth
visible only on the lateral margins and on the following segments
apparently rudimentary. Skin coarsely shagreened; posterior
extremity roundly emarginate, with obscure submedian tubercles. __
Male. Lengthimm. Antennae one-fourth longer than the body,
rather sparsely haired, pale yellowish; fourteen segments, the fifth
with stems two and one-half times the diameter; terminal segment
produced, the distal enlargement cylindric, with a length two and
one-fourth times its diameter; apical process rather short, stout.
Palpi; first segment subquadrate, the second with a length three
times its diameter, the third as long as the second, slender, the
fourth one-fourth longer than the third, slender. Thorax and
abdomen probably pale yellowish. Wings hyaline, costa light straw.
Halteres and legs probably pale yellowish; claws very long, slender,
evenly curved, the pulvilli shorter than the claws. Genitalia; basal
clasp segment long, slender; terminal clasp segment swollen basally;
dorsal plate very short, deeply and narrowly emarginate, the lobes
truncate; ventral plate long, broad, broadly and slightly emarginate.
Type Cecid. a1723.
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Arthrocnodax occidentalis Felt
1912 Felt, E.P. Econ. Ent. Jour., 5: 402
1912 Quayle, H. J. Cal. Agr. Expt. Sta. Bul. 234, p. 514-15
Lots a eon aban.) Our, 6:87
1914 Ewing, H.E. Ore. Agr. Expt. Sta. Bul. 121, p. 58
1914 Felt, E. P. Econ. Ent. Jour., 7:458
This midge was reared by Prof. H. J. Quayle from larvae preying
on red spider, Tetranychus, Berkeley, Cal. It is considered one of
the most important natural enemies of T. telarius on the
Pacific coast.
PRODIPLOsIS Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 403
1910 Rubsaamen, E. H. Zeitsch. Wissenschaft. Insektenbiol., 15:289
191r Felt, E.P. N.Y. Ent. Soc. Jour., 19:56
1913 Kieffer, J. J. Gen. Insect., fasc. 152, p. 249
This genus was erected for certain small forms which show
an interesting transition between the typical binodose antennae
of the male Itonid and the cylindric stemmed antennae of Rhop-
alomyia. The circumfila are rudimentary or wanting. The third
to ninth segments are distinctly binodose, the eighth and ninth only
slightly so, while the tenth to the fourteenth are cylindric. The
claws are simple. The third vein unites with the wing margin well
beyond the apex. The genitalia are peculiar on account of the
somewhat inflated harpes. Type Cecidomyia floricola
Felt, C. ar681.
Prodiplosis floricola Felt
1907 Felt, E.P. New Species of Cecidomyiidae II, p. 21 (Cecidomyia)
1908 ——-——— _ N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 302, 403
1918... —._N._¥.. state Mus, Bul. 200..p, 120, tag
The pale yellowish male described below was reared August 15,
1907 from somewhat enlarged, reddened flowers of the meadow
sweet, Spiraea salicifolia, taken at Albany, N. Y.
Apparently the same form was obtained from enlarged blossoms of
Virgins bower, Clematis virginiana, taken at Karner,
N. Y., August 15, 1907.
Gall. The enlarged flower buds in spiraea are reddish. As the
season advances, infested blossoms become conspicuous because of
their failing to open.
Male. Length1mm. Antennae one-fourth longer than the body,
sparsely haired, pale straw; fourteen segments, the fifth (fig. 7a)
with stems one and two times their diameters respectively; basal
enlargement subglobose, a subbasal whorl of rather long, curved
setae, the distal enlargement broadly oval, a few scattering whorls
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i of long, curved setae; circumfila apparently absent, the roth (fig. 70)
_ to the 14th segments cylindric, the tenth with smooth stem two-
‘thirds the length of the cylindric basal enlargement, which latter
has a length three times its diameter and sparse whorls of hair sub-
~~
basally and near the distal third; terminal segment stout, tapering,
a short, stout appendage distally. Palpi; the first segment short,
: stout, slightly swollen distally, the second one-half longer, a little
stouter, the third longer and more slender than the second, the
- fourth one-fourth longer and more slender than the third; face pale
yellowish. Mesonotum brown, the submedian lines indistinct.
- Scutellum yellowish with a few long setae, postscutellum yellowish.
Abdomen pale yellowish, the segments margined posteriorly with
Fig. 7 Prodiplosis floricola: a, fifth and b, tenth antennal seg-
ments of male, only a few setae sketched in (enlarged, original)
long hairs. Wings hyaline, costa light straw, subcosta uniting with
the margin near the basal third, the third vein well beyond the
apex, the fifth at the distal third, its branch near the basal third;
halteres pale yellowish. Coxae, femora and tibiae pale yellowish,
tarsi brownish gray, the segments paler basally; claws long, slender,
slightly curved, simple, the pulvilli shorter than the claws. Geni-
talia; basal clasp segment short, stout, roundly truncate; terminal
clasp segment stout, swollen at the base, tapering, an apical spur;
dorsal plate short, stout, deeply and narrowly incised, the lobes
long, slender, tapering, irregularly angulate; ventral plate long,
broad, the sides parallel, broadly and roundly emarginate, the lobes
irregularly rounded. Harpes apparently very long, slender, irregu-
larly curved, greatly dilated at the base, strongly curved, near the
middle, tapering, obtuse; style long, slender, strongly curved. Type
Cecid. a168r.
Prodiplosis fitchii Felt
1912 Felt, E. P. Econ. Ent. Jour., 5:288-89
This midge was labeled by Dr Asa Fitch as having been reared
from shrunken grains of wheat.
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caARYomyia Felt
i909 Felt, E.P. Econ. Ent. Jour., 2:292
IgIl —————._ N.Y. Ent. Soc. Jour., 19:56
1913 Kieffer, J. J. Gen. Insect., fasc. 152, p. 144
The males may have the flagellate antennal segments binodose
or cylindric and subsessile. There are invariably three low, stout
circumfila. The antennal segments of the female are cylindric, and
with two circumfila. The palpi are tri- or quadriarticulate. The
wings are relatively broad (pl. 15, fig. 4), the third vein uniting with
the margin at or near the apex. The claws are simple and the pul-
villi well developed. Type Cecidomyia tubicola O.S.
This genus has somewhat the appearance of a small Hormomyia
or Trishormomyia except that the mesonotum is not greatly pro-
duced over the head and there are but fourteen antennal segments in
both sexes. The male genitalia are much as in Hormomyia while ©
the ovipositor of the female is short, triangular and with minute
lobes apically.
Caryomyia may be an aberrant Asphondylid somewhat allied to
Cincticornia, since the circumfila in the two genera are not markedly
different and they occur upon the somewhat related Carya and
Quercus. The constrictions in the antennal segments (fig. ga)
in some species of Caryomyia are such that too much importance
should not be attached to them, specially as there are species where
the constrictions are slight or wanting. It is possibly a connecting
form and one might consider that in Caryomyia we had the process
of constriction and extension of the antennal segments, so character-
istic of the Itonididinariae as a whole, in an incipient stage.
The larvae are usually stout, whitish and in the majority of the
species the breastbone is slender and unidentate (fig. 14), a few
have it narrowly bidentate (fig. 12), while in C. caryae O.S.
this organ (fig. 8) is dilated apically and has the two teeth widely
separated.
The genus Caryomyia produces most of the peculiar and variable
leaf galls on hickory (see plate 10). Several of these, as observed
by the late Doctor Thompson, begin as a brownish blistered area.
with a slight central point and as the galls develop the overlying
epidermis is torn apart. A fuller description of this is given in the
account of C. inanis Felt. The winter is passed by the larvae
within the galls, the flies issuing about the time the young leaves
appear. Two females were found at Nassau May 11, 1911, hope-
lessly stuck in the exudations from hickory buds. It not infre-
quently happens that several species of Caryomyia galls occur upon
the same leaf.
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Key to Species
_@ Antennae of the male distinctly binodose
b Nodes separated by distinct stems, the circumfila moderately long
¢ Basal stem of fifth antennal segment long, with a length considerably
more than its diameter
d Male; length 3 mm, abdomen deep reddish orange; dorsal plate
broad, narrowly emarginate, the lobes rounded; ventral
plate broad, roundly emarginate, the lobes broadly
rounded; terminal clasp segment long, hardly tapering.
Female; length 4 mm, abdomen dark reddish orange;
fifth antennal segment with a length three and one-half
times its diameter; ovipositor with the lobes protuberant;
wings long; larval breastbone unidentate. Reared from
a yellowish green or brown, subglobular, thick-walled,
hickory leat gall’4 to5 mm’in diameter si) des DL
antennata Felt, C. arg44
dd Male; length 2.25 mm, abdomen deep reddish orange, the ventral
plate broadly subtruncate, the terminal clasp segment long,
tapering. Female; length 3 mm, the fifth antennal segment with
a length three times its diameter, the ovipositor with the lobes
protuberant, the wings long. Larval breastbone bidentate,
the teeth distant. Reared from a globose, thin-walled, yel-
lowish green or brown hickory leaf gall about 2 mm in diameter
caryae O.5S., C. 1104, a1321, a1906
ec Basal stem of fifth antennal segment short, with a length only about
one-half its diameter
d Male; length 2.5 mm. Abdomen fuscous yellowish, the ventral
plate broad, broadly and triangularly emarginate. Female;
length 3.5 mm; abdomen dark red, the fifth antennal segment
with a length three and one-half times its diameter; ovipositor
with the lobes indistinct, the wings relatively long; larval
breastbone unidentate. Reared from a rust-red, hairy, thin-
walled, hickory leaf gall 3 to 4 mm in diameter.............
holotricha O.S%., C. argo9
dd Male; length 2 mm; abdomen fuscous yellowish, the ventral plate
broadly and roundly emarginate. Female; length 3 mm;
abdomen a brownish orange, the fifth antennal segment with
a length three and one-half times its diameter; larval breast-
bone unidentate. Reared from a small, depressed, globular,
-yellowish green or brownish, thin-walled hickory leaf gall,
some 2 mm in diameter...... consobrina Felt, C. arg48
6b Nodes of the basal antennal segments separated only by a deep constric-
tion, the circumfila short and stout
c Male; length 3 mm; abdomen fuscous orange, the dorsal plate broadly
and triangularly emarginate, the ventral plate broadly truncate;
terminal clasp segment short, hardly tapering distally. Presum-
ably reared from a green, thin-walled, globose, hickory leaf gall...
arcuaria Felt, C. 1104x
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aa Male; antennal segments cylindric, sessile, the circumfila short and stout
6b Wings short or rather short
c Male; length 2 mm; abdomen dark red, the fifth antennal segment
with a length three and one-half times its diameter, the dorsal
plate broadly and narrowly emarginate, the lobes irregularly and
broadly rounded, the ventral plate long, broad and broadly
rounded. Female; length 1.75 mm; abdomen yellowish orange,
the fifth antennal segment with a length two and one-half times
its diameter, the lobes slightly produced, acute; larval breastbone
unidentate. Reared from a small, green or red-tinted, conic,
hickory leaf gall some 2 mm long... .. . oes sane ec
Sanguinolenta O.S.,C. aroas
bb Wings short, broad
¢ Ventral plate broadly rounded
d Male; length 1.75 mm; abdomen dark red, the dorsal plate.
triangularly emarginate, the lobes angular. Female; length
2 to 3 mm; abdomen dark red, the fifth antennal segment
with a length two and one-half times its diameter, the lobes
protuberant; larval breastbone slender, bidentate. Reared
from a rust-red, long-haired, globular, hickory leaf gall 2 to
3 mm in diameter...thompsoni Felt, C. 1116a, C. a1gos
ce Ventral plate emarginate
d Male; length 1.75 mm; abdomen dark red, the fifth antennal
segment with a length three and one-half times its diameter.
Female; length 1.5 mm; abdomen reddish orange, the fifth
antennal segment with a length two and one-half to three
times its diameter; ovipositor with the lobes short, slightly
protuberant; larval breastbone unidentate. Reared from a
greenish or black tubular, hickory leaf gall 2 to 3 mm long...
tubicola O.S., C. ar45o, C. 1106, aI320
dd Male; length 1.75 mm; abdomen reddish orange, the fifth
antennal segment with a length twice its diameter. Female;
length 2.75 mm; abdomen dark reddish .orange, the fifth
antennal segment with a length three and one-half times its
diameter; ovipositor with the lobes protuberant; larval
breastbone unidentate. Reared from a thin-walled, sub-
globular, slightly nippled, hickory leaf gall 2 to 3 mm in
diameter: whi. .eawesiietmevey --..-Similis Felt, C. arg46
Table of Larvae and Galls
This table is designed to assist in the identification of the species
by characters found in the galls and larvae. It should be considered
as tentative and suggestive rather than as final, owing to the varia-
tions in the galls and the difficulty of finding satisfactory specific
characters in the larvae. It is probable that other species of Cary-
omyia, aside from those tabulated below, will be found to inhabit
the hickory. Certain species are tentatively assigned to this genus
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Breastbone unidentate, slender
6 Gall distinctly hairy
¢ Gall globose, small, thin-walled, long-haired, reddish (pl. 10, fig. 4)..
holoternie hia} Os.,)'C..argo9, C. 1102a01137,'ar33s
cc Gall subglobose, large, thick-walled, short-haired, reddish..........
persicoides Beutm,, C. arg4gia
bb Galls smooth or at most sparsely pubescent
¢ Gall tubular, greenish or blackish (fig. 13, and pl. 8)...............
tubicola O.S., C. 1106, a1320, a1450
cc Galls globose
GiGall thin-walled sourplish or red. ye es eee cue
sanguinolenta O.5S.,C. a1g45
dd Gall small, thin-walled, depressed, yellowish green or one
simi lis Pelt) C: OG.
ddd Gall small, thin-walled, with empty cavity above, green or
Iorrorvarnt Slates seh ees G iy. aeiveie ey recparuaa bna h inanis Felt, C. a1g50
dddd Gall small, thick-walled, depressed, yellowish brown or green
CaO SO) In a se consobrina Felt, C. a1948....
ddddd Gall large, thick-walled, yellowish or brown (pl. 10, fig. 1)......
antennata Felt, C. a1944
memoaiaconical, the.apex lone) (pli 10; fie. 2, '3)) . 2A ED Saas ea ele ale
Giese cio le n. sp., C. a1786
cccc Gall an irregular midrib swelling............ cynipsea O.S.
bbb Gall not produced, the larva exposed on leaf and causing a yellowish
SPIO EUW eres eyes Laue SF paleial calecy WRI as atdep ae R ai i lec glutinosa O.58.
i aa Breastbone bidentate’
4 b Breastbone slender, the teeth approximate basally
¢ Gall small, globose, with long, erect, reddish or fuscous hairs (pl. 10,
ELE ACS) DON aaa aera thompsoni Felt, C. 1116a, a1325, a1908.
ce Gall an irregular swelling on the husk........... nucicola O.S.
bb Breastbone broad, the teeth widely separated
c Gall globose, thin-walled, yellowish green or brown (pl. 10, fig. 7)..
if caryae O.G., C. 1104, a1321, al906
Y aaa Larval characters unknown, generic reference Bee eral
6 Greenish or blackish blister leaf gall, diameter about 3 mm (plate 9)..
Caryomyia sp.
Caryomyia caryae O. S.
1862 Osten Sacken, C.R. Mon. Dipt. N. A., 1:191 (Cecidomyia)
0 rans. Amer mG Soc. 3:59)(Callimome dura
_ 0. S. a parasite, Diplosis)
1906 Felt, E. P. Ins. Affec. Pk. & Wdld. Trees, N. Y. State Mus. Mem.
_ 8, 2:745 (Cecidomyia)
i 1907 Jarvis, T. D. Ent. Soc. Ont., 37th Rep’t, p. 67 (Cecidomyia)
1907 Felt, E.P. N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. 143; separate, p. 47 (Dirhiza)
1907 Cook, M.T. Acad. Sci. Proc., separate, p. 7 (Cecidomyia)
1908 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 388 (Cecidomyia)
1909 —————— Ent. Soc. Ont., 39th Rep’t, p. 45 (Hormomyia)
} PC COM. Bitb GUL.) 27208
/ 1909 Jarvis, T. D. Ent. Soc. Ont., 39th Rep’t, p. 84 (Gecidomyia)
i910 Stebbins, F. A. Springfield Mus. Nat. Hist. Bul. 2, p. 14 (Hormomyia)
1918 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 46
The small, yellowish green or brown galls (pl. 10, fig. 7) of this
_ Species are ree abundant on hickory leaves though rarely so
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numerous as those of some other species. They occur commonly in
the vicinity of New York City, and about Albany, N. Y. They
have been recorded from Ontario by Jarvis.
The galls begin to appear in June and by October contain a full-
grown larva. The latter remains in its retreat till the following
spring, then transforms to a pupa and normally produces an adult
probably early in June. The midge described by Osten Sacken under
the name of Diplosis caryae as the maker of this gall is
probably an inquiline. In any event it can hardly be a Caryomyia.
Adopting recognized principles of nomenclature, we have restricted
the name caryae to the characteristic larva found by Osten
Sacken within the gall and described by him prior to the description
of the adult. The type specimens of the gall in the Museum of
Comparative Zoology confirm our identification of this interesting
species. Platygaster caryae Ashm. and Ceroplaty-
merus caryae Ashm. (Insect Life, 4:125) may have been
reared from this gall.
Gall. Gall (pl. 10, fig. 7) about 2 mm in diameter, irregularly
subglobular, usually with a slight nipple, sometimes distorted by
pressure of adjacent galls, yellowish green or brown, very sparsely
clothed with short, whitish hairs, thin-walled, monothalamous.
Larva. Length 2.5 mm, stout, white and easily distinguished by
Fig. 8 Caryomyia caryae,
breastbone of larva (en-
larged, original)
the rather] conspicuous breastbone (fig. 8) with its two slender,
widely separated toothlike projections. Head small; antennae
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short, bidentate. Skin finely shagreened. The body tapers pos-
teriorly to a narrowly rounded, nearly unarmed posterior extremity.
_ Male. Length 2.25 mm. Antennae about three-fourths the
length of the body, sparsely haired, yellowish; fourteen binodose
segments, the fifth with stems one and one-half times their
diameters respectively; distal enlargement subcylindric, with a
length about one-fourth greater than its diameter, terminal segment
reduced, narrowly oval. Palpi; first segment short, stout, sub-
_ quadrate, the second slender, with a length at least four times its
_ diameter, the third as long as the second, the fourth longer than the
Fig. 9 Caryomyia arcuaria: a, third antennal segment of male, only two setae
( sketched in; b, a portion of the distal part in section showing the invaginated or
concealed stem; c, Caryae: fifth antennal segment of female (enlarged, original)
_ third, dilated. Mesonotum fuscous yellowish, the submedian lines
} sparsely haired. Scutellum reddish orange, postscutellum fuscous
_ yellowish. Abdomen deep reddish orange, the segments sparsely
_ setose posteriorly. Wings hyaline, costa dark brown. Halteres
_ yellowish basally, fuscous apically. Coxae and legs a variable
_ fuscous yellowish, the tarsi somewhat darker; claws long, slender,
_ evenly curved, the pulvilli longer than the claws. Genitalia; basal
4 clasp segment short, stout; terminal clasp segment long, stout;
_ dorsal plate short, broadly and roundly emarginate, the lobes trun-
cate; ventral plate long, broad, subtruncate.
_ female. Length 3 mm. Antennae extending to the second
_ abdominal segment, sparsely haired, pale yellowish; fourteen sessile,
_ cylindric segments, the fifth (fig. oc) with a length three times its
D diameter ; subbasal whorl thick, double, subapical whorl sparse,
single; low circumfila at the basal half and apically, anastomosing
irregularly; terminal segment slightly reduced, narrowly rounded.
_ Face fuscous yellowish. Palpi; first segment short, stout, the second
sf with a length five times its diameter, rather narrow, the third stout,
i, with a length two and one-half times its diameter, the fourth one-
Dy half longer, somewhat dilated. Mesonotum dark brown, the sub-
_ median lines thickly haired. Scutellum yellowish, pale reddish and
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thickly haired apically, postscutellum yellowish. Abdomen pale
yellowish orange, the distal segments fuscous yellowish, all sparsely
margined posteriorly with fuscous hairs; ovipositor pale yellowish.
Claws stout, strongly curved, the pulvilli longer than the claws.
Ovipositor short, stout, terminal lobes broadly triangular, narrowly
rounded. Cecid. 1104, argo6.
Caryomyia antennata Felt
1909 Felt, E.P. Econ. Ent. Jour., 2:292
The midge produces one of the common hickory leaf galls about
Albany, N. Y.
Gall. Yellowish green or brown, subglobular (pl. 10, fig. 1),
thick-walled, the shape frequently modified by the pressure of con-
tiguous galls, 4 to 5 mm in diameter, the surface sparsely clothed
with a minute pubescence; walls very thick, with a diameter of 1mm
or more. .
Larva. Length 2.25 mm, white, rather stout, the head small,
antennae short, stout. Breastbone rather stout, unidentate, the
tooth long, rather stout, the shaft somewhat enlarged at each extrem-
ity. Posteriorly the body tapers to the broadly rounded extremity.
Exuviae. Length 3 mm, whitish, stout. Antennal cases short,
stout, with a rounded, chitinous thickening at the base. Thoracic
horns rather long, slender, slightly curved. Wing cases extending
to the fourth abdominal segment, the leg cases to the fifth, dorsum
of the latter thickly margined posteriorly with six or seven trans-
verse rows of stout, chitinous spines, posterior extremity nearly
unarmed, broadly rounded.
Male. Length 3mm. Antennae extending to the fourth abdom-
inal segment, sparsely haired, fuscous yellowish: fourteen binodose
segments, the fifth with stems two and one-half times their diameters
respectively, the distal enlargement narrowly oval; terminal segment
reduced, narrowly oval. Palpi probably quadriarticulate, the distal
segment produced, with a length four times its diameter. Mesono-
tum fuscous yellowish, the submedian lines sparsely haired. Scu-
tellum reddish, postscutellum, fuscous yellowish. Abdomen deep
reddish orange, the segments sparsely margined posteriorly with
fuscous setae; genitalia fuscous yellowish. Wings hyaline, costa
pale straw. Halteres pale yellowish. Coxae and legs mostly fuscous
yellowish; claws slender, evenly curved, the pulvilli nearly as long as
the claws. Genitalia; basal clasp segment stout, terminal clasp
segment stout, long, hardly tapering; dorsal plate long, broad,
rather deeply and roundly emarginate, the lobes broadly rounded;
ventral plate long, broad, broadly and roundly emarginate.
Female. Length 4 mm. Antennae extending to the second
abdominal segment, sparsely haired, whitish transparent; fourteen
cylindric sessile segments, the fifth with a length three and one-half
times its diameter; subbasal whorl rather thick, irregular; subapical
whorl broad, irregular; circumfila at the basal third and apically,
anastomosing somewhat irregularly; terminal segment narrowly oval.
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Palpi; first segment with a length three times its diameter, incrassate,
the second narrowly oval, the third and fourth as long as the first,
the fourth somewhat dilated. Mesonotum yellowish brown, the sub-
aedian lines sparsely haired. Scwtellum fuscous yellowish, post-
‘scutellum reddish. Abdomen dark reddish orange, the terminal
segment and ovipositor fuscous yellowish, the lobes slightly pro-
tuberant, narrowly rounded. Type Cecid. a1944.
Caryomyia holotricha O. S.
1862 Osten Sacken, C.R. Mon. Dipt. N. A., 1:193 (Cecidomyia)
1874 Glover, Townend. Ms. Notes My Jour. Dipt., pl. 11, fig. 23
_ (Cecidomyia)
1892 Beutenmueller, William. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. Bul. 4:266
_ (Cecidomyia)
1904 Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. Guide Leaflet 16, p. 26-27
j _ (Cecidomyia)
1904 Cook, M. T. Ohio State Univ. Bul., ser. 8, 13:140-41 (Cecidomyia)
mio05)) Dep't Zool. & Nat. Res. Ind. 29th. Rep’t, p. 840
_ (Cecidomyia)
_ 1906 Felt, E. P. Insects Affecting Park & Woodland Trees, N. Y. State
_ Mus. Mem. 8, 2:619, 628, pl. 1, fig. 4 (Cecidomyia)
t 1907 _—————__N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. 143, separate, p. 47
miDirhiza caryae)
‘ 1908 -~—————__ NN Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 389 (Hormomyia)
_ 1909 —————— Ent. Soc. Ont., 39th Rep’t, p. 45 (Hormomyia)
1909 ———————._ Econ. Ent. Jour., 2:293
1909 Jarvis, T. D. Ent. Soc. Ont., 39th Rep’t, p. 84 (Cecidomyia)
' t910 Stebbins, F. A. Springfield Mus. Nat. Hist. Bul. 2, p. 13
q (Hormomyia)
1918 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 47
‘This small, globular, fuzzy, rust-red, hickory leaf gall is one of
the most common occurring in New York State, sometimes being so
abundant as to cover nearly the entire under surface of the leaf.
This species is evidently widely distributed, since it was observed
_by the writer at Asheville, N. C., has been taken in numbers about
New York City, listed from Ontario, Canada, by Jarvis and is
recorded as being very abundant in Indiana by Cook. The galls,
_are usually on the under surface of the leaf. They are first yellowish,
becoming reddish brown in autumn. The insects winter in the gall,
the flies appearing in early spring. Leptacis floridanus
_ Ashm. was reared from this gall.
Gall. Diameter 2 to 4 mm, globular or subglobular (pl. 6, fig. 4),
_ thickly clothed with rather long yellowish or rust-red hairs, mono-
_ thalamous, the walls rather thin.
_ Larva. Length 3 mm, stout, whitish, the head small; antennae
. long, bidentate; breastbone narrow, unidentate, the tooth lon g
|
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102 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
roundly triangular. Segmentation rather distinct, the skin smooth.
Posterior extremity broadly rounded, unarmed.
Exuvium. Length 3 mm, whitish; antennal sheaths short,
annulate distally, the internal basal angles somewhat chitinized;
dorsal horns long, slender. Abdominal segments with the dorsum
thickly clothed with chitinous points and margined posteriorly with
several rows of long, stout, chitinous spines.
Male. Length 2.5 mm. Antennae nearly as long as the body
sparsely haired, whitish transparent; fourteen segments, the fifth
with stems one-half and one and one-fourth times their diameters
respectively, distal enlargement cylindric, with a length twice its
diameter. Palpi fuscous yellowish, the first segment stout, incras-
sate, the second broadly oval, the third one-half longer, rectangular,
the fourth one-half longer than the third. Mesonotum fuscous
yellowish, the submedian lines sparsely haired. Scutellum yellowish
Fig. 10 Caryomyia holotricha: a, sixth antennal segment of female: b, palpus ©
of female (enlarged, original)
red, postscutellum yellowish. Abdomen fuscous yellowish, darker
basally; genitalia fuscous yellowish. Wings hyaline, costa pale
straw. Halteres mostly pale yellowish. Coxae and legs fuscous
yellowish, the tarsi variably tinged with carmine; claws slender,
evenly curved, the pulvilli hardly as long as the claws. Genitalia;
basal clasp segment stout, terminal clasp segment short, narrowly
oval; dorsal plate long, broad, triangularly emarginate; the lobes
narrowly rounded; ventral plate broad, broadly emarginate, the
lobes broadly rounded. }
Female. Length 3.5 mm. Antennae extending to the second
abdominal segment, whitish transparent, sparsely haired; fourteen
segments, the fifth (fig. roa) with a length three and one-half times
its diameter, subbasal and apical whorls sparse, circumfila at the
basal half and apically; terminal segment slightly reduced, narrowly
oval. Palpi (fig. rob); first segment stout, incrassate, the second
rectangular, with a length three times its diameter, the third as
long as the second, slender, the fourth a little longer than the third.
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 103
Scutellum reddish orange, postscutellum pale orange. Abdomen
_ deep red, the segments sparsely margined with short, fuscous hairs;
Fig. 11 Caryomyia holotricha, side view of terminal abdominal seg-
ments and ovipositor (enlarged, original)
Ovipositor pale yellowish. Halteres pale orange, fuscous subapically.
_ QOvipositor short (fig. 11), the lobes indistinct, tapering, narrowly
_ rounded. Cecid. argee
Caryomyia consobrina Felt
1909 Felt, E. P. Econ. Ent. Jour., 2:292
1918 — N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 46
This species was reared in April and May 1909, from a small,
depressed, globular, yellowish green or brownish, thin-walled,
hickory leaf gall taken at Nassau, N. Y., September 16, 1908, a
deformity quite distinct from that produced by C. holotricha
OS:
Gall. An irregular, small, depressed, globular, yellowish green or
brownish, thin-walled gall (pl. 10, fig. 9), some 2 to 24 mm in diameter
with the surface very sparsely clothed with fine hairs. This gall
_ has a somewhat general resemblance to that of C.antennata,
from which it is easily separated by the much thinner walls.
Larva. Length 2.25 mm, whitish, stout, the head small; antennae
short, stout. Breastbone rather stout, unidentate, the tooth long,
slender, acute, the shaft somewhat expanded anteriorly, subobsolete
posteriorly, the body hardly tapering, the posterior extremity
broadly rounded.
Exuyium. Length 2.5 mm, whitish. Antennal cases short, dis-
tinctly segmented distally, the internal basal angles slightly chitinized,
dorsal horns rather stout, slightly curved. Wing and leg pads
104 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
extending to the fourth abdominal segment, the dorsum of the
latter with the segments margined with three or four rather sparse
rows of stout, chitinous spines.
Male. Length, 2 mm. Antennae as long as the body, thickly
haired, whitish transparent; fourteen segments, the fifth with stems
one-half and one and one-fourth times their diameters respectively ;
the distal enlargement cylindric, with a length about twice its diam-
eter, a broad, scattering whorl of stout setae, the circumfila with
short loops; terminal segment produced, the distal enlargement with
a length three times its diameter, tapering. Palpi; the first segment
short, stout, the second with a length about four times its diameter,
the third a little shorter, stouter, the fourth twice the length of the
third, dilated. Mesonotum yellowish brown. Scutellum and post-
scutellum orange. Abdomen rather thickly haired, fuscous yellowish,
genitalia yellowish. Wings hyaline, costa pale straw. Halteres
yellowish basally, fuscous apically. Coxae and legs fuscous yel-
lowish, the tarsi tinged with pale orange; claws slender, evenly
curved, the pulvilli a little shorter than the claws. Genitalia; basal
clasp segment long, stout; terminal clasp segment short, tapering;
dorsal plate long, deeply and triangularly emarginate, the lobes
narrowly rounded; ventral plate long, slightly expanded, broadly
and roundly emarginate, the lobes slightly rounded.
Female. Length 3 mm. Antennae extending to the second
abdominal segment, sparsely haired, pale yellowish and variably
tinged with carmine; fourteen sessile segments, the fifth with a
length three and one-half times its diameter; subbasal whorl scat-
tering, broad, subapical whorl scattering; circumfila near the basal
half and apically; terminal segment slightly reduced, narrowly oval.
Palpi; first segment stout, with a length three times its diameter,
the second as long, more slender, the third a little longer, somewhat
dilated, the fourth as long as the third, more dilated. _Mesonotum
yellowish brown, the submedian lines rather thickly haired. Scu-
tellum and postscutellum pale orange. Abdomen sparsely haired,
brownish orange; ovipositor pale yellowish. Halteres yellowish
orange, fuscous subapically. Coxae and femora fuscous straw,
tibiae and tarsi somewhat darker; claws rather stout, strongly
curved, the pulvilli longer than the claws. Ovipositor short, the
lobes tapering, narrowly rounded. Type Cecid. ar948.
Caryomyia arcuaria Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 338 (Hormomyia)
1918 ————_ N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 46
This peculiar male was separated from a series of specimens
reared by the late Dr M. T. Thompson of Clark University, Worces-
ter, Mass., from what appear to be a typical lot of Caryomyia
caryae galls. This insect may have come from one of these
galls.
Male. Length 3mm. Antennae extending to the fourth abdom-
inal segment, sparsely haired, light yellowish; fourteen segments,
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 105
he fifth with a length about four times its diameter, with a deep,
hort constriction near the basal third, the basal portion subglobose,
he distal part cylindric, with a length nearly twice its diameter;
ircumfila stout, the loops moderately short, rather sparse (figs. ga, 9b);
erminal segment somewhat produced, strongly constricted near the
middle, tapering apically, narrowly rounded. Palpi; first segment
long, slender, the second twice the length of the first, slender, the
third three-fourths the length of the second, broader, the fourth
‘ _the broad submedian lines and posterior median area yellowish.
; “Seutellum and postscutellum pale aap Abdomen a fuscous
as the ee Genitalia; basal oe segment short, stout; terminal
_ clasp segment very short, greatly swollen, hardly tapering: dorsal
_ plate short, broadly and triangularly emarginate, the lobes narrowly
- rounded; ventral plate broad, truncate. Type Cecid. 1104x.
Caryomyia sanguinolenta O. S.
1862 Osten Sacken, C. R. Mon. Dipt. N. A., 1:192 (Cecidomyia)
1892 Beutenmueller, William. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. Bul, 4:267
_ (Cecidomyia)
1904 —— Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. Guide Leaflet 16, p. 28 (Cecidomyia)
k 1906 Felt, E. P. Insects Affecting Park & Woodland Trees, N. Y. State
_ Mus. Mem. 8, 2:718 (Cecidomyia)
‘1908 Jarvis, T.D. Ent. Soc. Ont., 28th Rep’t, p. 87 (Cecidomyia)
1909 ———————_ Ent. Soc. Ont., 39th Rep’t, p. 84 (Cecidomyia)
1909 Felt, E. P. Econ. Ent. Jour., 2:293
- 1910 Stebbins, F. A. Springfield Mus. Nat. Hist. Bul. 2, p. 13
_ (Cecidomyia)
1918 Felt, E.P. N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 43
This species is widely distributed though not, as a rule, very
abundant. It has been recorded from the vicinity of New York
_ City, occurs here and there and is occasionally numerous in the
_ neighborhood of Albany, N. Y., and has been recorded from Ontario
by Mr Jarvis. The gall is a small, greenish, conical deformity fre-
- quently with a blood-red or purplish red coloring. Galls bearing
_ this name in the Museum of Comparative Zoology are nearer the
-midvein than the margin of the leaf, conical and with a very
- slender tip.
Gall. Two to 3 mm in diameter, conical with a distinct nipple,
greenish and variably tinged with purplish or blood red.
Larva. ‘The larva has been described by Osten Sacken as yellowish
_ with a distinctly pointed, spear-shaped breastbone.
Male. Length 2 mm. Antennae nearly as long as the body,
sparsely haired, fuscous yellowish; fourteen sessile segments, the
fifth with a length two and one-half times its diameter; circumfila
106 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
stout, the loops short, broad; terminal segment produced, tapering,
narrowly rounded. Palpi; first segment short, stout, second one-
half longer, slender, the third broadly oval, the fourth a little longer,
tapering distally. Mesonotum shining yellowish brown, the sub-
median lines thickly haired. Scutellum dark reddish brown, post-
scutellum reddish orange. Abdomen dark red, somewhat fuscous
basally and laterally, the segments sparsely margined with fuscous
hairs. Genitalia fuscous yellowish. Wings hyaline, costa yellowish
brown. Halteres yellowish, fuscous subapically. Coxae, femora and
tibiae fuscous yellowish, the tarsi a little darker: claws stout, strongly
curved, the pulvilli as long as the claws. Genitalia; basal clasp
segment stout; terminal clasp segment moderately slender; dorsal
plate short, deeply and triangularly emarginate, the lobes broadly
rounded; ventral plate broad, very broadly emarginate, the lobes
broadly rounded.
Female. Length 1.75 mm. Antennae extending to the second
abdominal segment, sparsely haired, pale yellowish carmine apically;
fourteen segments, the fifth with a length two and one-half times
its diameter; rather high circumfila at the basal third and apically ;
terminal segment slightly reduced, tapering, narrowly rounded.
Palpi; first segment short, stout, the second broadly oval, the third
a little longer, more slender, the fourth twice the length of the third.
Mesonotum shining dark brown, the submedian lines thickly haired.
Scutellum fuscous yellowish, postscutellum yellowish. Abdomen
yellowish orange, the basal segments reddish; Ovipositor yellowish
transparent. MHalteres pale yellowish. Coxae, femora and tibiae
mostly pale straw, the tarsi a variable fuscous yellowish; claws
rather slender, evenly curved, pulvilli as long as the claws. Ovi-
positor short, terminal lobes protuberant, triangular. Cecid. argq4s.
Caryomyia thompsoni Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 388 (Hormomyia)
1918 N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 7
This species was first reared by the late Dr M. T. Thompson,
who apparently obtained it from a gall which he described as yellow,
green or brown, melon-shaped, with a depressed center and either
smooth with sparse, short, whitish hairs or quite pubescent. Subse-
quent rearings in the spring of 1908 enabled us to obtain in some
numbers apparently the same insect from a peculiar small, globular,
long-haired, thin-walled gall taken the preceding fall in the vicinity
of New York City and which is probably the same as Thompson’s
very pubescent gall. Apparently the same gall was taken by L. H.
Weld at Ithaca, N. Y., and at Evanston, IIl., judging from the
photograph received. The original characterization of this species
was drafted from an alcoholic specimen. The later descriptions are
from recently reared material. The insects winter in the gall and
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 107
nature undoubtedly appear in early June. Several specimens
of Paralellodiposis caryae Felt were also reared from
this gall.
Gall (pl. to, fig. 8, and pl. 8). Subglobular, about 2 to 3 mm in
diameter, thin-walled, monothalamous and thickly eee with
rather long, erect, reddish brown
or sometimes fuscous hairs. The
clothing of the galls sometimes
presents a somewhat whitish ap-
_ pearance. They much resemble
_ very small closed chestnut burrs.
_ Larva. Length 2.5 mm, stout,
_ whitish, the head small. An-
_tennae biarticulate; breastbone
(fig. 12) long, slender, minutely
q bidentate, the excavation broadly
_ rounded, the shaft reduced. The
_ body tapers slightly to a broadly
_ rounded, unarmed extremity. ih
| Exuium. Lengthemm. An- ae
_ tennal cases short, hardly extend-
_ ing to the base of the abdomen,
_ the internal basal angles weakly
_ chitinized. Cephalic horns rather
_ long, stout at the base, slightly
irregular. Wing and leg cases extending to the third abdominal
segment, the dorsum of the segments margined with a rather thick
_ band of four irregular rows of stout, chitinous spines, the remainder
_ of the dorsal surface finely dotted with chitinous points.
| Male. Length 1.75 mm. Antennae nearly as long as the body
_ thickly clothed with short hairs, pale orange yellowish; fourteen
sessile segments, the fifth with a length about three times its diameter,
_ the circumfila stout, the loops short, broad; terminal segment con-
_ stricted near the basal third, with a length nearly four times its
_ diameter, broadly rounded. Palpi; the first segment presumably
j
ppt nase ai SinR TN,
eT ripe.
Fig. 12 Caryomyia thompsoni,
breastbone of larva (enlarged, orig~
inal)
_ rectangular, with a length more than twice its diameter, the second
_ short, greatly reduced, the third expanded and more than twice the
_ length of the second. Mesonotum fuscous yellowish, the submedian
_ lines sparsely haired. Scutellum dark reddish, postscutellum fus-
- cous yellowish. Abdomen dark reddish, somewhat fuscous laterally ;
_ genitalia fuscous yellowish, fuscous apically. Wings hyaline, short,
very broad, costa pale yellowish. MHalteres and coxae pale orange;
femora and tibiae pale yellowish, the tarsi pale yellowish, somewhat
fuscous apically; claws long, slender, evenly curved, the pulvilli as
long as the claws. Genitalia; basal clasp segment short, stout;
terminal clasp segment somewhat reduced; dorsal plate long, broad,
triangularly emarginate, the lobes broadly rounded; ventral plate
long, broad, broadly and lightly emarginate.
Female. Length 2 to 3 mm. Antennae extending to the third
abdominal segment, sparsely haired, pale yellowish, reddish apically;
108 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
fourteen sessile segments, the fifth with a length three and one-half —
times its diameter; circumfila near the basal third and apically;
terminal segment slightly produced, tapering, narrowly rounded.
Palpi; first segment rectangular, with a length twice its diameter,
the second a little shorter, stouter, the third twice the length of the
second, slightly expanded. Ovipositor pale yellowish, the lobes
protuberant, with a length three times their width, tapering, nar-
rowly rounded. Type Cecid. 1116a, argo8.
Caryomyia tubicola O. S.
1862 Osten Sacken, C.R. Mon. Dipt. N. A., 1:192 (Cecidomyia)
1874 Glover, Townend. Ms. Notes My Jour. Dipt., pl. 11, fig. 25
(Cecidomyia)
1886 Hagen, H. A. Ent. Am., 1:229 (Cecidomyia)
1892 Beutenmueller, William. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. Bul., 4:267
(Cecidomyia)
1904 ———————_ Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. Guide Leaflet 16, p. 27 (Cecidomyia)
1904 Cook, M. T. Ohio State Univ. Bul. 8, 13:141 (Cecidomyia)
1905 —————_ Dep’t Geol. Nat. Res.) Ind.,...29th, Rept, spaeeae
(Cecidomyia)
1906 Felt, E. P. Insects Affecting Park & Woodland Trees, N. Y. State
Mus. Mem. 8, 2:619, 628; pl. 1, fig. 10 (Cecidomyia)
1908 ——————_N Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 388 (Hormomyia)
1909 Jarvis, T.D. Ent. Soc. Ont., 39th Rep’t, p. 84 (Cecidomyia)
1909 Felt, E. P. Econ. Ent. Jour., 2:293
1910 Stebbins, F. A. Springfield Mus. Nat. Hist. Bul. 2, p. 14 (Hormomyia)
1918 Felt, E. P. N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 43, 47
This rather common, characteristic gall is rarely so abundant as
some of the other deformities occurring on hickory leaves. The
young galls of this species,
according to the observa-
tions of the late Dr M. T.
Thompson, appear in late
June or early July as nearly
circular, yellowish or yellow-
ish green blisters on the
upper surface of the leaf.
The presence of the develop-
ing gall is marked on the
Fig. 13 Caryomyia tubicola, group of under surface by a pale yel-
galls on underside of leaf and several lowish color surrounded by
stages shown below in profile (author’s a reddish, spongy growth
illaseaon) adorned with numerous
rather long plant hairs. The
characteristic, partly grown galls of this species may be observed in
early August as minute, yellowish green or even blackish nipples
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 10g
rotruding from the developing socket. The galls become full
_ grown the latter part of August or early in September and drop to
_ the ground, the larvae remaining therein till the following spring.
4 Galls of this species, taken at East Schodack May 14, 1907, produced
adults May 20th. This peculiar gall is common about New York
‘City, the vicinity of Albany, has been received from Michigan and
recorded from Ontario and also from Indiana. Polygnotus and
Torymus species were reared from this insect.
Gall. The full-grown gall is a hollow tube 4 to 5 mm long and 1
mm in diameter (fig. 13, and pl.8). The apex tapers rather i al
and varies in color from greenish when young to
_ brownish or even black when fully developed.
i These galls arise in characteristic sockets or pits.
_ The partly developed galls differ from the full-
_ grown ones mainly in length and are easily recog-
_ nized on account of their resemblance to the more
commonly observed form. These galls are occasion-
_ally abundant enough to produce a curling of the
q leaf, though as a rule they are somewhat scattering.
_ Professor Cook, writing of this gall, states that
_ it is very similar to that of C. holotricha
except that the amount of tannin is not so great.
_ The upper portion of the wall is much thicker
_ than either side of the lower wall, the point of at- Fig. 14 Cary-
, tachment is not so large, and the gall is protected omyia tubicola,
_ by a growth, producing a cup-shaped cavity in breastbone of
_ which it develops. The inner layers of cells are ‘V4 (enlarged,
very rich in protoplasm. The cells are elongated Seacceti
_ with the long axis of the gall and fibrovascular bundles are more
- numerousthan in C. holotricha though very small.
_ A more slender, similar appearing, though presumably different
gall occurs occasionally on hickory leaves and has been described and
figured by B. W. Wells in the Ohio Journal of Science, 16: 53 (fig.
_ 27), 1915. This gall is almost invariably slightly curved, tapers to
a nearly acute point and the entire interior is hollow.
_ Larva. Length 2 mm, stout, white, the head small; antennae
_ small, biarticulate; breastbone (fig. 14) slender, unidentate, the
_ tooth long, triangular, acute. Segmentation rather distinct, the
_ skin nearly smooth, the posterior extremity broadly rounded.
_ Male. Length 1.75 mm. Antennae nearly as long as the body,
_ sparsely haired, pale yellowish; fourteen cylindric, subsessile seg-
_ ments, the fifth (fig. 15) with a length about two and one-half
times its diameter, a slight constriction at the basal third, the circum-
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fila stout, the loops short, broad; terminal segment slightly produced,
with a length three times its diameter, tapering. Palpi; first seg-
ment with a length twice its diameter, the second a little stouter
and shorter, the third more than twice the
length of the second. Face fuscous yellowish.
Mesonotum dark brown, the submedian lines
rather thickly clothed with fuscous hairs,
the posterior median area yellowish. Scutel-
lum light yellowish red, postscutellum yellow-
ish. Abdomen deep red, the basal segments
and lateral margins fuscous; genitalia fuscous
yellowish. Wings hyaline (pl. 15, fig. 4),
costa pale yellowish, subcosta uniting there-
with before the basal half. Halteres semi-
transparent basally, pale yellowish apically.
Legs a nearly uniform pale yellowish trans-
parent; claws long, slender, strongly curved,
the pulvilli longer than the claws. Genitalia;
basal clasp segment short, stout; terminal
clasp segment short, stout; dorsal plate
short, broad, triangularly emarginate, the lobes roundly truncate;
ventral plate long, broad, broadly and roundly emarginate, the lobes
broadly rounded.
Female. Length 1.5 mm. Antennae extending to the third
abdominal segment, sparsely haired, pale yellowish orange, red-
tinted apically; fourteen sessile segments, the fifth with a length
two and one-half times its diameter, circumfila near the basal half
and apically; terminal segment reduced, broadly conical. Palpi;
first segment stout, subquadrate, the second more than twice the
length of the third, narrowly oval, the third swollen distally, shorter
and more slender, the fourth more than twice the length of the third,
strongly constricted basally. Face pale yellowish orange. Mesono-
tum yellowish brown, the submedian lines sparsely haired. Scu-
tellum fuscous yellowish, fuscous laterally, postscutellum yellowish.
Abdomen reddish orange; ovipositor pale yellowish. Halteres pale
orange. Legs mostly a pale straw, the tarsi slightly darker; claws
slender, strongly curved, longer than the pulvilli. Ovipositor short,
the lobes protuberant, tapering, narrowly rounded. Cecid. ar45o.
Fig. 15 Caryomyia
tubicola, fifth antennal
segment (enlarged,
original)
Caryomyia similis Felt
1909 Felt, E. P. Econ. Ent. Jour., 2:292
1918 ————_ N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 46
This species was reared the latter part of April and early in May
from supposedly typical galls of Caryomyia caryae O.5S.
taken at Nassau, N. Y., September 16, 1908. The gall has been
received from Michigan. An examination of the larva shows that it
possesses a unidentate breastbone, while the male at least, differs
markedly from that of typical caryae by the subsessile, nearly cylin-
dric antennal segments. We are therefore constrained to erect a
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 Itt
"new species. It is probable that this form is widely distributed and
_ has heretofore been confused with C. caryae, a name which has
_ apparently been very loosely applied in the past.
Gall. Irregularly subglobular, 2 to 4 mm in diameter, depressed
and without the small nipple so frequently seen in C. caryae
galls. The gall is sparsely clothed with a short, yellowish pubescence
_ and has thin walls.
Larva. Length 3 mm, stout, whitish, the head small; antennae
short, stout; breastbone unidentate, the shaft somewhat thickened
anteriorly and tapering posteriorly. Skin coarsely shagreened,
posterior extremity broadly rounded.
Male. Length 1.75 mm. Antennae nearly as long as the body,
sparsely haired, reddish yellow, a variable carmine apically; fourteen
_ subsessile, cylindric segments, the fifth with a length two and one-
half times its diameter, the circumfila stout, the loops short, rather
_ thick; terminal segment reduced, tapering, narrowly rounded.
_ Palpi; first segment short, incrassate, the second rectangular, with
_ a length four times its diameter, the third short, narrowly oval, the
_ fourth one-half longer than the third. Mesonotum fuscous yellowish,
the submedian lines sparsely haired. Scutellum reddish brown,
_ postscutellum fuscous yellowish. Abdomen deep reddish orange,
_ the segments sparsely margined posteriorly with fuscous setae;
_ genitalia fuscous yellowish. Wings hyaline, costa dark brown.
_ Halteres yellowish basally, fuscous apically. Coxae and legs a vari-:
able fuscous yellowish, the tarsi somewhat darker; claws rather
stout, uniformly curved, the pulvilli nearly as long as the claws.
Genitalia; basal clasp segment short, stout; terminal clasp segment
rather short, slightly swollen; dorsal plate broad, narrowly emar-
ginate, the lobes broadly rounded; ventral plate broad, broadly and
roundly emarginate, the lobes broadly rounded.
Female. Length 2.75 mm. Antennae extending to the third
abdominal segment, sparsely haired, whitish transparent, a variable
carmine apically; fourteen sessile segments, the fifth with a length
two and one-half times its diameter, circumfil near the basal half
and apically; terminal segment somewhat reduced, tapering. Palpi;
_ first segment stout, second narrowly oval, the third a little longer,
more slender, the fourth one-half longer than the third. Mesono-
tum yellowish brown, the submedian lines sparsely haired. Scu-
_ tellum fuscous yellowish, postscutellum lighter. Abdomen dark
reddish orange; terminal segment and ovipositor fuscous yellowish.
Halteres pale yellowish. Coxae and legs mostly fuscous yellowish;
claws rather stout, strongly curved, the pulvilli as long as the claws.
_ Ovipositor short, the terminal lobes protuberant, tapering, narrowly
rounded. Cecid. arg46.
Caryomyia inanis Felt
1909 Felt, E. P. Econ. Ent. Jour., 2:292
1918 N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 46
The inhabitant of this peculiar subglobular gall, easily recognized
by the more or less well-developed empty chamber above the
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inhabited cavity, was reared April 29, 1909 from hickory leaf galls
taken at Nassau, N. Y., September 16, 1908. This gall appears
identical with what the late Dr M. T. Thompson of Clark University,
Worcester, Mass., termed a ‘‘ double decker.’’ The gall, according
to his notes, first appears as a brownish, blistered area on the leaf,
with a slight central point. As the gall develops the epidermis over
the blistered area is lifted and borne on the top of the deformity
like a cap. The gall in this stage is hemispherical, with the flat top
covered by an epithelial plate and is attached by a point on the convex
under surface. The rim of the gall is then slightly raised, forming
a low wall around the top area. This rim may continue to grow at
several points and the developing tissues bend inward till they meet
and inclose a sort of upper chamber above the real top of the gall.
The larva lives in the large chamber beneath. The adult issues
through an irregular hole near and a little to one side of the base.
Doctor Thompson reared from this gall Clinodi plosis
caryae Felt, presumably an inquiline, as well as a Caryomyia,
Gall. Irregularly subglobular, diameter 2 to 3 mm, monothala-
mous, easily recognized by the more or less complete false chamber
at the tip of the gall. This sometimes is represented simply by a
few irregular ridges and in other specimens appears much as though
the rapidly developing tissues had collapsed owing to some accident.
The gall is green or brownish and is attached by a slender, short
stem.
Exuvium. Length 3 mm, whitish, the antennal sheaths short:
terminal segment very strongly reduced, conical, the internal basal
angles slightly chitinized. Cephalic horns rather short, stout. Wing
and leg cases extending to the third abdominal segment, the dorsum
of the latter broadly margined with three or four irregular rows
of stout, chitinous spines and with the intervening space thickly
covered with chitinous points.
Female. Length 3mm. Antennae extending to the third abdom-
inal segment, sparsely haired, pale yellowish orange, the terminal
segments tinted with carmine; fourteen sessile segments, the fifth
with a length two and one-half times its diameter; circumfila irregular,
near the basal third and apically; terminal segment somewhat
reduced, tapering, narrowly rounded. Palpi: first segment sub-
quadrate, the second subglobose, the third rectangular, with a
length more than twice its diameter, the fourth one-half longer,
somewhat dilated. Mesonotum shining fuscous yellowish, the
submedian lines sparsely haired. Scutellum reddish brown, post-
scutellum deep orange. Abdomen deep red, the segments sparsely
margined with fuscous hairs; ovipositor yellowish. Wings hyaline,
rather long, costa light straw. Halteres pale orange. Coxae and
femora mostly pale yellowish; tibiae slightly fuscous, the tarsi fuscous
yellowish; claws slender, evenly curved, the pulvilli as long as the
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 113
Caryomyia persicoides Beutm.
‘a 1862 Osten Sacken, C.R. Mon. Dipt. N. A., 1:193 (Cecidomyia)
1892 Beutenmueller, William. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. Bul., 4:267
1904 ——————_ Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. Guide Leaflet 16, p. 28 (Cecidomyia)
1906 Felt, E. P. Insects Affecting Park & Woodland Trees, N. Y. State
Mus. Mem. 8, 2:619, 628, pl. 1, fig. 9 (Cecidomyia)
1907 Beutenmueller, William. New Species of Gall Producing Cecido-
' myiidae, Amer. Mus. of Nat. Hist. Bul., 23:393 (Cecidomyia)
1909 Jarvis, T. D. Ent. Soc. Ont., 39th Rep’t, p. 84 (Cecidomyia)
- 1910 Cook, M. T. Mich. Geol. & Biol. Surv., Pub. 1, Biol. Ser. 1, p. 31
_ (Cecidomyia)
1910 Stebbins, F.A. Springfield Mus. Nat. Hist. Bul. 2, p. 13 (Cecidomyia)
1918 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 46
_ The gall only of this insect was briefly characterized by Osten
Sacken in 1862. Other writers have been content to rest their
identifications upon this brief characterization till’ Professor Beu-
{ tenmueller described the larva in 1907. This gall insect appears to
_be widely distributed. It occurs rather commonly in the vicinity
of New York City, about Albany and has been recorded by Jarvis
_ from Ontario.
_ Gall. This is a rather large, irregular, monothalamous, hairy gall
frequently 6 or 7 mm in diameter and usually clustered along the
midrib. It may be distinguished from C. holotricha by the
larger size, the shorter, curly hairs and the thicker walls. It turns
to a variable brown or reddish brown in the fall.
Larva. Length 2 to 3 mm, stout, whitish. Breastbone rather
stout, unidentate, the tooth rather long, narrow, the shaft somewhat
expanded anteriorly and posteriorly. This breastbone differs some-
_ what from that described by Beutenmueller though it is very probable
_ that the two are specifically identical.
Exuvium. Length 2.75 mm, whitish transparent. Antennal cases
_ short, extending to the second abdominal segment, slightly chitinized
at the internal basal angles. Cephalic horns rather slender, short.
_ Wing and leg cases extending to the third abdominal segment, the
latter thickly margined with a band composed of four or five irregular
tows of stout spines, the posterior spines markedly longer, the
remainder of the dorsal surface rather thickly dotted with chitinous
points.
Female. Length 3 mm. Antennae extending to the second
abdominal segment, sparsely haired, reddish; fourteen sessile seg-
ments, the fifth with a length three and one-half times its diameter;
circumfila near the basal third and apically. Palpi; first segment
short, irregularly quadrate, the second short, very broadly oval,
_ the third a little longer, rectangular, the fourth twice the length of
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the third, dilated. Mesonotum dull black. Scutellum and post-
scutellum deep orange. Abdomen deep red, the terminal segment
fuscous yellowish; ovipositor yellowish. Wings hyaline, long, slender,
costa reddish. Halteres fuscous yellowish. Legs yellowish and
variably tinged with deep red; claws stout, strongly curved, the
pulvilli nearly as long as the claws. Ovipositor short, the terminal
lobes slightly protuberant, short, tapering, narrowly rounded.
Cecid. arg4ra.
Caryomyia caryaecola n. sp.
1862 Osten Sacken, C. R. Mon. Dipt. N. A., 1:192 (Cecidomyia)
1892 Beutenmueller, William. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. Bul., 4:266
(Cecidomyia)
1904 ——————_ Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. Guide Leaflet 16, p. 27 (Cecidomyia)
1906 Felt, E. P. Insects Affecting Park & Woodland Trees, N. Y. State
Mus. Mem. 8, 2:619, 628, pl. 1, fig. 28 (Cecidomyia)
1907 Cook, M. T. Acad. Sci. Proc., separate, p. 7 (Cecidomyia)
1908 Jarvis, T.D. Ent. Soc. Ont., 38th Rep’t, p. 87 (Cecidomyia)
1909 Jarvis, T.D. Ent. Soc. Ont., 39th Rep’t, p. 84 (Cecidomyia)
Ig10 Stebbins, F. A. Springfield Mus. Nat. Hist. Bul. 2, p. 13
1915 Felt, E.P. N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 175, pl. 4, fig. 9
LOIS) --———— WN. V7 State Mus) Bul) 200, nae
Galls, made by the above-named species, were taken on bitternut
hickory at Hamburg, N. Y., October 17,1907. They were limited, so
far as we observed, entirely to the bitternut hickory (Carya cordi-
formis). Apparently the same species has been recorded by Jarvis
as being locally common in Ontario on sweet hickory (Carya
alba). Specimens gathered in the fall would presumably produce
adults the following June, there being apparently one generation
annually. The earlier bibliographic references cited above pre-
sumably refer to this species. The gall described below agrees very
closely with specimens collected by Osten Sacken, deposited in the
Museum of Comparative Zoology at Cambridge, Mass., and bearing
the label Cecidomyia caryaecola.
Gall. The galls (pl. 10, figs. 2, 3) were almost invariably clustered,
usually thickly, along or close to the midrib; three to eight or ten
in a group, and sometimes two or three clusters on the underside of
one leaf. The gall is subglobular, about 3-4 mm in diameter and
almost invariably with a long, slender apical process as long or a
little longer than the basal enlargement. The color in late fall is
a pale greenish, the elongate tip being a variable dark reddish brown.
The gall matures in October and drops from the leaves readily.
This gall is presumably distinct from the one appearing under the
name of Caryomyia caryaecola O. S. in ‘“‘ Key to American Insect
Galls,” N. Y. State Museum Bulletin 200, p. 43 and plate 6, figs. 2,
3, 1918.
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 115
Larva. Length 2.5 mm, rather stout, pale orange. Head small;
antennae short, stout, probably biarticulate; breastbone rather
slender, unidentate, the tooth being long and narrowly triangular;
segmentation rather distinct, the skin very finely shagreened;
posterior extremity broadly rounded, the dorsal surface rather
coarsely papillate.
Caryomyia cynipsea O. S.
1862 Osten Sacken, C. R. Mon. Dipt. N. A., 1:193 (Cecidomyia)
1906 Felt, E. P. Insects Affecting Park & Woodland Trees, N. Y. State
Mus. Mem. 8, 2:718 (Cecidomyia)
1918 N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 47
This species, according to Osten Sacken, makes a rounded,
irregular, pale. yellowish, hard swelling about one-half of an inch
_ long on the underside of the midrib of the hickory leaf. The larvae
_ observed by him in July were in small cavities, minute, whitish
_ with the breastbone narrowing anteriorly to a point.
Caryomyia glutinosa O. S.
1862 Osten Sacken, C.R. Mon. Dipt. N. A., 1:193-94 (Cecidomyia)
1906 Felt, E. P. Insects Affecting Park & Woodland Trees, N. Y. State
Mus. Mem. 8, 2:718 (Cecidomyia)
1918 ———— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 47
This small, yellowish orange larva is widely distributed though
somewhat rare. It is provisionally referred to the above-named
genus, since it appears to be a typical hickory insect and is presumably
f f 4
Xs :
a b
Fig. 16 Caryomyia glutinosa; a, head of larva; b, breastbone of larva
(enlarged, original)
more closely allied to the varied forms making the diverse gall than
to other species. This unique larva is remarkable in that it forms no
gall but lives on the underside of the leaf, attached thereto by a
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viscid secretion. ‘The presence of the larva is indicated on the
upper surface by an irregular, yellowish, brown-margined elevation.
Fig. 17 Caryomyia Felutinosa, anterior. segments of larva
(much enlarged, original)
There is a corresponding depression on the under surface, the latter
having a diameter of about 3 mm.
Fig. 18 Caryomyia glutinosa, posterior extremity of
larva (much enlarged, original)
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Larva. Length 3 mm, stout, yellowish. Head (figs. 16a, 17)
erate size, roundly triangular, the antennae rather stout, biarticu-
Breastbone (fig. 16b) greatly reduced, there being only a
owly triangular, chitinous process apically. Body with the skin
ooth, the segmentation rather distinct, each segment bearing an
irregular, transverse row of rather stout, chitinous spines, the latter
having a length nearly equal to that of the segment and laterally
arranged in pairs. Posterior extremity (fig. 18) irregularly rounded,
he posterio lateral angles each with groups of four short, stout,
fransparent spines. Cecid. a1547.
Caryomyia nucicola O. S.
q 1870 Osten Sacken, C.R. Am. Ent. Soc. Trans., 3:53 (Cecidomyia caryae
nucicola
1906 nese E. P. Insects Affecting Park & Woodland Trees, N. Y. State
Mus. Mem. 8, 2:718 (Cecidomyia)
1907 Jarvis, T. D. Ent. Soc. Ont., 37th Rep’t, p. 68 (Cecidomyia)
1909 ———————_ Ent. Soc. Ont., 39th Rep’t, p. 84 (Cecidomyia)
i: 1918 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 49
_ This species infests the green husks of the nuts of shell-bark
hickory, Carya ovata, producing swellings and giving them an
irregular appearance. The husk is so badly deformed occasionally
as to burst open, leaving the nut uncovered even when very immature,
portions of the husk forming wartlike swellings on the basal portion
of the nut. This gall was taken by Baron Osten Sacken August
, 1860 near Rhinebeck, N.Y. On examination the husks were found
| to contain small, round cavities, often two or three together, each
nhabited by pale reddish larva. The latter has a breastbone
distinctly elongated, narrow, its branches short and square, ending
sharp angles anteriorly, instead of being rounded; the emargina-
n between them broad and deep.” The posterior extremity of
the body is smooth. This species has been recorded from Ontario,
Canada, by Jarvis.
Caryomyia sp.
A number of irregular, dull greenish black margined or black
ister galls (pl. 9) with a diameter about 3 mm, distinctly elevated
both the upper and under surface of the leaves and witha small
nipple were variably scattered about the midrib and in some cases
several were confluent. These speciméns were taken at Nassau,
N. Y., October 3, 1907. No adults were reared and the above
generic reference is tentative.
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GIARDOMYIA: Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 405
1910 Rubsaamen, E. H. Zeitsch. Wissenschaft. MaMa 15:287
191t Felt, E.P. N.Y. Ent. Soc. Jour., 19:59
1913 Kieffer, J. J. Gen- Insect., fasc. 152, p. 230
This genus is erected for certain species presenting marked dif-
ferences from Octodiplosis Giard. It comprises a number of small,
yellowish or reddish forms having the simple claws bent almost at
right angles and usually somewhat enlarged subapically. The ventral
plate is long, slender, slightly expanded apically and roundly emargi-
nate, while the dorsal plate is short, triangularly emarginate and with
the somewhat long lobes broadly rounded or truncate. The type
species is G. photophila Felt (pl. 38, fig. 2, Bul. 124).
Key to Species
a Abdomen yellowish
b Abdomen pale yellowish, length .75 mm, the fifth antennal segment
having the stems two and one-half and three and one-half times their
diameter; presumably reared from a pustulate gall on Mentha..:.....
menthae Felt, C. a1578b, 536
bb Abdomen fuscous yellowish, length 1 mm; fifth antennal segment having
the stems three and four and one-half times their diameters......
noveboracensis Felt, C. 197x
aa Abdomen reddish
b Abdomen bright carmine, length 1 mm; fifth antennal segment having
the stems three and four and one-half times their diameters....
photophila Felt, C. 323
bb Abdomen bright red; terminal segments yellowish, length 1 mm; fifth
antennal segments having the stems with a length three and three and
one-half times their diameters, the ventral plate deeply and narrowly
emlarginare ory JOIN, 10). DARA emarginata Felt, C. 446
bbb Abdomen deep reddish, length 1 mm; fifth antennal segment having the
stems two and one-half and four times their diameters..............
hudsonica Felt, C. 200
bbbb Abdomen dark reddish brown, length 1 mm; fifth antennal segment
having the stems two and one-half and three and one-half times
their diameters... 2... 12), BE montana Felt, C. 325, 585
Giardomyia menthae Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 405
LOLs N.Y state vias, aloo maa iar
This yellowish male was reared July 27, 1907, from mint,
Mentha canadensis, bearing pustule-like stem galls collected
at Karner, N. Y.
Gall. Length 3.5 mm, diameter 2.5 mm. This is a pustule-like
gall in the axil of the leaf and contains several whitish larvae.
Larva. Length 1 mm, whitish.
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 I19
Male. Length .75 mm. Antennae a little longer than the body,
ickly haired, light straw, yellowish basally; fourteen segments, the
h with stems two and one-half and three and one-half times their
meter respectively; terminal segment, distal enlargement pro-
ced, with a length over twice its diameter and tapering to-a sub-
Facute apex. Palpi; first segment short, subquadrate, the second
rrowly oval, with a length twice its diameter, the third longer,
nder, the fourth one-fourth longer than the third, dilated. Face
pale yellowish. Thorax a light salmon, the sides yellowish. Abdo-
men pale yellowish, the genitalia fuscous apically. Wings hyaline,
costa pale yellowish; membrane tinged with yellowish; halteres
yellowish transparent. Legs pale yellowish, the distal segments
lightly fuscous; claws slender, strongly curved and slightly enlarged
1ear the middle, the pulvilli shorter than the claws. Genitalia;
basal clasp segment rather long; terminal clasp segment swollen
basally, long; dorsal plate broad, narrowly and triangularly emar-
pinate, the lobes irregularly : rounded: ventral plate long, broad,
narrowly and triangularly emarginate. Type Cecid. ar 578b.
Giardomyia noveboracensis Felt
Ny 1908 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 405
_ This fuscous yellowish male was taken June 10, 1906, at Nassau
Male. Length 1mm. Antennae fully twice as long as the body,
‘tather thickly clothed with fine hairs, light brown, the stems prob-
ably whitish; fourteen segments, the fifth with stems three and four
and one-half times -.their diameters respectively; terminal segment,
asal portion of the stem and the distal enlargement slightly pro-
onged, the latter subcylindric and with a long, spindle-shaped apex.
Palpi; the first segment subquadrate, swollen distally, the second
me-half longer than the preceding, narrowly oval, the third a little
onger and the fourth still longer than the preceding; face pale
yellowish. Mesonotum dark brown, the yellowish submedian lines
parsely clothed with light hairs. Scutellum pale orange, postscu-
fellum fuscous orange. Abdomen fuscous yellow, rather thickly
clothed with yellowish hairs, genitalia yellowish. Wings hyaline,
osta reddish brown; halteres whitish transparent. Legs nearly
niform pale straw; claws rather stout, evenly curved, simple.
Genitalia; basal clasp segment long, stout; terminal clasp segment
greatly swollen at the base; dorsal plate broad, deeply and _ tri-
ngularly incised, the lobes obliquely truncate; ventral plate broad,
Ac ong, tapering, broadly rounded. Type Cecid. 197x.
Nre
fF Giardomyia photophila Felt
: 1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. 134; separate, p. 37-38
'(phosphila) Q
1908 —————— _ N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 405
This bright carmine male was taken June 16, 1906, ina trap lantern
at Newport, N. Y.
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Male. Length 1 mm. Antennae fully one-half longer than the’
body, thickly clothed with coarse setae, dark brown; fourteen seg-
ments, the fifth (fig. 19) with stems three and four and one-half
times their diameters respectively; the terminal segment, basal
enlargement somewhat flattened, the basal portion of the stem
produced, the distal enlargement produced, subcylindric and bearing
Fig. 19 Giardomyia photophila,
fifth antennal segment of male (en-
larged, original)
a slender, spindle-shaped appendage about three-fourths its length.
Palpi; probably consisting of four segments. Mesonotum yellowish
brown, submedian lines indistinct, sparsely clothed with fine setae.
Scutellum reddish brown with sparse apical setae, postscutellum
dark brown. Abdomen bright carmine, rather thickly clothed with
fine, yellowish setae. Wings (pl. 16, fig. 4) hyaline, costa pale
straw, membrane sparsely clothed with fine setae; halteres yellowish
transparent basally, reddish fuscous apically. Legs a nearly uniform
reddish brown; claws long, slender, bent at nearly right angles,
simple. Genitalia (pl. 19, fig. 7); basal clasp segment rather long,
a subtriangular lobe basally; terminal clasp segment swollen at the
base; dorsal plate broad, deeply and triangularly incised, the lobes
broadly rounded distally; ventral plate stout, swollen at the basal
third, tapering, broadly emarginate. Type Cecid. 323.
Giardomyia emarginata Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 405
The bright-red male has the terminal segments yellow. It was
taken July 2, 1906 in a trap lantern at Newport, N. Y.
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 121
Male. Length 1 mm. Antennae longer than the body, thickly
haired, light brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with stems three
and three and one-half times their diameters respectively; terminal
segment, basal enlargement subglobose, the basal portion of the
stem with a length four times its diameter, the distal enlargement
subcylindric, with a length three and one-half times its diameter,
apically a slender, tapering process. Palpi; the first segment irregu-
larly cylindric, with a length one-half greater than its diameter,
the second segment with a length about four times its diameter,
tapering, the third about as long as the second, more slender, the
fourth a little longer than the third, somewhat dilated; face fuscous
yellowish. Mesonotum dark brown, the narrow submedian lines
yellowish, sparsely haired. Scutellum fuscous yellowish, post-
scutellum a little darker. Abdomen rather bright red, the terminal
segments yellow, each margined posteriorly with fuscous, rather
‘coarse yellowish hairs. Wings hyaline, costa light brown. Halteres
yellowish basally, fuscous apically. Legs a nearly uniform light
straw; claws long, slender, evenly curved, the pulvilli about two-
thirds the length of the claws. Genitalia; basal clasp segment long,
slender, a subtriangular process at the internal basal third; terminal
clasp segment long; dorsal plate long, broad, deeply and triangularly
incised, the lobes obliquely truncate; ventral plate long, slender,
broadly and triangularly incised, the lobes subtriangular. Type
Cecid. 446.
Giardomyia hudsonica Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 406
This deep reddish male was taken June 9, 1906 in a trap lantern
at Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
Male. Length 1 mm. Antennae about twice as long as the
body, rather thickly haired, light brown; fourteen segments, the
fifth with stems two and one-half and three and one-half times their
diameters respectively; terminal segment, the distal enlargement
cylindric, with a length four times its diameter, apically with a long,
slender, tapering process. _Palpi; the first segment short, stout,
with a length about twice its diameter, the second with a length
nearly four times its diameter, the third a little shorter and more
slender, and the fourth a little longer than the third and more dilated ;
face yellowish. Mesonotum dark reddish brown, the yellowish
submedian lines sparsely haired. Scutellum dull orange, post-
scutellum and abdomen dark reddish. Genitalia yellowish. Wings
hyaline, venation probably as in allied forms. Halteres fuscous
reddish, yellowish transparent basally. Legs a nearly uniform dark
straw; claws stout, curved nearly at right angles, slightly swollen
subapically, pulvilli about two-thirds the length of the claws. Geni-
talia; basal clasp segment long, slender, a lobe at the internal distal
third; terminal clasp segment long; dorsal plate long, deeply and
triangularly emarginate, the lobes broad, subrectangular; ventral
plate long, slender, slightly expanded distally, broadly emarginate
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and with inconspicuous submedian setose tubercles, the lateral
angles slightly produced. Type Cecid. 200.
Giardomyia montana Felt
1908 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 406
This dark reddish male was taken June 16, 1906 in a trap lantern
at Newport, N. Y., and similarly captured July 14th at Huguenot
Park, Staten Island, N. Y.
Male. Length 1mm. Antennae probably longer than the bedy,
sparsely haired, dark brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with stems
two and one-half and three and one-half times their diameters
respectively. Palpi; the first segment subquadrate, swollen distally,
the second, third and fourth, each subequal and successively more
slender; face sooty yellow. Mesonotum dark brown, submedian
lines yellow, each sparsely clothed with fine setae. Scutellum yel-
lowish brown with sparse apical setae, postscutellum dark yellowish.
Abdomen dark reddish brown with the basal and terminal segments
yellowish, rather thickly yellow haired. Wings hyaline, costa
reddish brown; halteres pale yellowish basally, fuscous apically.
Legs a nearly uniform dark brown, lighter ventrally; claws rather
long, bent at nearly right angles, simple. Genitalia (pl. 20, fig. 1);
basal clasp segment stout, an angulate lobe at the distal third;
terminal clasp segment swollen at the base, long; dorsal plate broad,
deeply and narrowly incised, the lobes irregularly truncate; ventral
plate swollen at the base, slender at the distal fourth, expanding
apically, broadly emarginate, setose. Type Cecid. 325.
HYPERDIPLOSIS Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 405
1910 Rubsaamen, E. H. Zeitsch. Wissenschaft. Insektenbiol., 15:286
1g1r Felt, E. P. WN. Y. Ent. Soc. Jour., 19:59
1913 Kieffer, J. J. Gen. Insect., fasc. 152, p. 211
This genus was erected for certain small, yellowish species with
simple claws bent at nearly right angles and a very long, broad,
very deeply and broadly emarginate ventral plate with long, slender,
more or less divergent lobes. The dorsal plate is short, deeply and
roundly emarginate, the lobes being broadly and roundly emarginate
and with the lateral and internal angles produced and setose. The
typeis Cecidomyia lobata Felt.
The type species was captured on white clover and possibly lives
upon fungus, since H. fungicola Felt was reared from a
fungus on nectarine.
Key to Species
a Ventral plate with the long, slender lobes diverging
b Antennae light brown; legs pale brown
c Palpi rather stout; claws bent at right angles, hardly swollen; dorsal
plate Very SHOrt.,.., 2: +e- aca nalen eae oainied OD CibicyeMe Hig termes
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 123
cc Palpi slender; claws bent at less than a right angle, distinctly swollen
subapically; dorest plate nearly as long as the ventral plate.......
. coffeae Felt, C. 2133
« bp Antennae white; legs yellowish white. Reared from fungus on nectarine. .
fungicola Felt, C. 977
Lobes of ventral plate parallel or nearly so, rather stout
b Antennae yellowish; legs fuscous yellowish, lobes of the ventral ulate with
a length equal to the width of the emargination; reared from a green,
; conical gall on Eupatorium............ eupatorii Felt, C. a2116
_ bb Antennae light brown, legs pale yellowish, lobes of the ventral plate with
- a length equal to over twice the width of the emargination; reared
from the partly decayed branch of wild fig............... 00.04 0c ee
americana Felt, C. a2177a
» ‘bbb Antennae light brown, legs mostly straw color, lobes of the ventral plate
a with a length over twice the width of the emargination...............
bryanti Felt, C. 1428
: Hyperdiplosis lobata Felt
1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. rro, p. 136; separate, p. 39
(c (Cecidomyia)
_ 19088 ————— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 405
_ This yellowish brown male was taken June 4, 1906 on white clover,
Trifolium repens, at Karner, N. Y.
Male. Length t mm. Antennae one-half longer than the body,
‘Sparsely haired, light brown; fourteen segments, the fifth (fig. 20a)
‘a a b Cc
Fig. 20 Hyperdiplosis lobata: a, fifth antennal segment of male; 0, terminal
antennal segment of male, circumfila should be represented, though they are
short and indistinct; c, palpus of male (enlarged, original)
with stems each with a length thrice their diameters; the distal
enlargement is about one-half longer than the subglobose basal one,
slightly constricted at the basal third, dilated at the distal third;
subbasally and subapically short, indistinct circumfila; between a
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sparse whorl of long, slender, curved setae, the loops of the basal:
circumfilum scarcely extending to the middle of this enlargement,
those of the distal hardly beyond its apex; terminal segment (fig. 20b)
with the basal enlargement subglobular, separated from the pro-
longed distal swelling by a short, slender stem, the latter with the
basal two-thirds cylindric, slightly constricted at the distal third,
the terminal portion slender, subconical. Palpi (fig. 20c); the first
segment broadly and irregularly oval, the second a little longer,
stouter, the third a little longer and more slender than the second,
and the fourth a little longer than the third; face yellowish brown, |
eyes large, black. Mesonotum a variable reddish brown, lighter
posteriorly, submedian lines yellowish. Scutellum yellowish, post-
scutellum and abdomen pale yellowish brown. Wings hyaline,
costa light brown, the third vein joins the margin well beyond the
apex; halteres yellowish transparent basally, fuscous apically. Legs
pale brown, tarsi slightly darker; claws slender, very strongly bent,
almost forming a right angle, simple. Genitalia; basal clasp seg-
ment stout, slightly produced at the internal basal third, excavated
at the distal third; terminal clasp segment stout, tapering, a heavy
apical spur; dorsal plate broad, deeply and roundly emarginate, the
lobes with a greatly prolonged latero-posterior process, curving
therefrom to a minor submedian process, the angles with long, stout
setae; ventral plate slender, deeply and roundly emarginate, the
lobes slender. Harpes long, slender, apparently consisting of two
slender, chitinous processes extending along the slender lobes of the
ventral plate. Type Cecid. 132.
Hyperdiplosis coffeae Felt
1911 Felt, E. P. Ent. News, 22:305
The midge was reared February 3, 1911 by W. H. Patterson, St
Vincent, W. I., from the fruits of the Liberian coffee tree, Coffea
liberica. It is tentatively referred to this genus, although the
claws are less strongly bent, and the circumfila are more produced
than in other species placed in this group.
Hyperdiplosis fungicola Felt
gtr Felt, E. P. Econ. Ent. Jour., 4:552-53
This delicate, yellowish species was reared in August 1897 from
larvae on the outside of a nearly rotten, fungus affected nectarine
received at the bureau of entomology from Mrs R. B. Tenney,
Washington, D. C. It is closely allied to H. lobata Felt
from which it is most easily separated by colorational characters.
Larva. Length 1.5 mm, moderately stout, tapering anteriorly,
pale yellowish. Head moderate, tapering, broadly rounded distally.
Antennae stout, with a length three times the diameter; breastbone
wanting. Skin coarsely shagreened, each segment laterally with a
stout seta near the middle; posterior extremity subtruncate, with
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stout setae laterally near the posterior fourth. At the posterior
lateral angles there is a stout, curved, conical process and just mesially
a similar smaller process.
Hyperdiplosis meibomifoliae Beutm.
1907 Beutenmueller, William. Can. Ent., 39:306
1918 Felt, E.P. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. Bul., 38:181
1918 ——————_N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 155
The small, pale orange midges were reared from a bud gall, pre-
sumably loose, on tick treefoil, Desmodium species. Owing to the
condition of the type material it was possible to prepare a detailed
description of the female only.
Hyperdiplosis eupatorii Felt
1911 Felt, E.P. Ent. News, 22:110-11
The species was reared by W. H. Patterson, St Vincent, W. I.
from a green, conical gall with a length of about 4 mm, and a
diameter of 1.5 mm, on the upper surface of the leaves of Eupatorium,
the insects pupating within the deformity. It is provisionally
referred to Hyperdiplosis because of the reduced circumfila and the
deeply and roundly excavated ventral plate. The antennal stems
of the typical Hyperdiplosis are more produced and the claws more
strongly bent than in this West Indian form.
Hyperdiplosis americana Felt
191t Felt, E.P. N. Y. Ent. Soc. Jour., 19:192
The small, pale midges were reared in numbers from a section of
dead, partly decayed wild fig branch collected by E. A. Schwarz
at Paraiso, Panama, and forwarded to this office by H. S. Barber
under date of May 15,1911. The adults appeared from the 31st of
May until early in June. This species is allied to the somewhat
aberrant H. eupatorii Felt and can not be considered typical
of the genus. It is easily recognized by the very greatly produced,
slender lobes of the ventral plate.
Hyperdiplosis producta Felt
1912 Felt, E.P. Ent. News, 23:177
1918 ————._N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 182
The midge was reared presumably from mite galls in the
inflorescence of Stachytarpha collected by W. H. Patterson, St
Vincent, W. I.
Hyperdiplosis bryanti Felt
1913 Felt, E. P. Psyche, 20:146
The small yellowish male was taken in August 1907 by Mr Owen
Bryant at North Adams, Mass. It is allied to H. americana
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from which it may be easily separated by differences in the color of
the legs and in the emargination of the ventral plate.
METADIPLOSIS Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 406
1910 Rubsaamen, E. H. Zeitsch. Wissenschaft. Insektenbiol., 15:285
191r Felt, E. P. N. Y. Ent. Soc. Jour., 19:59
1913 Kieffer, J. J. Gen. Insect., fasc. 152, p. 211
The genus is easily distinguished from the ordinary type of Itonid
by the unique genitalia, the basal clasp segment being short, stout,
broadly rounded and with conspicuous triangular, chitinous pro-
cesses at the internal angles, while the terminal clasp segment is
short, greatly constricted near the middle, enormously swollen and
recurved apically. Type and sole species, Metadiplosis
spinosa Felt.
Metadiplosis spinosa Felt
1908 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 406
The unique male characterized below was taken July 14, 1906 on
quack grass, Agropyron repens,at Albany, N. Y.
Male. Lengthi1mm. Antennae one-fourth longer than the body,
thickly haired, dark brown, the basal segments reddish; fourteen
Fig. 21 Metadiplosis spinosa: a, fifth antennal segment of male, setae not
sketched in; b, palpus of male (enlarged, original)
segments, the fifth (fig. 21a) with stems three and three and one-half
times their diameters respectively. Palpi (fig. 21b); the first segment
short, stout, subrectangular, the second twice the length of the
first, stout, the third a little longer and more slender than the second
Se ee ee ee ee
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and the fourth one-half longer and more slender than the third;
face reddish brown, eyes black. Mesonotum dark brown, the
submedian lines indistinct. Scutellum reddish yellow, postscutellum
reddish brown. Abdomen light reddish
brown, rather thickly clothed with pale
setae. and slightly fuscous distally.
Wings hyaline, costa yellowish brown,
the third vein joining the margin well
beyond the apex; halteres yellowish
basally, semi-transparent apically. Legs
a nearly uniform dark brown; claws
(fig. 22) long, slender, evenly curved, Fig. 22 Metadiplosis spin-
simple, the pulvilli about one-third the. osa, claw (enlarged, original)
length of the claws. Genitalia; basal
clasp segment short, stout, truncate and at each internal distal angle
a long, stout, chitinous spine; terminal clasp segment short, greatly
constricted near the middle, enormously swollen and recurved
apically; dorsal plate short, broad, deeply and rather narrowly
incised, the lobes narrowly rounded; ventral plate slender, tapering,
subacute. Type Cecid. 573.
EPIDIPLOSIS Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 406
1910 Rubsaamen, E.H. Zeitsch. Wissenschaft. Insektenbiol., 15:285
1g1t Felt, E. P. N. Y. Ent. Soc. Jour., 19:59
This genus is erected for a species remarkable because of the
enormously produced, curved, setose-bearing spine on the basal
clasp segment, this peculiar organ being nearly as long as the ter-
minal clasp segment and strongly suggesting the genitalic modifica-
tion we find in Lobodiplosis. It is, however, readily separable from
this last named genus by the simple claws.
Type and sole species,y Epidiplosis sayi Felt, C. 429
Epidiplosis sayi Felt
1908 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 406-7
This interesting form was taken July 1, 1906 on a window at
Nassau, N. Y.
Male. Length .6 mm. Antennae twice as long as the body:
sparsely haired, light brown, yellowish basally; fourteen segments,
the fifth with stems two and two and one-half times the diameter
respectively. Palpi; the first segment probably short, subquadrate,
the second. long, stout, tapering at each extremity, the third two-
thirds the length of the preceding, narrowly oval, the fourth one-
half longer than the third, slender; face fuscous yellowish. Mesono-
tum fuscous brown, submedian lines narrow. Scutellum reddish
brown, postscutellum yellowish, basal and terminal abdominal seg-
ments yellowish orange, the third, fourth and fifth white, sparsely
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haired. Wings (pl. 16, fig. 3) hyaline, costa light brown; halteres
yellowish transparent. Legs nearly uniform dull brown; claws
rather stout, strongly curved near the middle, the posterior at least,
simple. Genitalia (pl. 19, fig. 6); basal clasp segment very short,
broad, the ventral margin produced as a long, curved process bearing
a long, stout seta apically; terminal clasp segment swollen at the
base; dorsal plate broad, deeply and triangularly incised, the lobes
roundly tapering, obtuse; ventral plate broad, broadly rounded.
Type Cecid. 429.
LESTODIPLOSIS Kieff.
Leptodiplosis Kieff.
Coprodiplosis Kieff. sub. gen.
18 4 Kieffer, J. J. Soc. Ent. Fr. Bul., 63:280 (Leptodiplosis)
1894 ———— Fuielle Jeun. Natural., 24:84
(Coprodiplosis)
1895 ———— Soc. Ent. Fr. Bul., p. 193
1896 ———— Wien. Ent. Zeit., 15:93, 97
1897 ———— _ Syn. Cecid. de Eur. & Alg., p. 38-39
1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 407
1910 Rubsaamen, E.H. Zeitsch. Wissenschaft. Insektenbiol., 15:285
191 Felt, E.P. N. Y. Ent. Soc. Jour., 19:59-60
1913 Kieffer, J. J. Gen. Insect., fasc. 152, p. 195
This genus, according to Kieffer, usually differs from Clinodiplosis
by the spotted wings and the form of the male genitalia, the latter
having the dorsal plate composed of two rounded lobes as long or
Fig. 23 Lestodiplosis species: a, dorsal view of head and anterior body segment
of larva; b, breastbone (enlarged, original)
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horter than the rounded ventral plate. The females of some species
hyaline wings and Kieffer is unable to distinguish them from
ose of Clinodiplosis, except by the reddish color of the abdomen and
ie fuscous spot at its base. The subgenus Coprodiplosis Kieff.
may be separated from the typical Lestodiplosis by the hyaline wings.
a he larvae, according to Kieffer, are zoophagous, subsisting upon the
larvae of Cecidomyiids, Mycetophilids and Xylophagids. He has
observed them living upon the larvae of Rhopalomyia
ta maceticola. This record of zoophagous habits is confirmed
by the rearings of American species, since members of this genus
were obtained from a wide variety of galls and the larvae evidently
subsisted upon Itonids, other small insects or acarids. See figures
3, 24 for the general characteristics of these larvae. |
_ The genus, as recognized by us, is easily separated from all other
slender basal clasp segment. The dorsal plate is usually short and
tather deeply and triangularly emarginate, the lobes being narrow,
; _~ 24 Lestodiplosis species, dorsal view of posterior segments of larva (enlarged,
original)
4 Peralicl and broadly rounded, while the ventral plate is long, rather
| broad and narrowly rounded apically. Species referable to this
group are mostly small, ranging from .75 to about 2’ mm in length,
“usually yellowish or reddish, though a few are brownish.
, Species of this genus are very frequently reared from various galls
and are probably zoophagous. This is undoubtedly true of L.
-grassator Fyles, L. peruviana Felt! and a number of
_ other species, though it will be observed by referring to the records,
_ that a considerable number of species have been reared from flowers
1Ent. News, 22:10-11, I9II.
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or rolled leaves. It is doubtful if species referable to this genus are
responsible for the vegetable deformities or even partly so. We
can not, in the present state of our knowledge, make definite state-
ments respecting the habits of these forms. Certain species in the
following table are given in two divisions as having the wings either
hyaline or spotted. This is due to the fact that it is very difficult
to draw a sharp line between spotted and unspotted wings in cases
where there are intergradations. Furthermore, females which are
not represented in the following table, frequently have spotted wings,
while their consorts have the organs of flight hyaline. This character,
though variable, is a very convenient one upon which to make pri-
mary divisions.
Key to Species
a Wings hyaline
b Wings narrow, the length three times the width
c Abdomen brownish
d Abdomen yellowish brown, the stems of the fifth antennal seg-
ment with a length three and one-half times the diameter, the
distal node with a length one-fourth greater than its diameter;
reared from fusiform galls on cherry twigs.................-
cerasi Felt, C. ar593a
dd Abdomen reddish salmon, the fifth antennal segment having the
stems with a length three and one-half times the diameter, the
distal node with a length equal to its diameter, circumfila long
juniperina Felt, C. 746
cc Abdomen yellowish
d Abdomen pale yellowish, the fifth antennal segment having the
stems with a length three times the diameter, the distal node
with a length one-third greater than its diameter, circumfila
rather long; reared from a cylindric fimbriate leaf gall on
Grataeous 2 Ps... ee 2 crataegifolia Felt, C. ar555
dd Abdomen yellowish, the second to fourth segments fuscous, the
fifth antennal segment having the stems with a length two and
one-half times the diameter, the distal node with a length one-
half greater than its diameter, style short..................
cincta Felt, C. 465
ddd Abdomen fuscous yellowish
e Style short, the fifth antennal segment having the stems
with a length two and one-half times the diameter, the
distal node with a length one-half greater than its diameter,
not constricted; reared from rolled edge of poplar leaf. . .
populifolia Felt, C. ar4g90
ee Style long, the fifth antennal segment having the stems with
a length three and one-half times the diameter, the distal
node with a length one-third greater than its diameter,
constricted; reared from rolled ash leaves...............
fraxinifolia Felt, C. a1572
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dddd Abdomen fuscous yellowish, fuscous basally, fifth antennal seg-
ment having the stems with a length two and one-half times the
diameter, the distal node with a length one-half greater than
its diameter, the style short; dorsal plate slightly emarginate,
the lobes broadly emarginate......... basalis Felt, C. 512
ccc Abdomen light carmine, the fifth antennal segment having the stems
with a length two and one-half times the diameter, the distal node
with a length one-half greater than its diameter; style long; reared
from rolled Verbena) urticifolia leaves)... ......656.454.....--2.-%
Mer bDenmit Olia )Felt, C..ars77a
bb Wings moderate, with a length about two and one-half times the width
c Abdomen light brown
d Fifth antennal segment having ine stems with a length three and
one-half times the diameter, the distal node with a length equal
to its diameter.......... flavomarginata Felt, C. 109
dd Fifth antennal segment having the stems with a length three
times the diameter, the distal node with a length one-
fourth greater than its diameter
e Wings medium, with a length two and one-half times the
width, circumfila moderate; reared from Phylloxera vasta-
(Haa.6 CNS are ed aval Se grassator Fyles, C. 962, 963, 974
ee Wings broad, with a length only two and one-eighth times
the width; circumfila heavy; reared from pods of Yucca
ehavequls| HOROLI NY me Velen QMLey alt rail yuccae Felt, C. 1017
cc Abdomen yellowish
d Abdomen pale yellowish
e Basal stem of the fifth antennal segment with a length three
and one-half times its diameter _
f Distal stem of fifth antennal segment with a length three
times its diameter, the circumfila stout, rather long;
reared from Solidago rosette gall...............2..
solidaginis Felt, C. ar655b
ff Distal stem of fifth antennal segment with a length three
and one-half times its diameter, circumfila rather long
hicoriae Felt, C. 261a
ee Basal stem of the fifth antennal segment with a length two
and one-half times its diameter
f Distal stem of fifth antennal segment with a length
three and one-half times its diameter, the circumfila
short; reared from distorted flower buds of figwort,
‘S)@ar Gio) La aul Mh ease she) saul ase ay Thre tak Gh G eye A el
scrophulariae Felt, C. a1569
dd Abdomen fuscous yellowish, fifth antennal segment a the
stems three and one-half times their diameters
e Abdomen fuscous yellowish
f Style long
g Distal node of fifth antennal segment with a length
one-fourth greater than its diameter; reared
from flowers of dogbane......................
apocyniflorae Felt, C. a1684
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gg Distal node of fifth antennal segment with a length
one-half greater than its diameter; reared from
subglobular leaf gallon poplar. ..........2..2)
globosa Felt, C. a1656
ff Style short, the lobes of the basal clasp segment slightly
rounded, the distal node of the fifth antennal segment
with a length one-half greater than its diameter....
tsugae Felt, C. 168b
ddd Abdomen reddish
e Abdomen reddish fuscous, the fifth antennal segment with
the stems three and one-half and three times their
diameters respectively, the distal node with a length one-
fourth greater than its diameter; reared from rolled milk-
weed (Asclepias) leaves..... asclepiae Felt, C. a1588
ee Abdomen reddish brown, the fifth antennal segment with
stems three and one-half times their diameters, the distal
node with a length one-fourth greater than its diameter
rugosa Felt, C. 650c
eee Abdomen reddish, fifth antennal segment with the stems three
and three and one-half times their diameters, the distal
node with a length one-fourth greater than its diameter;
reared from’ Clematis flowers...) oe see eee
clematiflorae Felt, C. a1694b
aa Wings spotted
b Legs broadly white-banded, the fifth antennal segment having the stems
with a length two and one-half times their diameter, the ventral plate
coarsely setose apically; reared from thorn leaf. .florida Felt, C. 986
bb Legs not broadly white-banded
c Abdomen yellowish
@ Basal’segment dark brown or black... .. 0... Sue ee
carolinae Felt, C. a1636
dd Abdomen orange tinted, the fifth antennal segment having the
stems with a length three and one-half times their
diameters, the distal node with a length one-fourth
greater than its diameter
e Wings medium, with a length two and one-half times the
width; reared from Eupatorium ageratoides............
eupatorii Felt, C. a1280
ee Wings broad, with a length two and one-half times the
width; reared from plane (Platanus) leaf..............
platanifolia Felt, C. a1669a
ddd Abdomen reddish apically, the fifth antennal segment having
the stems with a length three and one-half times their
diameters, the distal node with a length one-fourth greater
than its diameter ema one sae asteris Felt, C. 615
dddd Abdomen red tinted, the fifth antennal segment having the
stems with a length three and one-half times their
diameters
e Wings moderate, with a length two and one-half times the
width, reared from Rumex... 2)... .).¥ 1)... se ee
rumicis Felt, C. ar595a
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. ee Wings rather narrow, with a length two and three-fourths
mM times the width; reared from thickened leaf fold on
oe ShOPint ane RaMKE OMe MM bONsienye uc MYON, Oe UN SN | aes
rh spiraeafolia Felt, C. 760 (a1174)
ddddd Abdomen brown tinted, the fifth antennal segment having the
; stems with a length three times the diameters, the distal node
i with a length greater than its diameter; reared from Solidago
leak with, elongates brown, SpOts\. |. a ei ep ele oe bin nt pies eo
. triangularis Felt, C. 763 (a1170)
| a cc Abdomen dark red, the tarsi faintly banded
Wl d Fifth antennal segment having the stems with a length two and
Ne i one-half times the diameters; reared from rolled milkweed leaf
asclepiae Felt, C. ar588a
iW dd Fifth antennal segment having the stems three and three and
one-third times their length; reared from galls of Phy1llox-
Chava, Seu ait tall Soa A grassator Fyles, C. a1654
Lestodiplosis cerasi Felt
Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 407
N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 152
The reddish orange male was reared July 26, 1907 from variable,
val or fusiform twig swellings on wild cherry, Prunus sero-
ina, taken at West Nyack, N. Y.
Male. Length 1 mm. Antennae nearly twice the length of the
dy, rather thickly haired, light brown; yellowish basally; fourteen
‘segments, the fifth with the stems each three and one-half times
their diameter; distal enlargement, with a length one-fourth greater
han its diameter: terminal segment, distal enlargement with a length
hree times its diameter, obtusely rounded. Palpi; first segment
ubquadrate, the second narrowly oval, with a length two and
me-half times its width, the third shorter than the second, more
lender, the fourth one-third shorter than the third. Face yellowish.
esonotum light brown, the submedian lines sparsely haired.
cutellum and postscutellum pale yellowish. Abdomen reddish
‘orange with an indistinct fuscous spot on the second abdominal
segment. Genitalia pale yellowish. Wings hyaline, costa brown.
lalteres yellowish basally, fuscous apically. Coxae and base of
emora pale yellowish, the distal portion of femora and tibiae fuscous
ellowish, the tarsi darker; claws slender, strongly curved, the
villi shorter than the claws. Genitalia: basal clasp segment
ut; terminal clasp segment slightly swollen basally, long; dorsal
ate deeply and narrowly incised, the lobes broadly rounded.
ype Cecid. arso3a.
Lestodiplosis juniperina Felt
1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. 141; separate, p. 44-45
(Cecidomyia)
1908 -—-——_ N. Y. State Mus. Bul: 124) p. 408
134 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
The reddish salmon male was taken August 7, 1906 at Nassau,
Ny ye
Male. Length 1mm. Antennae fully one-third longer than the
body, thickly haired, light brown, yellowish basally; fourteen seg-
ments, the fifth with stems each three and one-half times their
diameter; the distal node with a length equal to its diameter. Palpi;
the first segment short, subquadrate, the others elongate, oval,
successively a little shorter, the fourth a trifle longer than the others.
Mesonotum dark brown, submedian lines sparsely haired, Scutellum
yellowish orange, postscutellum fuscous reddish. Abdomen reddish
salmon, the basal four segments dark red, genitalia yellowish. Wings
hyaline, costa light brown; halteres yellowish basally, whitish
apically. Coxae and femora fuscous transparent, tibiae and tarsi
fuscous brown, distal segments darker; claws rather slender, strongly
curved. Genitalia; basal clasp segment stout. Dorsal plate broad,
deeply incised, the lobes acutely rounded; ventral plate narrow,
broadly rounded. MHarpes rather short, acute. Type Cecid. 746.
Lestodiplosis crataegifolia Felt
1908 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 408
1918 —————— _ N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 138
This yellowish male was reared July 17, 1907 from an irregular,
rather spiny gall on the upper surface of a Crataegus leaf taken at
Bath, N. Y.
Gall. Four to 5 mm high, 1.5 mm in diameter, the tip fimbriate.
This is an irregular, rather spiny gall (pl. 12, fig. 2) on the upper
surface of the leaf, each containing a yellowish larva, the posterior
extremity being bright red. This species is probably an inquiline. |
Larva. Length 2.5 mm, yellowish, the exposed posterior extremity
bright red. Head short; antennae stout, with a length one-half
greater than its diameter; breastbone bidentate, the teeth narrowly
rounded. Shaft moderately chitinized. Skin nearly smooth; pos-
terior extremity broadly rounded, deeply cleft. Provisionally
referred to this species.
Male. Length 1.5 mm. Antennae one-half longer than the
body, rather thickly haired, fuscous yellowish, yellowish basally;
fourteen segments, the fifth with the stems three times their
diameters; distal enlargement pyriform, with a length one-third
greater than its diameter. Palpi; first segment probably quad-
rate, the second narrowly oval, with a length over twice its
width, the third shorter, more slender, the fourth one-half longer
than the third. Face yellowish. Mesonotum light brown, the
submedian lines, scutellum and postscutellum yellowish. Abdomen
yellowish transparent; genitalia slightly fuscous, the dorsum of the
basal segment tinged with fuscous. Wings hyaline, costa pale straw.
Halteres yellowish transparent. Legs a nearly uniform fuscous
yellowish; claws slender, evenly curved, the pulvilli shorter than the
claws. Genitalia; basal clasp segment slender; terminal clasp seg-
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 135
t long, slender; dorsal plate long, deeply and narrowly emar-
te, the lobes broadly rounded; ventral plate indistinct.
emale. Length 1.5 mm. Antennae nearly as long as the body,
sely haired, pale straw, yellowish basally ; fourteen segments, the
(fig.2b) with a stem three-fourths the length of the cylindric basal
enlargement, which latter has a length two and one-half times its
diameter, is slightly constricted near the basal third; terminal segment
| (fig. 25a) with a length three and one-half times its diameter, narrowly
rounded. Palpi; first segment subquadrate, the second narrowly
a
ig .25 Lestodiplosis crataegifolia: a, terminal and 8, fifth antennal segment
of female (enlarged, original)
oval, with a length three times its width, the third shorter, narrowly
oval, the fourth nearly as long as the second. Face yellowish.
Mesonotum dark brown, the narrow submedian lines yellowish,
sparsely haired. Scutellum pale yellowish, sparsely setose, post-
‘scutellum darker. Abdomen pale yellowish. Ovipositor short,
terminal lobes narrowly oval, with a length three times the width.
Otherwise nearly as in the male. Type Cecid. a1555.
Lestodiplosis cincta Felt
1908 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 408
; This yellowish male was taken July 3, 1906 on New Jersey tea,
“Ceanothus americanus, at Albany, N. Y.
Male. Length .75 mm. Antennae one-half longer than the body,
thickly haired, pale brown, yellowish basally; fourteen segments,
the fifth with stems twice the length of their diameters; the distal
node with a length one-half greater than its diameter. Palpi; the
"first segment subquadrate, rounded distally, the second one-half
longer, narrowly oval, the third a little shorter, the fourth a little
longer and more slender than the third; face yellowish. Mesonotum
dark brown, submedian lines narrow, yellowish. Scutellum and
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postscutellum fuscous yellowish. Abdomen fuscous yellowish with
the second, third and fourth abdominal segments fuscous, rather
thickly clothed with fine hairs. Wings hyaline, costa pale brown;
halteres pale yellowish basally, fuscous apically. Legs a nearly
uniform dark brown, lighter ventrally; claws long, slender, strongly
curved. Genitalia (pl. 20, fig. 4); basal clasp segment long, slender,
obliquely truncate; terminal clasp segment long, swollen basally;
dorsal plate broad, deeply and narrowly incised, the lobes narrowly
rounded; ventral plate broad, narrowly rounded; style stout, short.
Type Cecid. 46s.
Lestodiplosis populifolia Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 408
ngt5 | — “N. ¥."State’Mus Bal. 175, ‘ple ae
1918 —-———__ N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 38
This fuscous yellowish male was reared July 22, 1907 from a
marginal leaf roll on poplar, Populus tremuloides , taken
at Albany, N. Y.
Gall. A marginal leaf roll 1o mm long, 2 mm wide, slightly dis-
torting and shortening that side of the leaf.
Male. Length 1.5 mm. Antennae one-fourth longer than the
body, thickly haired, light brown, the basal segments yellowish;
fourteen segments, the fifth with stems twice their diameters; distal
node with a length one-half greater than its diameter. Palpi; the
first segment short, stout, subquadrate, the second a little longer,
narrowly oval, the third a little longer and more slender than the
second and the fourth one-half longer and more slender than the
third. Mesonotum dark brown, the submedian lines fuscous yel-
lowish. Scutellum reddish orange, postscutellum a little darker.
Abdomen fuscous yellowish, the distal segments yellowish. -Geni-
talia fuscous. Wings hyaline, costa dark brown: halteres whitish
transparent. Legs a nearly uniform dark brown; claws long, slender,
evenly curved, the pulvilli nearly as long as the claws. Genitalia;
basal clasp segment long, slender; terminal clasp segment long,
slender; dorsal plate short, stout, deeply and triangularly emarginate,
the lobes narrowly rounded; ventral plate a little longer, slender,
broadly rounded. Type Cecid. ar4go.
Lestodiplosis fraxinifolia Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 408
1918 N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 179
The fuscous yellowish male was reared July 2 3, 1907 from badly
rolled ash, Fraxinus, leaflets taken by L. H. Joutel at Newfoundland,
Net
Gall. The whitish larvae occurred in badly rolled, young ash
leaflets.
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 B37
_ Male. Length 1.25 mm. Antennae one-half longer than the
‘ body, thickly haired, light brown, yellowish basally; fourteen seg-
_ ments, the fifth with stems three and one-half times their diameter,
distal enlargement pyriform, with a length one-third greater than
' its diameter; terminal segment, distal enlargement with a length
_ four times its diameter, apex obtuse. Palpi; first segment sub-
_ quadrate, the second, third and fourth subequal, the third being
slender. Face fuscous yellowish. Mesonotum light brown, the
- submedian lines and posterior median area fuscous yellowish. Scu-
_ tellum light fuscous yellowish, postscutellum darker. Abdomen
_fuscous yellowish and pale orange, the segments thickly haired
posteriorly, the basal ones somewhat fuscous; genitalia fuscous
yellowish. Wings hyaline, costa light brown. MHalteres semi-
transparent basally, fuscous yellowish apically. Legs a nearly uni-
_ form fuscous yellowish; claws slender, strongly curved, the pulvilli
shorter than the claws. Genitalia; basal clasp segment slender;
_ terminal clasp segment long; dorsal plate broadly and roundly
_ emarginate, the lobes narrowly rounded; ventral plate long, broadly
rounded. Type Cecid. ars72.
| Lestodiplosis basalis Felt
| 1908 Felt, E.P. N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 408
| The dark yellowish male with the abdomen fuscous basally, was
_ taken July 6, 1906 on New Jersey tea, Ceanothus ameri-
canus, at Albany, N. Y.
Male. Length .73 mm. Antennae one-half longer than the body;
thickly haired, light brown, yellowish basally; fourteen segments,
the fifth with stems, each two and one-half times their diameter,
distal enlargement pyriform, with a length one-half greater than
its diameter; terminal segment having the distal enlargement with
a length two and one-half times its diameter, broadly rounded
apically. Palpi; first segment subquadrate, the second with a Jength
two and one-half times its diameter, the third a little shorter, nar-
_ towly oval, the fourth still shorter, more slender. Face yellowish.
~Mesonotum dark brown, the submedian lines yellowish. Scutellum
dark orange. Abdomen fuscous basally, dark yellowish apically;
genitalia tipped with fuscous. Wings hyaline, costa light brown;
halteres pale yellowish. Legs a nearly uniform light brown, the
tarsi slightly darker; claws slender, strongly curved, the pulvilli
nearly as long as the claws. Genitalia; basal clasp segment slender;
_ terminal clasp segment stout at base, short; dorsal plate deeply and
narrowly emarginate, the lobes broadly rounded; ventral plate long,
broadly rounded; style long. Type Cecid. 512.
Lestodiplosis verbenifolia Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 408
1918 ————_ N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 182
This light carmine male was reared July 20, 1907 from rolled
leaves of Verbena urticifolia taken at Karner, N. Y.
138 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
Male. Length 1.25 mm. Antennae one-fourth longer than the ©
body, thickly haired, light fuscous yellowish basally; fourteen seg-
ments, the fifth with stems each having a length two and one-half
times their diameter; distal enlargement pyriform, with a length
one-half greater than its diameter; terminal segment having the
distal enlargement with a length three times its diameter, the apex
obtusely rounded. Palpi; first segment quadrate, the second nar-
rowly oval, with a length twice its diameter, the third a little longer,
more slender, the fourth shorter, slightly dilated. Face yellowish.
Mesonotum dark brown, the submedian lines yellowish. Scutellum
and postscutellum fuscous yellowish. Abdomen light carmine, the
dorsum of the second and third abdominal segments variably fus-
cous. Wings hyaline, costa light brown; halteres light fuscous.
Legs light fuscous straw, the distal tarsal segments darker; claws
slender, strongly curved, the pulvilli as long as the claws. Geni-
talia; basal clasp segment slender; terminal clasp segment slender;
dorsal plate deeply and triangularly emarginate, the lobes narrowly
and obliquely truncate; ventral plate short, broadly rounded, style
short. Type Cecid. a1577a.
Lestodiplosis flavomarginata Felt
1907. Feit, E. P. N. Y. State Mus, Bul., 110, p: 138; separate, p: 42
(Cecidomyia)
1908 ————— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 408
The light-brown male was taken June 1, 19¢6 on white clover,
Trifolium,repens, at/Albany, N.Y.
Male. Length .75mm. Antennae one-half longer than the body,
thickly haired, light brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with stems,
each having a length three and one-half times their diameter; distal
node with a length equal to its diameter. Palpi; the first segment
suboval, the second twice the length of the first, elongate, oval, the
third about the same length, more slender, the fourth a little shorter
than the third, slightly expanded distally. Mesonotum yellowish
brown, the broad median area thickly clothed with yellowish hairs.
Scutellum reddish, the postscutellum probably concolorous. Abdo-
men light brown, anterior segments margined posteriorly with yel-
lowish, posterior segments reddish. Wings hyaline, costa light
brown; halteres reddish transparent basally, somewhat fuscous
apically. Coxae yellowish transparent, tinged with reddish apically;
femora yellowish transparent, tibiae slightly darker, tarsi light
brown; claws slender, evenly curved. Genitalia; basal clasp segment
very long, slender; terminal clasp segment slightly swollen basally;
dorsal plate broad, deeply incised, the lobes broadly rounded; ventral
plate narrow, broadly rounded; style very long. Type Cecid. 109.
Lestodiplosis grassator Fyles
1882 Fyles, T. W. Can. Ent. 14:237-39 (Diplosis)
1883. —————_ Ent. Soc. Ont., 14th Rep’t, p. 30 -31 (Diplosis)
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 139
1889 Saunders, William Ins. Injur. to Fruits, p. 239 (Diplosis)
a 1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 408
4 "1914 ———— Econ. Ent. Jour., 7:458
_ 1918 ———— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 168
a _ This light-brown midge, reared from Phylloxera vasta-
‘trix galls, was recorded as very abundant in the vicinity of London,
Bed!
Ontario, in 1882. The larvae and pupae were found in Phylloxera
galls, which latter were rather common on Clinton and other grape
vines: The eggs are deposited at or near the entrance to the gall.
The larva is said to be very active, groping about within the hollow
of the gall and devouring the young lice. There were no evidences of
the larvae attacking the parent insects, and there was usually an
abundance of the young. One or two larvae occur in a gall and in
no instance were living Phylloxerae found in association with the
_ pupae — evidence that this Cecidomyiid is a voracious destroyer of
j this grape pest.
_ Male. Length 1.5 mm. Antennae nearly twice the ieaeen of the
Bd, thickly haired, light brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with
“stems each three and one-half times their diameter; distal enlarge-
ment subglobose, with a length equal to its diameter: terminal
segment, distal enlargement with a length nearly four times its
_ diameter, the apex subacute. Palpi; first segment subquadrate, the
second with a length three times its diameter, the third and fourth
_ nearly equal to the second and more slender. Mesonotum yellowish
brown. Scutellum and postscutellum lighter. Abdomen light
' brown. Wings with a length two and one-half times the width,
hyaline, costa light brown. Halteres yellowish transparent. Legs
pale brown; claws slender, strongly curved, the pulvilli a little
shorter than the claws. Genitalia; basal clasp segment slender;
_terminal clasp segment long, slender; dorsal plate deeply and tri-
angularly emarginate, the lobes broadly rounded; ventral plate long,
_ broadly rounded; style long.
Female. Length 2mm. Antennae nearly as long as the body,
sparsely haired, pale yellowish; fourteen segments, the fifth with a
stem one-fourth longer than the cylindric basal enlargement, which
latter has a length two and one-half times its diameter and is slightly
constricted near the middle; terminal segment with a length four
times its diameter, narrowly rounded. Palpi; first segment quad-
rate, second rectangular, with a length two and one-half times its
_ diameter, the third a little longer, more slender, the fourth a little
longer and more dilated than the third. Mesonotum a variable
_ yellowish dark brown. Scutellum yellowish, postscutellum dark
brown. Abdomen yellowish brown. Ovipositor short, the terminal
lobes with a length nearly twice the width, nagrowly rounded. Type
- Cecid. 962.
Lestodiplosis yuccae Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 408
1918 ——————_ NN Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 27
I40 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
This light-brown male was reared September 12, 1893 from pods
of Yucca angustifolia received at the bureau of ento-
mology, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.
Gall. ‘This species apparently produces no deformity, having been
reared from Yucca pods.
Male. Length .75 mm. Antennae about twice the length of the
body, thickly haired, light brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with
stems each two and one-half times their diameter; distal enlargement
pyriform, with a length one-fourth greater than its diameter; ter-
minal segment, distal enlargement with a length three times its
diameter, obtuse. Palpi; first segment quadrate, the second with a
length three times the width, the third and fourth missing. Mesono-
tum reddish brown. Scutellum light yellowish. Abdomen light
brown, rather thickly haired; genitalia fuscous. Wings with a
length two and one-eighth times the width, hyaline, costa dark brown.
Halteres yellowish transparent. Coxae and base of femora pale
yellowish, distal portion of femora, tibiae and tarsi light brown;
claws rather stout, strongly curved, the pulvilli about as long as the
claws. Genitalia; basal clasp segment slender; terminal clasp
segment long; dorsal plate probably triangularly emarginate; ventral
plate long, broadly rounded; style long. Type Cecid. ro17.
Lestodiplosis solidaginis Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 409
1909 9 Ottawa Nat?;'22 7248
1918 ——— _ N.Y. State Mus. Bul: 200, p. 192
This species was reared August 20, 1907 in association with Rho - |
palomyia albipennis Felt from a gall collected at Albany.
It is presumably zoophagous.
Male. Length 1 mm. Antennae longer than the body, rather
thickly haired, the basal segment yellowish; fourteen segments, the
fifth with stems three and one-half and two times their diameters
respectively; terminal segment, distal enlargement cylindric, with a
length about three times its diameter and tapering abruptly to a
narrowly rounded apex. Palpi; first segment short, stout, broadly
rounded, the second narrowly oval, the third a little longer, more
slender, the fourth as long as the third; face yellowish. Mesonotum
fuscous, the submedian lines darker. Scutellum fuscous, postscu-
tellum a little lighter. Abdomen yellowish, the second and the base
of the third segments reddish; membrane and pleura yellowish.
Wings hyaline, costa dark brown, subcosta uniting therewith at
the basal third; halteres yellowish. Coxae whitish transparent;
femora yellowish basally, darker apically; tibiae a variable fuscous;
tarsi with the first segment fuscous, the others lighter; claws slender,
slightly curved, simple, the pulvilli shorter than the claws. Geni-
talia; basal clasp segment slender, terminal clasp segment slender,
slightly swollen basally. Dorsal plate deeply and triangularly
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 I4!I
q emarginate, the lobes broadly rounded; ventral plate short, broad
_ Tounded; style slender. Type Cecid. ar65sb.
Lestodiplosis hicoriae Felt
1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. 137-38; separate, p. 41
_ (Cecidomyia)
I908 ————— N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 409
_ This pale yellowish male was taken June 14, 1906 on hickory,
m Carya, at Nassau, N. Y.
Male. Length .75 mm. Antennae fully twice as long as the
q body, thickly clothed with fine hairs, light brown; fourteen seg-
_ ments, the fifth with stems, each having a length three and one-half
_ times their diameter; distal node obpyriform. Palpi; the first seg-
_ ment short, subquadrate, second a little longer, broadly oval, the
third a little longer, narrowly oval, the fourth more slender and
longer than the third; face dark fuscous. Mesonotum dark brown.
Scutellum reddish brown, postscutellum darker. Abdomen pale yel-
— lowish with dark brown mesially on the basal segment. Wings
_ hyaline, costa pale brown; halteres whitish transparent. Legs a
nearly uniform pale reddish straw color, tarsi slightly darker; claws
slender, evenly curved. Genitalia; basal clasp segment long, slender;
terminal clasp segment swollen basally, tapering; dorsal plate broad,
deeply and narrowly incised, the lobes rather narrowly rounded;
ventral plate broad, broadly rounded; style long. Type Cecid. 261a.
Lestodiplosis scrophulariae Felt
1907 Felt, E.P. New Species of Cecidomyiidae II, p. 22 (Cecidomyia)
1908 —————_ N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 303 (Cecidomyia) p. 409
1918 ————_ N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 185
This pale yellowish carmine male was reared August 8, 1907 from
distorted flower buds of Scrophularia marylandica
taken at West Nyack, N. Y.
Male. Length 1.5 mm. Antennae one-fourth longer than the
body, thickly haired, light brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with
stems having a length one and one-half and three and one-half
times their diameters respectively, the distal enlargement some-
what produced; terminal segment, distal enlargement prolonged,
obtusely rounded. Palpi; the first segment short, stout, irregular,
_ the second one-half longer, narrowly oval, the third about as long
_ as the second, and the fourth a little longer than the third. Mesono-
tum dark brown, the submedian lines sparsely haired. Scutellum
yellowish brown, postscutellum fuscous. Abdomen pale yellowish
carmine, the basal segments apparently with a variable fuscous spot,
genitalia fuscous yellowish. Wings hyaline, costa light brown;
halteres yellowish transparent. Legs a variable fuscous straw, the
tarsi nearly black; claws rather long, slender, evenly curved, the
pulvilli a little shorter than the claws. Genitalia; basal and terminal
142 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
clasp segments long, slender; dorsal plate short, broad, deeply and
triangularly incised, the lobes broadly rounded; ventral plate short,
broadly rounded; style short. Type Cecid. a1569.
Lestodiplosis apocyniflorae Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 409
1918 ————_ N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 180
This dull fuscous yellowish male was reared August 9, 1907 from
unopened, apparently normal flower buds of dogbane, Apocynum
andromaesifolium, collected at Nassau, N. Y.
Male. Length 1 mm. Antennae longer than the body, sparsely
haired, yellowish brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with stems
each having a length three and one-half times their diameter; distal
enlargement subglobular, with a length one-fourth greater than its
diameter. Palpi; first segment subquadrate, the second broadly
oval, with a length twice its diameter, the third as long as the second,
slender, the fourth a little longer and more slender. Mesonotum
dull reddish, submedian lines indistinct. Scutellum and postscu-
tellum dull reddish. Abdomen dull fuscous yellowish. Wings
hyaline, costa dark brown; halteres white. Coxae dull reddish.
Legs yellowish straw; claws long, strongly curved, the pulvilli nearly
as long as the claws. Genitalia; basal clasp segment stout; terminal
clasp segment long, slender; dorsal plate deeply and triangularly
emarginate, the lobes narrowly rounded; ventral plate long, broadly
rounded. Type Cecid. ar684.
Lestodiplosis globosa Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 409
1918 .——— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p: 38
This fuscous yellowish male was reared July 24, 1907 from a
variable subglobular leaf gall on poplar, Populus tremu-
loides, taken by L. H. Joutel at Newfoundland, N. J.
Male. Length .75 mm. Antennae nearly twice the length of the
body, thickly haired, fuscous yellowish; fourteen segments, the
fifth with stems having a length two and one-half and three and
one-half times their diameters respectively; distal enlargement with
a length one-half greater than its diameter. Palpi; first segment
probably quadrate, the second narrowly oval, with a length about
two and one-half times its diameter, the third as long as the second,
more slender, the fourth a little longer than the third, slender.
Mesonotum light brown, the submedian lines yellowish, indistinct.
Scutellum reddish yellow. Abdomen fuscous yellowish. Wings
hyaline, costa light brown; halteres pale yellowish. Legs a nearly
uniform fuscous straw; claws slender, strongly curved, the pulvilli
nearly as long as the claws. Genitalia; basal clasp segment slender;
terminal clasp segment slender, rather short; dorsal plate triangularly
emarginate, the lobes narrowly rounded; ventral plate long, broadly
rounded; style short. Type Cecid. a1656.
i ~~
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Lestodiplosis tsugae Felt
1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. 139; separate, p. 43
_ (Cecidomyia)
1908 ————— N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 409
This fuscous yellowish male was taken June 7, t906 on hemlock,
d Tsuga canadensis, at Lake Clear, N. Y.
Male. Length 1 mm. Antennae twice as long as the body,
- thickly clothed with fine hairs, light brown, yellowish basally; four-
teen segments, the fifth with stems each three and one-half times
their diameter; distal node pyriform, with a length one-half greater
than its diameter. Palpi; the first segment short, broadly oval,
_ the second twice the length of the preceding, subrectangular, the
third a little longer, more slender, the fourth about as long as the
preceding, more strongly flattened; mouth parts prolonged in a short,
triangular beak; face yellowish. Mesonotum dark brown, lighter
posteriorly, submedian lines yellowish. Scutellum yellowish apically,
tather thickly clothed with fine hairs. Abdomen fuscous yellowish.
Wings hyaline, costa light brown; halteres yellowish transparent.
Legs dark brown, ventral surface and base of femora paler; claws
-slender, uniformly curved, simple. Genitalia; basal clasp segment
long, stout; terminal clasp segment swollen basally; dorsal plate
short, broad, deeply and triangularly incised, narrowly rounded;
ventral plate short, relatively broad, broadly rounded; style long.
Type Cecid. 168b.
Lestodiplosis asclepiae Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 409, 410
1918 ————_ N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 180
This deep-red species was reared in early August 1907 from rolled
leaves of milkweed, Asclepias cornuta, containing whitish
larvae some 2 mm long and collected at Highland and also at Albany,
Na Y:
Male. Length .75 mm. Antennae one-half longer than the
body, thickly haired, fuscous yellowish; fourteen segments, the fifth
with stems having a length three and one-half and three times their
diameters respectively, the distal node with a length one-fourth
greater than its diameter; terminal segment having the distal portion
of the stem with a length about twice its diameter, obtuse. Palpi;
first segment subquadrate, the second with a length three times its
- diameter, the third as long as the second, the fourth a little longer,
all slender. Face light brown. Mesonotum reddish brown, the
submedian lines thickly haired. Scutellum pale yellowish, post-
scutellum fuscous. Abdomen deep red, the basal segments a variable
fuscous; genitalia fuscous yellowish. Wings hyaline, costa reddish
brown; halteres light straw. Coxae pale orange, the extremities
of femora light fuscous. Legs a variable light brown, the anterior
somewhat darker; claws slender, strongly curved, the pulvilli nearly
144 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
as long as the claws. Genitalia; basal and terminal clasp segments
long; dorsal plate deeply and triangularly emarginate, the lobes
narrowly rounded; ventral plate long, broadly rounded: style long.
Type Cecid. ar588.
Lestodiplosis rugosa Felt
1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, Pp. 141; separate, p. 45
(Cecidomyia)
1908 -——_——— N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 409
1918) => N.Y. State Mus,Bul! 200) p:i194.
This reddish brown male was reared July 15, 1906 from galls on
Solidago collected at Albany, N. Y.
Male. Length .75 mm. Antennae twice the length of the body,
thickly haired, light brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with stems
each with a length three and one-half times their diameter; distal
node with a length one-fourth greater than its diameter; terminal
segment, the distal portion greatly produced, subcylindric, obtusely
rounded. Palpi; the first segment subrectangular, rather slender,
the second, third and fourth, each about as long as the first, rounded
at each extremity. Mesonotum dark brown, submedian lines
sparsely haired. Scutellum yellowish reddish apically, postscu-
tellum dark brown. Abdomen reddish brown, thickly haired, basal
segments darker, genitalia yellowish. Wings (pl. 16, fig. 8) hyaline,
costa brown; halteres yellowish basally, fuscous apically. Legs
nearly uniform light brown; claws slender, rather strongly curved
distally. Genitalia; basal clasp segment long, slender; terminal
clasp segment slightly swollen at the base, long; dorsal plate broad,
deeply and narrowly incised, the lobes narrowly rounded; ventral
plate narrow, broadly rounded; style long, slender. Type Cecid.
650¢.
Lestodiplosis florida Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 409
1918 ————.._ N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p, 138
This pale yellowish brown male was reared June 29, 1880 from a
leaf roll on thorn, Crataegus, at Fort George, Fla., and sent to the
bureau of entomology, United States Department of Agriculture.
The larvae occur near the edge of the lower side of the younger leaves,
causing the edge to bend down and roll up.
Male. Length 2mm. Antennae one-half longer than the body,
thickly haired, pale yellowish; fourteen segments, the fifth with
stems with a length two and one-half and three and one-half times
their diameters respectively; distal enlargement subglobose, with a
length one-fourth greater than its diameter. Palpi; first segment
subquadrate, the second dilated, with a length three times its width,
the third as long as the second, slender, the fourth one-half longer
than the third, slender. Mesonotum reddish brown. Scutellum
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abdomen reddish. Wings subhyaline, variably spotted. The
ish legs broadly banded with dark brown at the base and near
middle of the tibiae, on the first and the base of the second
al segments, on the apex of the second and the base of the third
al segments and apically on the fifth. Genitalia; basal clasp
ent stout, long; terminal clasp segment slightly swollen basally,
wut; dorsal plate deeply and triangularly incised, the lobes nar-
towly rounded; ventral plate broad, narrowly rounded; style stout.
Female. Antennae pale yellowish, the two basal segments blackish.
Thorax dusky in the older specimens, reddish in the younger ones.
scutellum and abdomen reddish, the latter with pale, silky hair.
Legs pale reddish yellow; femora clothed with blackish hair which
es them a dusky appearance; tibiae covered’ with silvery white
ir, the base and a ring around the middle, black; tarsi silvery white,
first joint black, also the base of the tip of the second and third.
Wings pale buff with three more or less distinct dusky zigzag bands
cross (Pergande notes) Type Cecid. 986.
Lestodiplosis clematiflorae Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 409
g1i8 ————_ N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 129
This reddish male was reared August 28, 1907 from unopened
wers of Virgins bower, Clematis virginiana, collected
Karner, N. Y.
Male. Lengthimm. Antennae one-fourth longer than the body,
‘sparsely haired, light brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with stems
hree and one-half and three times their diameters, respectively;
tal enlargement subglobose, with a length one-fourth greater
han its diameter; terminal segment, distal enlargement with a length
hree times its diameter, obtuse. Palpi; first segment quadrate, the
econd with a length nearly three times its width, the third nearly
is long as the second, more slender, the fourth longer than the third,
nore slender. Mesonotum slightly infuscated. Scutellum and post-
cutellum a little darker than the reddish pleurae. Wings hyaline,
costa reddish brown. Halteres, coxae and femora basally pale
fellowish, the distal portion of femora and tibiae brownish; tarsi
rown; claws long, slender, evenly curved, the pulvilli nearly as
ong as the claws. Genitalia; basal clasp segment long; terminal
lasp segment long, slender; dorsal plate deeply and triangularly
neised, the lobes narrowly rounded; ventral plate long, narrowly
ounded; style long. Type Cecid. ar6g4b.
Lestodiplosis carolinae Felt
1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. 139; separate, p. 43
N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, Pp. 409
N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 192
146 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
This pale yellowish male was reared October 5, 1906 from a large,
loose, rosette gallon Solidago canadensis taken at Ashe-
ville, N. C. ;
Male. Lengthimm. Antennae one-fourth longer than the body,
thickly haired, fuscous yellowish, lighter basally; fourteen segments,
the fifth with stems thrice their diameters; distal node with a length
equal to its diameter. Palpi; the first segment subquadrate, the
other three twice as long, subequal; face fuscous yellowish. Mesono-
tum dark brown, submedian lines indistinct. Scutellum black or
very dark brown, postscutellum dark brown. Abdomen pale yel-
lowish, basal segments dark brown or black dorsally, the terminal
segments shaded with orange; genitalia yellowish, tipped with dark
brown and thickly setose. Wings subhyaline, spotted, costa pale
yellowish and fuscous; there is a distinct marginal spot anteriorly
near the middle and at the apical fourth; on the posterior border
there is a marginal spot at the basal third and at the apex of the
fork of the fifth vein, the halteres pale. yellowish. Legs a variable
light fuscous yellow basally, basal tarsal segments somewhat darker
than the distal ones; claws slender, strongly curved. Genitalia;
basal clasp segment long, slender; terminal clasp segment long;
dorsal plate broadly and deeply incised, the lobes acutely rounded;
ventral plate narrow, broadly rounded; style narrow, long. Type
Cecid. a1636.
Lestodiplosis eupatorii Felt
1907 Felt E.P N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. 140; separate, p. 44
1908 ——— N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 410
1915 ———— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 175, pl. 4, fig. 19
1918 ——— N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 190
This pale yellowish species was reared September 12, 1906 from
rounded galls (pl. 13, fig. 2) in flower heads of Eupatorium
ageratoides collected at South Bay, Glen Lake, Lake Cham-
plain, August 21, 1906.
Male. Length 1 mm. Antennae fully one-half longer than the
body, thickly clothed with long hairs, light brown; fourteen segments,
the fifth with stems three and one-half times their diameters, the
distal node with a length one-fourth greater than its diameter.
Palpi; the first segment rather elongate, subquadrate, second, third
and fourth subequal, the last more slender; face yellowish. Mesono-
tum light olive brown, submedian lines sparsely clothed with pale
yellowish setae. Scutellum pale yellowish, postscutellum dark
brown. Abdomen yellowish orange, slightly darker posteriorly,
basal segments irregularly fuscous. Wings subhyaline, very indis-
tinctly spotted, costa light brown; halteres pale yellowish apically,
slightly lighter basally. Legs mostly a variable fuscous yellow, the
articulations and terminal tarsal segments lighter; claws rather
light, strongly curved, simple. Genitalia; basal clasp segment long;
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 147
Lestodiplosis platanifolia Felt
| c “1908 Felt, E. P. N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 410
| q 1918 ————_ N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 133
_ This pale yellowish male was reared August 1, 1907 from pale
orange and whitish larvae occurring in rolls on the underside of
leaves of the plane tree, Platanus occidentalis, col-
1 ected in New York City.
_ Male. Lengthi.1mm. Antennae one-half longer than the body,
thickly haired, light brown, the basal segments yellowish; fourteen
‘segments, the fifth with stems two and one-half times their diam-
eters; distal node slightly produced. Palpi; the first segment short,
stout, irregularly subquadrate, the second one-half longer, rather
stout, the third a little shorter and broader than the second, and the
fourth shorter and more strongly flattened than the third: face
light yellowish. Mesonotum light brown, the submedian lines
sparsely haired. Scutellum pale yellowish, postscutellum fuscous.
Abdomen mostly pale yellowish, the distal segments tinged with
orange, the dorsum of the second and third segments with a fuscous
spot, genitalia pale yellowish. Wings subhyaline, distinctly spotted
/ with fuscous; halteres pale yellowish. Legs a light straw, the first
and base of the second tarsal segments dark brown, the third and
fourth tarsal segments basally and the fifth on the posterior legs
also dark brown; claws long, slender, strongly curved subapically,
_ the pulvilli shorter than the claws. Genitalia: basal clasp segment
q long, slender; terminal clasp segment long; dorsal plate long, broad,
_ deeply and roundly emarginate, the lobes narrowly rounded; ventra!
q plate long, slender, tapering, narrowly rounded; style swollen at the
base, long. Type Cecid. ar669a.
Lestodiplosis asteris Felt
1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. 142; separate, p. 45-46
_ (Cecidomyia)
_ This dull yellowish male was captured June 17, 1906 on aster at
' Albany, N. Y.
_ Male. Length 1.25 mm. Antennae longer than the body,
: . haired, light brown, fuscous yellowish basally; fourteen
a ie distal fourth, the apex ae subconical. oe first seg-
ment quadrate, the second narrowly oval, the third and fourth each
_ as long as the second and successively more slender. Face fuscous
yellowish. Mesonotum dark brown, the submedian lines distinct.
- Seutellum yellowish, reddish apically, postscutellum yellowish.
fr 10
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Abdomen dull yellowish, reddish apically and with a fuscous basal
spot. Wings (pl. 16, fig. 6) subhyaline, costa dark brown. Halteres
yellowish basally, slightly fuscous apically. Legs fuscous straw; q
claws slender, slightly curved. Genitalia (pl. 20, fig. 2); basal clasp
segment long, slender; terminal clasp segment swollen at the base, —
long; dorsal plate broad, deeply and narrowly incised, the lobes
narrowly rounded; ventral plate long, slender, narrowly rounded;
style long, stout. Type Cecid. 615. :
Lestodiplosis rumicis Felt
1908 Felt, E. P. N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 410
1918 ———— , N.Y? State Mus. Bul. 200) p) 126
' This yellowish, red-tinted male was reared July 29, 1907 from curled
dock, Rumex crispus, infested by Contarinia
rumicis H. Lw. collected at Newport.
Male. Length 1.25 mm. Antennae nearly twice the length of
the body, thickly haired, light brown, yellowish basally; fourteen
segments, the fifth with stems three and one-half times their diam-
eters; basal enlargement subglobose; subbasal whorl thick, distal
enlargement with a length one-fourth greater than its diameter;
terminal segment, distal enlargement with a length four times its
diameter, obtuse. Palpi; first segment subquadrate, the second
narrowly oval, with a length three times its width, the third as long
as the second, more slender, the fourth shorter than the third,
slightly dilated. Face yellowish. Mesonotum yellowish brown, the
submedian lines sparsely haired. Scutellum yellowish with a few
apical setae, postscutellum dark brown. Abdomen a variable yel-
lowish, shaded with carmine basally, and apically slightly fuscous;
genitalia yellowish. Wings subhyaline, spotted, costa yellowish and
fuscous. Halteres yellowish transparent. Legs mostly fuscous yel-
lowish, the tarsi slightly darker; claws long, slender, the pulvilli
shorter than the claws. Genitalia; basal clasp segment slender;
terminal clasp segment long, stout; dorsal plate deeply and triangu-
larly incised, the lobes narrowly rounded; ventral plate broadly
rounded; style long.
Female. Length 1.75 mm. Antennae as long as the body, rather
thickly haired, light straw, yellowish basally; fourteen segments,
the fifth with a stem one-fourth longer than the basal enlargement,
which latter has a length three and one-half times its diameter and
is distinctly constricted near the basal third; terminal segment
produced, cylindric, with a length five times its diameter, narrowly
rounded. Palpi; first segment subquadrate, the second narrowly ~
oval, the third one-half longer, more dilated, the fourth a little longer
and more slender than the third. Mesonotum reddish brown, the
submedian lines thickly haired. Scutellum light reddish orange,
postscutellum yellowish and fuscous. Abdomen mostly pale salmon,
the basal segments a variable fuscous. Ovipositor short, the ter-
minal lobes narrowly oval, with a length two and one-half times
the width. Type Cecid. arsgsa.
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Lestodiplosis spiraeafolia Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 410
1918 ————___ N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 133
The pale yellowish male was reared August 23, 1906 from a thick-
ened leaf fold on meadow sweet, Spiraea tomentosa,
collected at Albany.
Male. Length 1 mm. Antennae a little longer than the body,
. rather thickly haired, brown, yellowish basally; fourteen segments,
the fifth with stems three and one-half and thrice their diameters,
respectively; the distal enlargement pyriform, with a length one-
third greater than its diameter; terminal segment, distal enlarge-
ment with a length two and one-half times its diameter, obtuse.
Palpi; first segment subquadrate, the second with a length three
times its width, the third as long as the second, more slender, the
fourth slightly longer than the third, somewhat dilated. Face pale
yellowish. Mesonotum pale yellowish. Scutellum and postscu-
tellum a little lighter than the pale yellowish abdomen. Wings
subhyaline, faintly spotted, costa pale straw. Coxae pale yellowish;
femora and tibiae brown, the tarsi lighter. Genitalia; basal and
terminal clasp segments long, slender; dorsal plate deeply and
triangularly emarginate, the lobes narrowly rounded; ventral plate
long, broadly rounded; style long, slender. Type Cecid. 760.
Lestodiplosis triangularis Felt
1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. 138; separate, p. 42
(Cecidomyia)
1908 ——— N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 410
1909 ————— Ottawa Nat., 22:249
1918 ~———— N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 194
This species was reared August 26, 1906 presumably from an
elongate, brown, blistered area on the leaves of Solidago ?
cana densis taken at West Lebanon, N. Y., in August.
Male. Length 1 mm. Antennae longer than the body, sparsely
haired, brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with stems three times their
diameters, the distal node with a length greater than its diameter;
terminal segment with the distal enlargement prolonged, sub-
cylindric, the apical fourth subconical. Palpi; the first segment
short, suboval, the second twice the length of the preceding, stout,
the third a little longer and more slender than the second, the
fourth a little longer and more slender than the third. Face
yellowish. Mesonotum brownish yellow, submedian lines obscure.
‘Scutellum reddish. Abdomen brownish yellow. Wings subhyaline,
indistinctly spotted, costa brown. Halteres subhyaline. Coxae
white; femora brown, paler beneath; tibiae lighter than the femora;
tarsi brown; claws slender, strongly curved at the distal fourth.
Genitalia; basal clasp segment long, slender; terminal clasp seg-
ment slightly swollen basally; dorsal plate broad, deeply and
150 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
narrowly incised, the lobes narrowly rounded; ventral plate narrow,
long, narrowly rounded; style long, slender. Type Cecid. 763.
PARADIPLOsIS Felt
1908 Felt, E. P. N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 410
1910 Rubsaamen, E. H. Zeitsch. Wissenschaft. Insektenbiol., 15:286
1911 Felt, E.P. N. Y. Ent. Soc. Jour., 19:60
1913 Kieffer, J. J. Gen. Insect., fasc. 152, p. 223
The genus is separated from Itonida principally by the peculiar
structures of the male genitalia. The basal clasp segment is short,
stout and broad, while the terminal clasp segment is short, stout and
apically with a broad, chitinized serrate margin. The dorsal and
ventral plates are short, broad, each rather deeply and narrowly
emarginate; style short, stout. The third vein unites with the margin
at the apex of the wing. The palpi are quadriarticulate and the
claws simple. Type Cecidomyia obesa Felt, C 167.
Paradiplosis obesa Felt
1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. 134-35; separate, p. 38
(Cecidomyia)
1908 —— N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 410
This dark carmine male was taken June 7, 1906 on hemlock,
Tsuga canadensis, at Lake Clear, N. Y. It is most easily
recognized by the peculiar genitalic structures.
Male. Length 1.5 mm. Antennae as long as the body, rather
thickly clothed with fine hairs, bright carmine; fourteen segments,
the fifth with stems hardly as long and one-half greater than their
diameters, respectively; distal enlargement subcylindric, with a
length one-half greater than its diameter; circumfila distinct, the
loops of the distal filum extending to the apex of the segment; ter-
minal segment, distal node produced, constricted at the basal third,
the appendage with a length twice the average diameter of the
stem. Palpi; the first segment short, subquadrate, the second twice
the length of the preceding, subrectangular, the third as long as the
second, fusiform, the fourth one-third longer, more slender, all
sparsely clothed with coarse setae; face pale yellowish, eyes large,
black. Mesonotum and scutellum dark carmine, postscutellum
fuscous. Abdomen dark carmine. Wings hyaline, costa pale brown,
subcosta uniting with the margin at the basal third, the third vein
curving slightly and joining the margin just beyond the apex, the
fifth vein, almost obsolete distally, uniting with the posterior margin
at the distal third, its branch at the basal third. Halteres whitish
transparent. Legs nearly uniform pale straw, tarsi slightly darker;
claws rather stout, slightly curved, simple. Genitalia (pl. 20, fig. 8);
basal clasp segment very stout, broad, obliquely truncate; terminal
clasp segment very stout, broadly rounded, the apex with a series of
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 I51
4 1a lig rounded; ventral plate broad, deeply and see emarginate,
the lobes broadly rounded: style very stout, short. Type Cecid. 167.
Paradiplosis partheniicola Ckll.
q 1908 Cockerell, T. D. A. Entomologist, 1900, 33:201 (Diplosis)
) 1918 ———— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 202, 204
_ This reddish midge was reared March 26, 1900 by Prof. T. D. A.
Cockerell from gallson Parthenium incanum collected at
the foot of Picacho mountain, Mesilla valley, New
+
Gy
Mexico. The type material, kindly placed at our
disposal by the describer, has enabled us to refer
“the insect tentatively to the above-named genus
j and also to supplement, in considerable measure,
the original description.
q Gall (fig. 26). Diameter 5 mm, woolly, snow-
“white and appearing like little tufts of cotton
wool at the base of the leaves.
_ Larva. It is described by Professor Cockerell
-asorange. The exuviae are colorless, except the
dark sepia brown anterior extremity.
Male. Length 2.5 mm. Antennae probably
nearly as long as the body, sparsely haired, pale
yellowish: fourteen segments, the fifth with stems
' one and one-half and two times their diameters,
respectively, distal enlargement with a length
| one-half greater than its diameter, slightly ex-
panded at the distal fourth. Mesonotum reddish
brown. Scutellum pale yellowish, postscutellum a
little darker. Abdomen dark yellowish brown. Wings hyaline, costa
pale straw, the third vein uniting with the margin well beyond the
apex, the fifth, subobsolete distally, joining the posterior margin
at the distal third, its branch at the basal third. Halteres pale
yellowish. Coxae yellowish; femora, tibiae and tarsi mostly a pale
straw. Genitalia; basal clasp segment short, stout; terminal clasp
segment short, greatly swollen near the middle; dorsal plate mode-
rately long, broad, deeply and triangularly emarginate, the divergent
lobes broadly rounded; ventral plate moderately long, broad, broadly
_tounded; style short, tapering, acute.
Female. Length 2.5 mm. Antennae extending to the second
abdominal segment, sparsely haired, very pale; fourteen segments,
the fifth having a stem one-fifth the length of the basal enlargement,
which latter has a length fully three times its diameter, is strongly
constricted near the middle and has moderately thick subbasal and
subapical whorls of setae; terminal segment reduced, subcylindric,
with a length of about two and one-fourth times its diameter and
s
Fig. 26 Paradi-
plosis partheniicola,
galls on Parthenium
twigs (author’s illus-
tration)
152 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
with a short, stout knob apically. Palpi probably quadriarticulate.
Dorsum of thorax shining black, slightly hairy, sides of prothorax
brown. Scutellum prominent, sparsely setose. Abdomen raspberry
color, blackish dorsally. Ovipositor blackish and when extended
probably as long as the body, the terminal lobes with a length over
twice the width, narrowly rounded apically and sparsely setose.
Legs very pale, ochreous tinted. Other characters practically as
in the male.
The male was described from specimens kindly donated by Pro-
fessor Cockerell. The structural characteristics of the female were
drafted from the types, the color characters being taken from the
original description. Type Cecid. argzo.
OBOLODIPLOsIS Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 410-11
1910 Rubsaamen, E. H. Zeitsch. Wissenschaft. Insektenbiol., 15:276
191r Felt, E.P. N.Y. Ent. Soc. Jour., 19:61
1913 Kieffer, J. J. Gen. Insect., fasc. 152, p. 189
The genus was erected to include a remarkable form which diverges
widely from the ordinary type of Cecidomyia in the male genitalia.
The terminal clasp segments are greatly produced, being nearly one-
half longer than the basal clasp segment. The dorsal plate is greatly
expanded, nearly divided, the lobes being orbicular, while the ventral
plate appears to be widely separated, the two lobes being short,
stout and roundly triangular (pl. 17, fig. 2). The male has the
flagellate antennal segments strongly trinodose, the claws are simple
and the third vein unites with the margin well beyond the apex.
Type Cecidomyia robiniae Hald. (C. orbiculata
Felt)
Obolodiplosis robiniae Hald.
1847 Haldeman, S. S. Am. Jour. Agric. & Sci., 6:193-4 (Cecidomyia)
1859 Fitch, Asa Noxious & Other Insects, N. Y. 5th Rep’t, p. 53-4
(Cecidomyia)
1859 ———— N. Y. State Agric. Soc. Trans., 1858, 18:833-34
(Cecidomyia)
1859 Haldeman, S. S. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. Proc., 6: 401-2 (Cecidomyia)
1862 Harris, T. W. Insects Injurious to Vegetation, p. 567-68 (Cecidomyia)
1872 Glover, Townend U.S. Com’r Agric. Rep’t, p. 127 (Cecidomyia)
1880 Chambers, V.T. Am. Ent., 3:60 (Cecidomyia)
1891 Hopkins,A.D. W. Va. Agric. Expt. Sta. Bul. 16, p. 89-90 (Cecidomyia)
1892 Riley, C. V. & Howard, L. O. Insect Life, 5:136 (Cecidomyia)
1904 Washburn, F.L. Minn. Agric. Expt. Sta. Bul. 88, p. 188 (Cecidomyia)
1905 ———— Minn. Agric. Expt. Sta. Bul. 93, p. 65 (Cecidomyia)
1906 Felt, E. P. Insects Affecting Park & Woodland Trees, N. Y. State
Mus. Mem. 8, 2:730 (Cecidomyia)
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 153
1907 ————_N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. 133-34; separate, p. 37
(( cecidomyia orbiculata)
1908 —— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 410-11 (Obolodiplosis
orbiculata)
1918 ————_ N Y.. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 155
' The remarkable male was taken June 10, 1906 on the common
fecust, Robinia pseudo-acacia, at Albany, N. Y. A
number of adults were reared June 12 and 13, 1911 from irregular,
arginal leaf folds on locust, Robinia, collected by DrJ.R. Gillett at
Kingston, N. Y. Specimens in the United States National Museum
labeled Diplosis robiniae belong here, having been reared
at Washington June 25, 1903. The larvae are large, whitish, pupate
or the most part within the galls, the pupa wriggling partly out
before disclosing the imago. It is a common and occasionally an
njurious species, many leaflets being destroyed.
)Gall. Length about 1.5 cm, diameter 2 to 3 mm. This is an
tregular, marginal leaf roll containing whitish larvae.
Larva. Length about 3 mm, whitish, tapering anteriorly.
_ Pupa. Length 2.5 mm, mostly dark reddish brown; thoracic
horns short; eyes rather fuscous; wing pads extending to the fourth
abdominal segment, the leg cases to the sixth or seventh.
Exuviae. Whitish transparent, the abdominal segments dorsally
vith a transverse row of stout, well separated spines on the posterior
Length 3 mm. Antennae about as long as the body,
pty haired, dark brown; fourteen segments, the fifth (fig. 27a)
a
Fig. 27 Obolodiplosis robiniae: a, sixth antennal segment, only one seta
sketched in; 6, terminal antennal segment of male, setae not sketched in;
_ ¢, side view of fifth tarsal segment and claws (enlarged, original)
154 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
with stems three-fourths and two times their diameters, respectively; —
trminal segment (fig. 27b), basal enlargement prolonged obpyriform |
the distal strongly divided, the two parts almost separated by a
short stem, the terminal portion constricted at the base, short,
subconic. Palpi (fig. 28); the first segment stout, subrectangular, —
the second twice the length of the preceding, the third one-half
longer than the second, a little more slender, the fourth longer and —
more slender than the third; face dark yellowish brown, eyes large, ©
black. Mesonotum dark brown, yellowish red laterally, submedian
lines narrow, yellowish, sparsely ornamented with pale hairs. Scu-
tellum rather dark red with fuscous apical hairs, postscutellum —
darker. Abdomen fuscous brown dorsally, the sclerites slightly
darker than the pleurae and incisures, each segment posteriorly
with a row of stout, light brown hairs, genitalia reddish brown.
Wings (pl. 15, fig. 2) subhyaline, costa light brown; halteres yellow-
Fig. 28 Obolodiplosis robiniae: palpus of male (enlarged,
original)
ish transparent basally; reddish fuscous apically. Legs nearly uni-
form dark straw, lighter ventrally; claws (fig. 27c) strongly curved,
simple. Genitalia; basal clasp segment short, stout; terminal clasp
segment swollen at the base and the apical fourth, greatly prolonged.
Dorsal plate broad, the lobes deeply incised and broadly rounded
laterally, and somewhat resembling a pair of wings (pl. 17, fig. 2);
ventral plate apparently divided, the lobes short, subtriangular,
widely separated; style stout, tapering from the distal third, nar-
rowly rounded.
Female. Length 3 mm. Antennae extending to the third
abdominal segment, sparsely haired, fuscous yellowish; fourteen
segments, the fifth cylindric, with a stem about one-fourth the length
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of the cylindric basal enlargement, which latter has a length three
and one-half times its diameter; terminal segment subcylindric, the
basal portion with a length three times its diameter. Apically there
is a stout, knoblike projection. Palpi; first segment subquadrate,
_ the second narrowly oval, with a length about twice its diameter,
- the third a little longer, more slender, the fourth one-half longer
_ than the third, somewhat dilated apically. Mesonotum dark brown,
4 the submedian lines rather thickly haired. Scutellum reddish brown,
: postscutellum yellowish brown. Abdomen sparsely haired, reddish
_ yellow distally. Ovipositor short, the terminal lobes narrowly oval,
: with a length a little over twice the diameter. Other characters
_ nearly as in the male.
_ Several parasites have been reared from this insect, some of which
are of considerable importance. Professor Washburn reared a
' Peteromaline which Washington authorities stated apparently
_ represented an undescribed genus.
RETINODIPLOSIS Kieff.
1912 Kieffer, J. J. Neue Gallmucken-Gattungen, Bitsch, p. 1
1913 ————— Genera Insectorum Fasc. 152, p. 220
1915 Felt, E. P. Econ. Ent. Jour., 8:408
The species referred to this genus represent a homogeneous group
of mostly closely allied species which are rather easily recognized by
the dark-red or reddish brown color in connection with the short,
almost transverse basal stems of the flagellate antennal segments,
the rather long, broad distal enlargements, the fine, many-looped
circumfila and the rather heavy genitalia, the two plates being
usually deeply bilobed.
The larvae of the pitch-inhabiting forms are most easily recog-
nized by the bilobed posterior extremity, the apex of each lobe being
fuscous, heavily chitinized and strongly spined, an adaptation which
- permits the larva to extend its anal spiracles, located in these lobes,
through the surface of the viscous resin it inhabits. The generic
type is Cecidomyia resinicola O.S. A somewhat anom-
alous, though closely allied species, R. taxodii Felt, has been
tentatively referred to this genus.
Key to Species
@ Basal stem of the fifth antennal segment in the male with a length greater than
its diameter
6b Abdomen light yellowish brown, length 2 mm, the fifth antennal segment
having the stems each with a length one-half greater than its diameter.
Reared from pitch masses on hard pine................-00ee--e ees
resinicola O.5S., C. a185, a1930
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bb Abdomen deep red, length 2 mm, the fifth antennal segment having the
stems with a length one and one-half and two and one-fourth times their ©
diameters, respectively. Reared from deformed Bald Cypress seeds. .
taxodii Felt, C. a2722 7
aa Basal stem of the fifth antennal segment of the male with a length not greater —
than its diameter
b Abdomen dark reddish brown, length 2.2 5 mm, fifth antennal segment
with the stems one-half and as long as their diameters, respectively.
Reared from subcortical twig swellings on hard pine......., oe SETAE
inopis O.S., C.a2284
bb Abdomen dark reddish brown, length 3mm, fifth antennal segment having
the stems with a length three-fourths and one and one-half times their
diameters, respectively. Reared from pitch masses on Monterey pine
resinicoloides Wlms., C. aIg30
bbb Abdomen dark reddish brown, length 3.5 mm, fifth antennal segment
having the stems with a length as long and one-half longer than
their diameters, respectively
c Legs a uniform brown. Reared from pitch masses on the long-
LEAVE PING. Ae ee palustris Felt, C. a2622
cc Legs narrowly annulate with white, the three distal tarsal segments
of the posterior legs whitish. Reared from pitch masses on white
PING... es vekaen Sie crypto upnend albitarsis Felt, a2917
Retinodiplosis resinicola O. S.
Pitch midge
1869 Sanborn, F. G. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. Proc., 12:93 (Cecidomyia)
1870 Osten Sacken, R. Am. Ent. Soc. Trans., 3:345-45 (Diplosis)
1880 Comstock, J. H. U.S. Com’r Agric. Rep’t, 1879, p. 256-57 (Diplosis)
1890 Packard, A.S. U.S. Ent. Com’r 5th Rep’t, p. 797-98 (Diplosis)
1891 Townsend, C.H.T. Ent. Soc. Wash. Proc., 2:389-90 (Diplosis)
1892, Doran, E. W. Insect Life, 5:212 (Diplosis)
1893 Hopkins, A.D. W. Va. Agric. Expt. Sta. Bul., 32:238 (Diplosis)
1895 Comstock, J. A. Manual for the Study of Insects, p. 447-48 (Diplosis)
1897 Mik, Joseph Wien. Ent. Ziet., 16:290-92 (Cecidomyia)
1901 Howard, L. O. Insect Book, p. 114 (Diplosis)
1903 Eckel, L. S. Ent. News, 14:279-84 (Diplosis)
1903 Felt, E. P. Forest, Fish & Game Com. 7th Rep’t, p. 505 (Diplosis)
1906 Felt, E.P. Insects Affecting Park & Woodland Trees, N. Y. State Mus.
Mem. 8, 2:340, 410-13, 424 (Cecidomyia)
190g" ——_——— "N.Y. State Mus’ Bull 124, p. 414 (Cecidomyia)
Eee aan +. eats Soc. Ont. 2otaiBea tn: 45 (Cecidomyia)
191I ————— _ Econ. Ent. Jour., 4:465 (Itonida)
tN Tae Mami LN Het. SOG Iota, 20:247-48 (Itonida)
1912 Kieffer, J. J. Neue Gallm— Gatt., p. 1 (Retinodiplosis proposed)
1918 Felt, E. P., N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 16
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a i: The peculiar, whitish masses of pitch (fig. 29) caused by this
f species are easily recognized. They may hang from the underside
f the limbs and occasionally occur in considerable numbers on the
tunk of pitch pine. There is frequently a dripping of the pitch in
varm weather. — ,
_ Observations by Miss Eckel show that the bright orange larvae
re arranged radially about the equator of a spherical pitch drop.
The eggs are deposited only on fresh pitch
and never on twigs or leaves, the insect
ae taking advantage of fresh ex-
dations and, as a rule, finding them in
abundance. The young larvae grow rapidly
and in the early stages have hooklike spines
on the ventral surface of each segment.
These disappear and the entire skin is cov-
‘ered with fine, backward curving spines.
We reared adults the latter part of June and
in early October from material which was
‘supposed to represent only the work of
the pine twig moth, Evetria com-
stockiana Fern. The normal pitch
mass inhabited by this midge may contain
from two to thirty larvae which, when full
grown, are about 6 mm in length. The
‘pupa works its way partly out of the pitch FATA 1
mass before the appearance of the midge. Fig. 29 ae
_ Male. Length 2mm. Antennae about as ap Ch A on : ee
long as the body, thickly haired, dark brown; 57) bite Peete
fourteen segments, the fifth with stems
each one-half longer than the diameter; terminal segment, distal
enlargement prolonged, apically a slender, fingerlike appendage.
Palpi; the first segment short, stout, slightly swollen distally, the
second nearly three times the length of the first, subrectangular, the
third a little shorter and more slender than the second, the fourth
a little longer and more slender than the third; face light brown.
Mesonotum light brown, the submedian lines lighter and thickly
clothed with yellowish setae; posterior median area yellowish;
scutellum yellowish brown with sparse apical setae, postscutellum
yellowish. Abdomen rather thickly clothed with fine setae, light
yellowish brown, darker basally, genitalia yellowish. Wings hyaline,
costa light brown; halteres yellowish basally, slightly fuscous apically. _
Legs a nearly uniform light brown, the pulvilli longer than the
claws, the latter long, slender, strongly curved apically. Genitalia;
dorsal plate short, broad, deeply and triangularly incised, the lobes
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internally with a notch at the basal third, narrowly rounded; ventral
plate rather long, broad, deeply and broadly emarginate, the lobes
widely separated, narrowly rounded; style short, stout, broadly
rounded.
Female. Length 3 to 4mm. Antennae nearly as long as the body,
sparsely haired, fuscous yellowish; fourteen segments, the fifth with
a stem about one-third the length of the subcylindric basal enlarge-
ment, which latter has a length twice its diameter; terminal seg-
ment produced, with a length three times its diameter and apically
with a short, stout process swollen basally. Palpi; first segment
subquadrate, the second a little longer, stouter, the third fully twice
the length of the second, rather stout, the fourth as long as the
third. Mesonotum dark brown, the submedian lines fuscous yel-
lowish. Scutellum and postscutellum fuscous yellowish. Abdomen
dark reddish. Halteres yellowish transparent. Legs fuscous
yellowish. Ovipositor short, the terminal lobes narrowly oval, with
a length twice the width. Otherwise nearly as in the male.
Described from females reared from resin masses on hard pine in
association with a male, which latter compared very closely with
Osten Sacken’s type in the Museum of Comparative Zoology. This
female is not readily separated from that of Retinodiplosis
inopis O.%., though the latter, judging from specimens reared
in the bureau of entomology at Washington, is a larger and darker
form and differs from the species under consideration by deserting
the pitch prior to pupation.
Parasites. This little insect in spite of its passing a large portion
of its existence within pitch masses, is subject to parasitic attack.
Miss Eckel, referred to above, has succeeded in rearing three species,
as follows: Syntasis diplosidis Eckel, Polygnotus
pinicola Ashm., and another belonging to the genus Eupelmus.
This midge can hardly be considered of much economic import-
ance, yet we have observed trees which were seriously weakened by
an excessive flow of pitch inhabited largely by the larvae of this
species, and we are therefore inclined to believe that in such cases
the flow caused by the larvae may seriously weaken a tree.
Retinodiplosis taxodii Felt
1916 Felt, E.P. Ent. News, 27:415-17
1918 —— N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 19
A number of midges tentatively referred to this genus were reared
April 27, 1916, by George W. Barber, Charleston, Mo., from cones
of bald cypress, Taxodium distichum, the larvae occur-,
ring in thick-walled somewhat spongy monothalamous galls 5 to 7
— 4
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 159
x m in diameter and tightly packed in the cones. ‘The galls are
svidently modified or aborted seeds.
Retinodiplosis inopis O. S.
_ 1862 Osten Sacken, C.R. Mon. Dipt. Am., 1:196-97 (Cecidomyia)
1890 Packard, A.S. U.S. Ent. Comm., 5th Rep’t, p. 800 (Diplosis)
1891 Riley, C. V. & Howard, L. O. Insect Life, 4:126 (Polygnotus pini-
F cola Ashm. reared)
' 1906 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Mem. 8, 2:752 (Cecidomyia)
1910 Smith, J.B. Insects N. J. List, p. 732 (Cecidomyia)
1g1rt Felt, E.P. Econ. Ent. Jour., 4:465 (Cecidomyia)
1912 ————— Econ. Ent. Jour., 5:368-69 (Itonida)
1913 —————__ Econ. Ent. Jour., 6:331 (Itonida)
1918 —— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 15
_ This midge produces obscure subcortical swellings (fig. 30a) in the
smaller branches of the scrub pine, Pinus rigida and P.
-vyirginiana, spins cocoons on branches and needles (figs. 3cb, c)
-and occasionally becomes very abundant and somewhat injurious.
The midges issue the latter part of May or early in June. This
a b c
Fig. 30 Retinodiplosis inopis: a, swollen shoot showing two exit holes; 3, young
shoot bearing three cocoons; c, Pine needle bearing one cocoon
species approaches the pitch midge, Retinodiplosis resin-
icola O.S%., from which it may be distinguished by its larger
size, darker color and the shorter antennal stems of the male. The
distal three antennal segments of the females are illustrated in figure
31. It is somewhat smaller than the western pitch midge, R.
resinicoloides Wlms., a form easily separated by structural
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characteristics. There is a difference in habit as well as color in the
European Itonida pini DeG. All stages have been described
by the writer (see the above citation).
)
1
t
:
SS ee aS ee
Fig. 31 Retinodiplosis inopis, |
distal three antennal segments of :
female (enlarged, original) "a
Retinodiplosis resinicoloides Wlms.
1909 Williams, F. X. Ent. News, 20:1-8 (Cecidomyia) |
1910 ————_ Ent. Soc. Am. Ann., 3:45-56 (Cecidomyia) ;
1911 Felt, E.P. Econ. Ent. Jour., 4:465 (Itonida)
1918 ———__ N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 16
This species, evidently closely allied to Retinodi plosis .
resinicola O.S,, occurs in California in the resinous exudations |
of the Monterey pine, Pinus radiata. |
The midges, according to the observations of Mr Williams, were |
abroad in March, adults being plentiful in April. The soft, oblong
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 161
ange-colored eggs are deposited in fissures at the base of rather
ft, whitish resin lumps. Late in May exuviae showed that many
adults had escaped while a few eggs were to be found. Infestation
is most likely to occur in places where limbs have been sawed off,
or in crevices filled with pitch. The larvae, prior to transformation,
make a thin, papery cocoon, probably spinning in the same way as
has been observed in Lasioptera.
_ Male. Length 3 mm. Antennae about as long as the body,
thickly haired, dark brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with stems
, three-fourths and one and one-half times their diameters; terminal
; Segment, distal enlargement produced, with a length over twice its
diameter, constricted near the basal third and with a long, tapering
} process apically, the latter with a length fully twice its diameter.
_Palpi; the first segment short, stout, subquadrate, the second rect-
angular, with a length more than three times its diameter, the third
a little longer, more slender, the fourth as long as the third, more
slender. Mesonotum dull dark brown, the submedian lines sparsely
haired. Scutellum reddish brown, postscutellum yellowish brown.
_ Abdomen a dark yellowish brown; genitalia fuscous. Wings hyaline,
costa pale brown; halteres pale yellowish. Coxae reddish brown,
femora and tibiae yellowish brown, the tarsi slightly darker; claws
long, stout, evenly curved, the pulvilli longer than the claws. Geni-
_talia; dorsal plate short, broad, broadly and roundly emarginate,
the lobes widely separated, narrowly rounded; ventral plate short,
broad, scarcely tapering, broadly and roundly emarginate; style
short, stout, narrowly rounded.
_ Female. Length 3.5 mm. Antennae nearly as long as the body,
thickly haired, dark brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with a stem
one-fourth the length of the cylindric basal enlargement, which latter
has a length about three times its diameter; terminal segment hardly
produced, with a length about three times its diameter and apically
with a rather long, tapering process; halteres yellowish basally,.
fuscous apically. Coxae dark brown, the femora and tibiae yellowish
brown, darker apically, tarsi mostly dark brown. Ovipositor about
one-third the length of the abdomen, the terminal lobes slender,
narrowly oval, with a length fully three times the diameter. Other-
wise nearly asin the male. Described from cotypes. Cecid. arg3o.
Retinodiplosis palustris Felt
1915 Felt, E.P. Econ. Ent. Jour., 8:408-9 ©
EUS) ING State Minis: Bil) 200;\p)) 16
This species was reared May 20, 1915, from pitch on twigs of the
long-leaved pine collected by Dr J. J. Davis at Talladega, Ala.
It is closely related to R. resinicoloides Wlms., from which
it may be separated by the longer basal portion of the stem of the
fifth antennal segment and the distinctly greater emargination of
the ventral plate.
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Retinodiplosis albitarsis Felt
1918 Felt, E.P. Econ. Ent., Jour., 11:383-84
LOLS =i Ne State) Mus: Bul. 200; p 16
Both sexes of this midge were reared in June 1918 from a white
pine branch infested with Parharmonia pini Kell. the
Fig. 32 Retinodiplosis albitarsis. Posterior extremity of larva showing the
chitinized, spined tubercles which protect the posterior spiracles.
exuded pitch masses being inhabited by larvae of this species
apparently associated with those of Mycodiplosis packardi
Fig. 33 Retinodiplosis albitarsis. Lateral aspect of dorsum of first
and second abdominal segments of larva, showing the median. partly
divided tubercle of the first segment and the more deeply divided one of
the second segment.
Felt.
tions on the legs and the three white distal segments of the posterior
tarsi.
This species is easily recognized by the narrow white annula-
PARALLELODIPLOSIS Rubs.
1908 Felt, E.P. N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 411 (as Clinodiplosis Kieff.)
1910 Rubsaamen, E. H. Zeitsch. Wissenschaft. Insektenbiol., 15:287;
oe Oe 20
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 163
Torr Felt, E. P.. N. Y. Ent. Soc. Jour., 19:61
1913 Kieffer, J. J. Gen. Insect., fasc. 152, p. 228
claws toothed. The species previously noticed by the writer as
- Clinodiplosis fall in this genus.
Here belong a number of small, yellowish species which may be
"recognized by the simple claws, the quadriarticulate palpi, the lack
of a conspicuous lobe or spine on the basal clasp segment and by
4 the long, linear, usually narrowly rounded ventral plate. The simple
in node of the flagellate antennal segments of the male serves to
| separate members of this genus from Xenodiplosis Felt. The known
females of American species have moderately short-stemmed,
4 cylindric flagellate antennal segments and a usually short ovipositor
:
with long, slender lobes.
_ Several American species have been reared from leaf galls on
Spiraea; one from the roots of a plant and another, P. caryae
Felt, is probably an inquiline in various Caryomyia galls on hickory,
Key to Species
a Ventral plate long, slender, tapering slightly and narrowly rounded apically
6 Antennal segments with only two distinct enlargements, not trinodose
e¢ Abdomen dark brown, length .75 mm...rubrascuta Felt, C. 93
ce Abdomen yellowish brown, length 1 mm; reared from leaves of scrub
GENES Si. St ah URS a Rr cota ares inal Thich ae eee florida Felt, C. 978
ccc Abdomen yellowish. with deep orange extremities, length 1 mm;
reared from coiled leaf galls on spiraea................-....-----
spirae Felt, C. a1838
bb Antennal segments more or less distinctly trinodose
c Fifth antennal segment having the basal portion of the stem with a
length twice its diameter
d Abdomen pale orange, length 1.5mm...acernea Felt, C. 267
cc Fifth antennal segment having the basal portion of the stem with a
length one-half greater than its diameter
d Abdomen yellowish, the segments banded posteriorly and
partially near the middle with brown
e Length 2.5 mm, fifth antennal segment stems with a length
one and one-half and three times the diameters, respec-
tively, distal node strongly constricted; reared from glo-
bose gall on hickory........ Cary ae Felt, C. 331; 1117
ee Length 1.5 mm, fifth antennal segment stems with a length
one and one-half and two and one-half times the diameters
respectively, distal node not strongly constricted........
coryli Felt, C. 216
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aa Ventral plate long, slender, tapering distally
6 Dorsal plate rather long, triangularly emarginate, the lobes long and i
narrowly triangular
c Abdomen pale yellowish or carmine, length 1 mm; fifth antennal :
segment having the stems with a length two and one-half and four —
times the diameters, respectively
triangularis Felt, C. 428, 499 ©
aaa Ventral plate long, rather stout, broadly rounded apically
b Dorsal plate short, the lobes truncate
c¢ Abdomen dark red, the segments margined with fuscous, length ©
I mm; fifth antennal segment having the stems with a length —
two and one-fourth and four times the diameters, respectively,
trimodoese he, UAT Oe subtruncata Felt, C. 506
cc Abdomen fuscous brown, length 1 mm; fifth antennal segment
having the stems with a length one and one-half and three times
the diameters, respectively........... montana Felt, C, 631
ccc Abdomen yellowish brown, length 1 mm; fifth antennal segment
having the stems with a length twice and two and one-half times
the diameters respectively .......... cinctipes Felt, C. 1522
aaaa Ventral plate long, emarginate
6 Ventral plate tapering distally, roundly emarginate
¢ Dorsal plate short, roundly emarginate, the fifth antennal segment
having the stems with a length one and one-half and two and
one-half times the diameters respectively; reared from roots of
Cattleya sedis Wes. ... cattleyae Moll., C. 979
cc Dorsal plate short, narrowly and triangularly emarginate, the lobes
produced laterally; abdomen yellowish, length 1 mm; fifth
antennal segment having the stems with a length two and one-
half and three and one-half times the diameters respectively. .
rubisolita Felt, C. 656 ©
ccc Abdomen pale yellowish, length 1 mm. Reared from oak bark..
corticis Felt, C. 1075
bb Ventral plate long, slender, broadly emarginate
¢ Dorsal plate triangularly emarginate, the lobes truncate
d Abdomen reddish brown, length .75 mm; fifth antennal seg-
ment having the stems with a length three and four times
the diameters respectively........ extensa Felt, C. 228
bbb Ventral plate long, broad, scarcely tapering, very broadly emarginate —
¢ Dorsal plate short, triangularly emarginate, the lobes truncate
d Abdomen a fuscous reddish brown, length 1.5 mm; fifth :
antennal segment having the stems equal, each with a ;
length three and one-half times its diameter; the lobes of _
the dorsal plate roundly truncate.....................-.
pratensis Felt,C. 741
dd Abdomen fuscous yellowish, fifth antennal segment having |
the stems with a length two and one-half and three and one- _
half times the diameters respectively; the lobes of the dorsal
plate broadly emarginate; reared from bud gall on spirea. .
clarkeae Felt, C. a2074
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ddd Abdomen reddish brown, length 1.25 mm; fifth antennal seg-
ment having the stems with a length one and one-half and
two and one-half times the diameters respectively........
carpini Felt, C. 347
Parallelodiplosis rubrascuta Felt
1908 N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 411 (Clinodiplosis)
RY The dark-red male was taken June 1, 1906 on ash, Fraxinus, at
Albany, N. Y.
Male. Length .75 mm. Antennae about twice the length of the
ody, thickly haired, yellowish brown; fourteen segments, the fifth
with stems one and two times their diameters respectively; terminal
egment, the distal enlargement thickened, slightly prolonged and a
apering, fingerlike apex. Palpi; the first segment short, irregularly
subquadrate, the second twice the length of the first, rather stout,
he third one-fourth longer than the second, slender, the fourth
bout as long as the third, more slender, face dark brown. Mesono-
tum with the anterior median and posterior sublateral lobes dark
‘brown, the intermediate spaces lighter. Scutellum reddish brown,
-postscutellum dark brown. Abdomen dark brown, sparsely clothed
with yellowish hairs. Wings (pl. 15, fig. 3) hyaline, costa light
‘brown; halteres yellowish transparent. Legs slightly variable, pale
“straw color, femora somewhat darker apically; claws slender, strongly
‘eurved. Genitalia (pl. 20, fig. 3); dorsal plate broad, deeply and
“narrowly incised, the lobes moderately well separated, tapering, the
external posterior angle slightly produced, the submedian posterior
f margin truncate, each lobe with several large, stout setae; ventral
plate very long, slender, broadly rounded; style long, slender, acutely
‘rounded. Type Cecid. 93.
Parallelodiplosis florida Felt
_ 1908 Felt, E.P. N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 411 (Clinodiplosis)
1918 ————_ N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 82
_ This yellowish brown male was reared January 24, 1883 from leaf
galls on the round-leafed scrub oak, Quercus, at Georgiana, Fla.
: The living insect, according to Pergande, is orange-colored, the
-antennae dusky and the mesonotum with a broad, black stripe, the
_ posterior margin of the abdomen somewhat brownish.
Gall. Pocketlike swellings along the midrib, grayish yellow in
color and each containing one or two orange-colored larvae.
Male. Length 1 mm. Antennae nearly twice the length of the
body, thickly haired, pale yellowish; fourteen segments, the fifth
“with stems one and one-half and two times their diameters, respec-
i
tively; terminal segment, distal enlargement produced, subconical,
with a length nearly three times its diameter, tapering to a short,
‘
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slender, narrowly rounded apex. Palpi missing. Mesonotum red-
dish brown, the yellowish submedian lines sparsely haired. Scu-
tellum yellowish, postscutellum yellowish orange. Abdomen thickly
haired, yellowish brown; genitalia yellowish. Wings hyaline, costa
dark brown. Halteres pale yellowish. Coxae mostly a yellowish
straw, the distal tarsal segments on the anterior and mid legs reddish
brown; claws long, slender, evenly curved, the pulvilli about as long”
as the claws. Genitalia; dorsal plate short, stout, deeply and
triangularly incised, the lobes somewhat divergent, roundly emar-
ginate, the lateral angles somewhat produced, each posterior angle
with a long, stout seta; ventral plate long, slender, narrowly
rounded; style long, rather stout, narrowly rounded. Type,
Cecid. 978.
Parallelodiplosis spirae Felt
1909 Felt, E. P. Econ, Ent. Jour., 2:293 (Clinodiplosis)
1918 ———— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 134
The pale yellowish midge with the extremity of the abdomen deep
orange was Treared the latter part of July and early in August from
a variable yellowish or reddish, marginal roll occurring
on the half-grown leaves of Spiraea salici-
folia taken by Cora H. Clarke June 26, 1909 at
Magnolia, Mass. This gall was observed in Albany
June 5, 1908.
The galls (fig. 34) are very variable, yellowish or red-
dish, marginal leaf rolls some 3 mm long on the young
leavesof Spiraea salicifolia and frequently
assuming such fantastic shapes as to lead Miss Clarke
to designate the deformity as a ram’s horn or Vienna
Fig. 34 Par- crescent gall.
ee Larva. Length 2.5 mm, yellowish. Head small, an-
spirae, leaf tennae rather long, tapering. Breastbone irregularly
rolls on spi: bidentate and consisting simply of a rather weakly
taea (origi Chitinized, somewhat expanded anterior portion, the
aa) posterior part obsolete. Skin nearly smooth, the pos-
terior extremity broadly rounded and finely shagreened.
Male. Length 1 mm. Antennae one-half longer than the body,
thickly haired, reddish brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with
stems two and two and one-half times their diameters respectively;
terminal segment produced, the distal enlargement cylindric, with
a length nearly three times its diameter and an irregular, fingerlike
process apically. Palpi; the first segment short, irregular, the second
with a length three times its diameter, tapering slightly, the third
as long as the second, more slender, the fourth a little longer and
more slender than the third. Mesonotum reddish brown, the sub-
median lines sparsely haired. Scutellum yellowish red, postscu-
tellum fuscous. Abdomen yellowish with deep orange extremities,
the segments margined posteriorly with dark chitin and with rudi-
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 167
ntary lateral bands at the posterior third. Genitalia yellowish.
ngs hyaline, costa fuscous yellowish. Halteres whitish basally,
pale yellowish apically. Coxae and femora basally pale yellowish,
remainder of the legs fuscous yellowish; claws long, slightly curved,
the pulvilli rudimentary. Genitalia; dorsal plate short, broad,
deeply and narrowly emarginate, the lobes broadly and roundly
marginate, the lateral angles slightly produced, setose; ventral
plate long, slender, tapering slightly, narrowly rounded; style long,
stout, narrowly rounded.
_ Female. Length 1.25 mm. Antennae nearly as long as the body,
‘sparsely haired, dark brown, yellowish basally; fourteen segments,
the fifth with a stem one-third the length of the cylindric basal
snlargement, which latter has a length three times its diameter,
ind is slightly constricted near the basal third; terminal segment
produced, cylindric, with a length four times its diameter and apically
with a short, fingerlike projection. Palpi; long, yellowish, the first
gment short, subquadrate, the second with a length three times
ts diameter, the third a little longer, more slender, the fourth one-
fourth longer than the third, more slender. Mesonotum dark
ddish brown, the submedian lines yellowish, sparsely haired.
utellum yellowish brown, postscutellum yellowish. | Abdomen
sparsely haired, yellowish, the extremities reddish brown; the segments
margined posteriorly with a narrow fuscous sclerite and with a
rudimentary one near the middle laterally. Wings hyaline, costa
dark brown. Halteres whitish basally, light fuscous apically. Coxae
and femora basally yellowish, the distal portion of femora, tibiae and
arsi mostly dark brown; claws slender, slightly curved, the pulvilli
rudimentary; ovipositor short, yellowish, the lobes extremely slender,
with a length seven times their width. Type Cecid. a1838.
Parallelodiplosis acernea Felt
1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. 143; separate, p. 46-47
- 1908 ————— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 411 (Clinodiplosis)
1915 — N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 175, pl. 2, fig. 12
1918 ———— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 150
This pale orange male was taken June 14, 1906 on red maple,
micer tubrum,at Nassau, N.Y.
Male. Length 1.5 mm. Antennae one-fourth longer than the
body, rather thickly haired, light brown, yellowish basally; fourteen
lightly trinodose segments, the fifth with stems two and two and
mne-half times their diameters, respectively; terminal segment,
listal enlargement greatly produced, subcylindric and with an apical
pindle-shaped appendage about three-fourths as long. Palpi; the
rst segment subrectangular, the second nearly twice the length of
he first, rounded at the extremities, the third and fourth, each
uccessively a little longer, more slender than the third; face pale
rellowish, eyes large, black. Mesonotum dark brown, submedian
lines pale yellowish, sparsely ornamented with fine setae. Scutellum
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somewhat fuscous yellowish with sparse apical setae, postscutellum
and abdomen pale orange, the latter slightly tinged dorsally with
fuscous and rather sparsely clothed with fine, whitish hairs, genitalia
pale orange. Wings (pl. 15, fig. 5) hyaline, costa light brown;
halteres yellowish transparent. Legs nearly uniform pale straw,
tarsi somewhat darker; claws rather short, stout, gently curved.
Genitalia; dorsal plate broad, short, deeply and narrowly incised,
the lobes approximate, subtruncate, the latero-posterior angles
produced, broadly rounded, the distal margin with several long,
stout setae; ventral plate very long, slender, narrowly rounded;
style stout, long, narrowly rounded.
Female. Length 1.5 mm. Antennae nearly as long as the body,
sparsely haired, fuscous straw; fourteen segments, the fifth with a
stem one-third the length of the cylindric basal enlargement, which
latter has a length about three times its diameter; terminal segment
produced, with a length four times its diameter and apically with a
long, fingerlike process. Palpi; first segment irregular, second nar-
rowly oval, the third one-half longer, more slender, the fourth a’
little longer and more slender than the third; face fuscous yellowish.
Mesonotum yellowish brown, the submedian lines sparsely haired.
Scutellum and postscutellum pale yellowish. Abdomen reddish
orange, sparsely setose. Costa dark brown. Halteres pale yellowish,
slightly fuscous subapically. Coxae and femora basally yellowish
transparent, the distal portion of femora, tibiae and tarsi mostly a
light fuscous; claws stout, evenly curved, the pulvilli about half the
length of the claws. Ovipositor about two-thirds the length of the
abdomen, the terminal lobes narrowly elliptical, with a length fully
four times the width. Type Cecid. 267.
Reared August 16, 1910 from a jar containing numerous choke-
cherries deformed by Contarinia virginianiae Felt.
Parallelodiplesis caryae Felt
1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. 141-42; separate p. 45
(Cecidomyia)
1908 ————— N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 411 (Clinodiplosis)
1909 ————— Econ. Ent. Jour., 2:293 (Clinodiplosis)
1918. ——-_— N.Y. State Mus. Bull 200,%: 47
This insect was first taken on hickory at Albany, June 19, 1906,
females being captured the 22d. The correctness of our associating
this species with hickory is shown by its having been reared from a
hickory leaf gall by the late Dr M. T. Thompson and subsequently
in this office. The adults undoubtedly fly in early June and
apparently they occur in at least two kinds of galls, possibly as
inquilines. |
Gall. The species was reared by Doctor Thompson from a
deformity which he characterizes as the most curious gall he ever
found. It appears first as a brownish blistered area on the leaf with
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_aslight central point and as it develops the circular cap is lifted up
( and borne on the top of the gall. At this stage the gall is hemispheric,
_ attached to the leaf by a point on its convex under surface, while the
flat top is covered with an epithelial plate. The rim of the gall is
' slightly raised, forming a low wall around the upper area. Many of
the galls never develop further, while the rims on others continue
_ to grow at several points until the upgrowths, bend inward, meet
4 and inclose a sort of upper chamber above the real top of the gall.
_ This latter is empty, as the larva lives in the large cavity beneath.
_ Three females of this species were reared by us May 15 and 17,
1909 from a globular, thin-walled, monothalamous, long-haired,
hickory leaf gall much resembling the typical C. persicoides
gall. :
Exuvium. Length 2 mm, whitish, slender; antennal cases long,
slender, acute apically, the internal basal angle somewhat slightly
_ chitinized; cephalic horns long, slender. Wing cases extending to
_ the fifth abdominal segment, the leg cases to the apex of the abdomen;
dorsum of the abdomen with the segments margined posteriorly
with an irregular row of stout, simple or compound spines, the
remainder of the surface being mostly dotted with fine, chitinous
points.
Male. Length 2.5 mm. Antennae one-fourth longer than the
body, sparsely haired, light brown; fourteen segments, the third to
the fourteenth trinodose, the fifth with stems one and one-fourth
and three and one-half times their diameters respectively; terminal
segment, distal enlargement with a length three times its diameter
and a long, tapering, fingerlike appendage distally. Palpi; first
segment short, subquadrate, the second one-half longer, stout, the
third one-half longer than the second, more slender, the fourth a
little longer than the third. Mesonotum brown, yellowish at the
apex. Scutellum reddish. Abdomen yellow, the segments mar-
gined posteriorly with dark brown and with a short, transverse
brown line near the middle. Wings (pl. 15, fig. 6) hyaline, costa
dark brown; halteres yellowish. Legs yellowish basally, the tibiae
and tarsi brown; claws long, strongly curved distally, the pulvilli
rudimentary. Genitalia (pl. 17, fig. 1); dorsal plate short, broad,
deeply and narrowly incised, the lobes obliquely truncate; ventral
plate long, tapering slightly, a narrowly rounded apex; style long,
slender, acute.
Female. Length 2.25 mm. Antennae as long as the body, rather
thickly haired, dark brown; fourteen segments, the fifth binodose,
the irregular stems two and two and one-half times their diameters,
respectively; basal enlargement narrowly oval and with an irreg-
ular double whorl of long, stout setae; distal enlargement produced,
expanded apically, with a length twice its diameter and low circum-
fila basally and apically. There is also a scattering whorl of slender
setae. Distal segments cylindric, with a short stem, the fourteenth
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with a long, fingerlike appendage apically and a broad band of —
slender, strongly curved setae. Palpi yellowish, the first segment —
rather long, stout, the second one-half longer, stout, the third one-
fourth longer than the second, slender, the fourth a little longer —
than the third, slender. Mesonotum shining dark brown, the
broad, yellowish submedian lines and posterior median area yellowish, —
the former sparsely haired. Scutellum pale orange, postscutellum —
yellowish. Abdomen yellowish orange, the segments margined —
posteriorly with brown chitin and near the middle a rudimentary —
band of the same, the latter with submedian interruptions, the sixth
segment mostly brown. Wings hyaline, costa dark brown. Halteres —
pale orange, slightly fuscous subapically. Coxae and femora mostly
yellowish, tibiae and tarsi a variable dark brown, the latter some- —
what lighter; claws long, slender, irregularly curved, the pulvilli —
rudimentary. Ovipositor one-half the length of the abdomen, stout,
the terminal lobes slender, with a length six times their width.
Type Cecid. 331.
Parallelodiplosis coryli Felt
1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. 142; separate, p. 46
(Cecidomyia)
1908 ————— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 411 (Clinodiplosis)
This pale orange male was taken June 11, 1906 on hazel, Cory -
lus americanus, at Albany, N. Y.
Male. Length 1.5 mm. Antennae a little longer than the body,
thickly haired, light brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with stems
one and one-half and two times their diameters, respectively; ter-
minal segment, distal enlargement greatly prolonged, subcylindric
apically a spindle-shaped, thickly haired appendage. Palpi, the
first segment irregularly subquadrate, the second twice the length
of the first, slightly swollen at the basal third, the third about as
long as the second, more slender, the fourth a little longer than the
third and much more slender; face sooty yellow. Mesonotum dark
brown, dark reddish laterally, submedian lines yellowish, ornamented
with fine setae. Scutellum reddish basally, slightly fuscous apically,
sparsely setose, postscutellum dark yellowish. Abdomen pale
yellowish orange, sparsely clothed with fine, yellowish hairs, each
segment narrowly margined with fuscous posteriorly and with short,
dark, transverse lines on each side just behind the middle. Wings
hyaline, costa dark brown; halteres whitish transparent basally,
yellowish apically. Coxae and basal portion of femora pale straw
yellow, the other parts of the legs nearly uniform sooty yellowish
or brownish; claws slender, evenly curved. Genitalia; dorsal plate
broad, deeply and narrowly incised, the lobes roundly truncate, the
lateral angles prolonged, narrowly rounded; ventral plate long,
slender, broadly rounded; style long, slender, narrowly rounded.
Type Cecid. 216.
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: Parallelodiplosis triangularis Felt
% 1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 411 (Clinodiplosis)
The light-brown males of this species were taken July 2 and 6,
906, at Nassau, N. Y.
' Male. Lengthi1mm. Antennae one-fourth longer than the body,
thickly haired, light brown, fuscous basally; fourteen segments, the
fifth with stems each two and one-half times their diameters; ter-
‘minal segment, distal enlargement produced, subcylindric and with
‘a spindle-shaped appendage. Palpi; the first segment subquadrate,
the second long, rather broad, the third a little shorter, more slender,
the fourth one-fourth longer than the second, more slender. Face
-fuscous. Mesonotum dark brown, submedian lines pale yellow.
‘Scutellum fuscous yellowish, postscutellum light brown. Abdomen
light brown; terminal segments yellowish, thickly haired. Wings
hyaline, costa light brown. Genitalia; dorsal plate broad, deeply
and triangularly incised, the lobes narrowly triangular; ventral plate
long, slender, truncate; style stout at the base, long, tapering, con-
stricted subapically. Type Cecid. 428. -
Parallelodiplosis subtruncata Felt
1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. 140; separate, p. 44
(Cecidomyia)
1908 ————— N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 412 (Clinodiplosis)
This dark-red form was taken at Albany, N. Y., July 6, 1906 while
collecting on goldenrod or Solidago and aster.
Male. Length 1 mm. Antennae one-half longer than the body,
thickly haired, dark brown, fuscous yellowish basally; fourteen
segments, the fifth with stems two and one-half and four times
their diameters; terminal segment, distal enlargement prolonged,
subcylindric, tapering to a spindle-shaped appendage. Palpi; the
first segment rather short, irregularly rectangular, the second more
than twice the length of the preceding, stout, tapering slightly
distally, the third as long as the second, more slender, subfusiform,
the fourth a little longer, more slender; face fuscous yellowish.
Mesonotum dark brown, submedian lines yellow, uniting posteriorly
in a median yellowish area. Scutellum dark red, postscutellum
yellowish. Abdomen dark red, the segments margined posteriorly
with fuscous, sparsely clothed with pale setae. Wings hyaline,
costa light brown; halteres yellowish. Coxae and basal portion of
femora pale yellowish, remainder of femora, tibiae and basal segment
of tarsi fuscous brown, 3 distal segments yellowish, variably tinged
with carmine; claws rather stout, strongly curved. Genitalia (pl. 20,
fig. 7); dorsal plate short, broad, deeply, narrowly and roundly
emarginate, the lobes well separated, the sublateral margin obliquely
truncate, the submedian truncate; ventral plate’ narrow, long,
tapering, irregularly truncate; style long, stout, narrowly rounded.
Type Cecid. 506. .
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Parallelodiplosis montana Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 412 (Clinodiplosis)
This fuscous brown male was taken July 20, 1906 Sweeping grasses -
and sedges at Newport, N. Y.
Male. Length 2mm. Antennae probably longer than the body,
thickly haired, dark brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with stems
one and one-half and three times their diameters, respectively.
Palpi; the first segment subquadrate, second with a length three
times its width, tapering distally, the third a little longer than the
second, more slender, the fourth longer and more slender than the
third. Mesonotum dark brown, submedian lines indistinct, scu-
tellum yellowish brown; postscutellum and abdomen fuscous brown,
the latter thickly setose; genitalia yellowish. Wings hyaline, costa
yellowish brown; halteres pale yellowish. Legs mostly dark brown;
claws long, slender, evenly curved, the pulvilli about half the length
of the claws. Genitalia; dorsal plate short, deeply and narrowly
incised, the lobes obliquely truncate; ventral plate long, truncate;
style long, tapering. Type Cecid. 631.
Parallelodiplosis cinctipes Felt
1914 Felt, E.P. Psyche 20:113
This midge was reared by Mr C. A. Frost, Framingham, Mass.
in May 1908 from dead twigs of Rhus vernix.
Parallelodiplosis cattleyae Moll.
1891 Riley, C. V. & Howard, L. O. Insect Life 3:22 (Diplosis)
1902 Molliard, Marin. Marcellia, 1:165-71 (Cecidomyia)
1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 412 (Clinodiplosis)
1911 Theobald, F. V. Rep’t Econ. Zool., p. 105-7 (Cecidomyia)
1918 ————— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 29
These reddish midges were reared May 20, 1890 from roots of
Cattleya gigas received from A. P. Morse, South Natick,
Mass., by the bureau of entomology, Washington, D. C.
Gall. There is no description of the deformity. The larvae
appear to simply occur in the roots.
Larva. Yellow or pale orange with a brown breastbone.
Exuvae. Length 2.5 mm, whitish transparent. Antennal cases
extending to the second thoracic segment, wing cases to the second
abdominal segment; thoracic horns long, tapering. Dorsum of
abdominal segments 1 to 7 with a short, transverse, irregularly
double row of rather stout, triangular spines.
Male. Length 2 mm. Antennae probably nearly as long as the
body, sparsely haired, black; fourteen segments, the fifth with stems
having a length one and one-half and two and one-half times their
diameters respectively. Palpi: the first segment probably quadrate,
the second broadly oval, with a length one-half greater than its
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i diameter, the third longer, the fourth probably as long as the third.
- Color red, with a faint, dusky shade (Pergande). Wings hyaline,
costa yellowish brown. Genitalia; dorsal plate short, roundly emar-
ginate; ventral plate long, deeply and roundly emarginate, the
_ lobes narrowly rounded; style long, slender, narrowly rounded.
Female. Length 2.5 mm. Antennae nearly as long as the body,
sparsely haired, black; fourteen segments, the fifth with a stem
three-fourths the length of the cylindric basal enlargement, which
latter has a length two and one-half times its diameter; terminal
segment produced, the basal enlargement with a length three and
one-half times its diameter, apically a fingerlike process. Palpi;
first segment subquadrate, the second narrowly oval, with a length
over twice its width, the third a little longer than the second, more
slender, the fourth one-half longer than the third, dilated. Color
black. Ovipositor short, the terminal lobes narrowly oval (Per-
gande) subacute. Cecid. 979.
Parallelodiplosis rubisolita Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 412 (Clinodiplosis)
This yellowish transparent male was taken July 24, 1906 on low
blackberry, Rubus villosus, at Albany, N. Y.
Male. Length 2 mm. Antennae a little longer than the body,
thickly haired, light brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with stems
two and one-half and three and one-half times their diameters,
respectively; terminal segment, distal enlargement with a length
twice its diameter and apically bearing a slender, fingerlike process.
Palpi; first segment narrowly oval, the second slender, with a length
four times its width, the third a little longer, more slender, the
fourth as long as the third. Body a nearly uniform yellowish trans-
parent. The hyaline wings with a yellowish cast. Legs yellowish,
the distal tarsal segments light brown; claws slender, very strongly
curved, the pulvilli shorter than the claws. Genitalia; dorsal plate
short, deeply and triangularly incised, the lobes angularly truncate;
ventral plate long, broadly and roundly emarginate, the lobes nar-
rowly rounded; style long, slender. Type Cecid. 656.
Parallelodiplosis corticis Felt
1915 Felt, E. P. Econ. Ent. Jour., 8:407
1918, —————._N. Y. state Mus. Bul. 200, p: 54
This pale yellowish form was reared by the late Dr C. V. Riley
from larvae occurring in oak bark. Nothing further is known con-
cerning the life history of this species.
Parallelodiplosis extensa Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 412 (Clinodiplosis)
This reddish brown male was taken June 11, 1906 on locust:
Robinia pseudo-acacia, at Albany, N. Y.
174 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
Male. Length .75 mm. Antennae fully twice as long as the
body, thickly haired, pale brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with
stems two and two and one-half times their diameters, respectively.
Palpi; the first segment subrectangular, swollen distally, the second
twice the length of the preceding, fusiform, the third a little shorter,
more slender, the fourth a little longer than the third, stouter.
Mesonotum rather dark brown, submedian lines with sparse setae.
Scutellum yellowish brown. Abdomen somewhat variable reddish
brown with the terminal segment and pleurae yellowish, rather
thickly clothed with yellowish white hairs, specially laterally. Wings
hyaline, costa light brown; halteres yellowish transparent. Legs a
nearly uniform pale straw color with the articulations tinged with
carmine; claws slender, strongly curved at the distal fourth. Geni-
talia; dorsal plate broad, deeply and triangularly incised, the lobes
well separated, obliquely and irregularly truncate, the lateral angles
and a slightly produced middle angle, each with a stout apical seta;
ventral plate long, slender, broadly and triangularly emarginate,
the lobes short, stout, obtuse: style long, slender, swollen at the
distal fourth, narrowly rounded. Type Cecid. 228.
Parallelodiplosis pratensis Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 412 (Clinodiplosis)
This dark reddish brown male was taken August 6, 1906 on Pine,
Pinus strobus, at Albany, N. Y.
Male. Length 1.5 mm. Antennae fully one-fourth longer than
the body, thickly haired, dark brown; fourteen segments, the fifth
with stems each with a length three and one-half times its diameter.
Palpi; first segment subquadrate, the second one-half longer than
the first, the third a little longer than the second, more slender, the
fourth more slender and one-half longer than the third. Face
fuscous. Mesonotum light brown, submedian lines fuscous yellow-
ish. Scutellum reddish brown, postscutellum fuscous yellowish.
Abdomen fuscous reddish brown, the segments margined posteriorly
with fuscous. Genitalia fuscous yellowish. Wings hyaline, costa
light brown. Halteres pale yellowish. Legs fuscous straw the
distal tarsal segments lighter; claws stout, strongly curved. Geni-
talia; dorsal plate short, deeply incised, the lobes widely separated,
roundly truncate; ventral plate long, narrow, slightly emarginate,
the lobes broadly rounded; style long, slender, swollen at the basal
and apical fourths, acutely rounded. Type Cecid. 74r.
Parallelodiplosis carpini Felt
1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. rio, p. 135; separate, p. 38-39
(Clinodiplosis)
1908 ————— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 412 (Clinodiplosis)
This reddish brown male was taken June 21, 1906 on ironwood,
Carpinus caroliniana, at Albany,N. Y.
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_ Male. Length 1.25 mm. Antennae one-fourth longer than the
_ body, thickly haired, light brown, fuscous yellowish basally; fourteen
segments, the fifth with stems one and one-half and two and one- half
times their diameters, respectively; terminal segment, the distal
_ portion produced, subcylindric and with a long, slender, fusiform
4 appendage. Palpi; first segment short, the second one-half longer,
| stout, the third a little longer and more slender than the second
: and the fourth longer than the third. Face fuscous yellowish.
_ Mesonotum dark brown or black, the submedian lines pale, sparsely
haired. Scutellum dark orange, sparsely setose apically, postscu-
tellum fuscous orange. Abdomen reddish brown with the pleurae
and terminal segments dark yellowish, rather thickly clothed with
| yellowish setae. Wings (pl. 15, fig. 7) subhyaline, costa dark brown;
_halteres yellowish transparent basally, slightly fuscous apically.
| Legs brownish, yellowish red basally, lighter ventrally; claws
_ strongly curved. Genitalia; dorsal plate broad, deeply incised, the
_ lobes broadly rounded; ventral plate long, narrow, slightly emar-
ginate, the lateral angles produced as setose tubercles; style extending
to the tip of the terminal clasp segment. Type Cecid. 347.
Parallelodiplosis clarkeae Felt
1git Felt, E. P. Econ. Ent. Jour., 4:553-54
1918 — N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 133
A number of the yellowish males and females were reared Sep-
tember 19, 1910 from a narrow, clustered, apical, bud gall on
ppigaea, salicifolia collected in August!1o10 by, Cora H.
Clarke at Magnolia, Mass. This species appears most closely allied
to C. pratensis Felt, though it is easily separated by the broadly
emarginate lobes of the dorsal plate. It is possibly an inquiline,
Gall. Length 7 mm, diameter 3 mm. This appears to be some-
what intermediate in character between the chestnut burr gall and
the ordinary bud gall observed upon this shrub. The aborted
leaves in this gall are slender, numerous, somewhat approximate
and present a superficial resemblance to the fringed or chestnut
burr gall.
ITONIDA Meign.
Cecidomyia Meign.
Diplosis H. Lw., Cryptodtplosis Kieff.
1800 Meigen, J. W. Nouv. Class. des Mouches 4 deux Ailes, p. 19
1803 ————__ Illiger’s Mag., 2:261 (Cecidomyia)
1804 —————_ Kiassification (Cecidomyia)
1818 ———— bBeschr. Eur. Zweifl. Ins., 1:73 (Cecidomyia)
1820 Billberg, G. H. Enumeratio Insectorum, p. 122 (Cecidomyia)
1834 Macquart, P.M. Hist. Ins., 1:159 (Cecidomyia) ,
1840 Westwood, J. O. Introduct. Class. of Ins. Syn., p. 126 (Cecidomyia)
1846 Rondani, Camillo. Nouv. Ann. Sci. Nat. Bologna, S. 2, 6:371
(Cecidomyia)
176 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
1847 Bremi, J. J. Beitr. Mon. Gallmiicken, p. 5 (Cecidomyia)
1850 Loew, H. Dipt. Beitr., 4:20 (Diplosis)
1851 Meigen, J. W. Syst. Beschr. Eur. Zweifl., 1:73 (Cecidomyia)
1853 Winnertz, J. Linn. Ent. 8:137, 246 (Diplosis)
1861 Rondani, Camillo. Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. Milano, v. 2, sep. p. 4
(Diplosis)
1862 Osten Sacken, C.R. Mon. Dipt. N. A., 1:76 (Diplosis)
1863 Schiner, J.R. Fauna Austriaca Dipt., 2:382 (Diplosis)
1876 Bergenstamm, J. E. & Low, Paul. Syn. Cecidomyidarum, p. 23
(Cecidomyia) —
1877. Karsch, F. A. F. Revis. Gallmiicken, p. 19 (Cecidomyia)
1888 Skuse, F. A. A. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales Proc., 3:36, 37, 38, 42, 43, 60,
61 (Diplosis)
1892 Kieffer, J. J. Wien. Ent. Zeit., 11:218 (Diplosis)
1892 Rubsaamen, E. H. Berl. Ent. Zeit., 37:384 (Diplosis)
1892 Theobald, F. V. Acct. Brit. Flies, p. 50, 75 (Diplosis)
1895 Kieffer, J. J. Soc. Ent. Fr. Bul., 64:194 (Cryptodiplosis)
1895 Rubsaamen, E. H. Ent. Nachr., 21:186 (Diplosis)
1896 Kieffer, J. J. Wien. Ent. Zeit., 15:96 (Cryptodiplosis)
1897 ———— Syn. Cecid. Eur. & Alg., p. 41 (Diplosis)
1900 ————— Soc. Ent. Fr. Ann., 69:436, 446 (Diplosis)
1901 Osten Sacken, C. R. Ent. Mon. Mag., ser. 2, 12:40-43 (Cecidomyia)
1907 Bezzi, Mario. Wien. Ent. Zeit., 26:56
1908 ‘"———— Marcellia, 7:11
1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 412 (Cecidomyia)
1908 Hendel, Fried. Verhandl. k. k. zool. bot. Ges. Wien., 58: 49-50
1910 Rubsaamen, E. H. Zeitsch. Wissenschaft. Insektenbiol., 15:286
(Cecidomyia)
191t Felt, E.P. N, Y. Ent. Soc. Jour., 19:61
1913 Kieffer, J. J. Gen. Insect., fasc. 152, p. 258
This, the oldest genus of the family, originally comprised all forms
referred to the very generally known Cecidomyiidae, now Itonididae,
and from about 18s0 to 1890 or thereabouts there has been a lament-
able disagreement as to the genus. Some dipterologists of note have
held that Dasyneura or Perrisia and its allies were the true Cecid-
omyias, or Itonidas, while others have maintained with equal insis-
tence that since Cecidomyia or Itonida pini DeG.
was the type, this generic designation should be limited to forms
having the Diplosid structure. The genus Diplosis, erected by
Loew in 1850 for forms having binodose antennae in the male, has
been made a synonym of Cecidomyia, later giving way to Itonida,
and the genera formerly grouped under this latter designation, are
now referred to Dasyneura or Perrisia and other genera. The
necessity of this change is regrettable, since Diplosis has been
invariably applied to certain insects having well defined general
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r ce aaracteristics, while as earlier stated, there has been a wide diver-
‘gence of opinion as to species which should be grouped under
Cecidomyia.
The generic characters of Itonida must be found in its type,
Tipula pini DeG. The following are the essential characters
“which we have been able to glean here and there from keys and
published descriptions of this insect.
_ Antennae with fourteen segments, the flagellate of the male bino-
dose, the nodes distinctly unequal. Circumfila well developed.
_ The palpi are quadriarticulate, the three distal segments subequal.
The wing, as illustrated by Rubsaamen, has subcosta uniting with
costa before the basal third, the third vein joining the margin well
_ beyond the apex, the fifth uniting with the posterior margin at the
' distal third, its branch near the basal third. Kieffer states that
costa is interrupted behind its union with the third vein. The
_ pulvilli are longer than the claws and the dorsal and ventral plate
- of the male genitalia deeply bilobed. The ovipositor of the female,
as illustrated by Rubsaamen, is rather long, stout, the terminal
_ lobes long, narrowly oval, distinctly contracted basally, the minor
"lobes short and stout.
This genus, as at present restricted, comprises a large number of
" midges having simple claws, the third vein uniting with costa beyond
the apex and not presenting characters peculiar to the preceding
genera. The species placed here appear to live largely in leafy
tissues.
2” ee
5 ee ea
Key to species
a Ventral plate long
b Ventral plate broadly and roundly emarginate, the lobes diverging strongly
c Fifth antennal segment having the basal portion of the stem with a
length less than its diameter, the circumfila indistinct or
wanting
d Abdomen fuscous yellowish, length .75 mm, fifth antennal segment
with the stems one-half and two and one-half the length of
PheMIGiaMeLense eh ee cule te infirm a Felt, C. 299
dd Abdomen yellowish brown, length .75 mm, fifth antennal segment
with the stems three-fourths and one and one-fourth the length
a Omelet GigiMeLversenic me ais ec eos is « pauctirl: Felt, C. 297
; cc Fifth antennal segment having the basal portion of the stem with a
j length greater than its diameter, the circumfila distinct
d Abdomen pale yellowish, fifth antennal segment with the stems
nearly equal, each about three and one-half times the
diameter
e Length 1.5 mm; dorsal plate Se reiarly emarginate, the
HODES DLOAGIy ErEMeAbe ys asics cons nes s6 ems piel= oan midi
| americana Felt, C. 420, a 694
a Be eg ee ee ee ake?
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i
ee Length 1.5mm; dorsal plate deeply emarginate, the lobes
produced laterally and roundly emarginate; reared from
fleshy leaf gall on Amelanchier.....................-08
canadensis Felt, C. ia
eee Length 1 mm; dorsal plate lobes diverging, rounded.......
recurvata Felt, C. 361
eeee Length .75 mm; dorsal plate roundly emarginate, the lobes
hardly diverging, obliquely truncate....................
fragariae Felt, C. 328
dd Abdomen yellowish red, length .75 mm; dorsal plate short, tri-
angularly emarginate, the lobes obliquely truncate; fifth
antennal segment having the stems two and one-half and three
times their diameters........emarginata Felt, C. 421, 34
ddd Abdomen dark brown, length 1 mm; dorsal fifth antennal seg-
ment having the stems three and four and one-half times their
diameterse?..oi ii. te chen pe elope tee ruricola Felt, C. 29%
bb Ventral plate deeply and roundly emarginate, the lobes not diverging
strongly
c Fifth antennal segment having the stems equal or nearly so
d Lobes of the ventral plate diverging apically
e Abdomen dark brown, length 1 mm; fifth antennal segment
having the stems each with a length three and one-half
times its diameter.......... apicalis Felt, C. 409, 367
dd Lobes of the ventral plate nearly parallel, not diverging apically
e Lobes of the dorsal plate not strongly diverging
f Lobes of ventral plate slender
g Abdomen pale yellowish orange or yellowish brown,
length 1 mm; fifth antennal segment having the
stems each with a length three and one-half
times its diameter.)...5... 050%. 5. Ae
agraria Felt, C. 247, 621, 626, 632
gg Abdomen dark yellowish brown, length .75 mm;
fifth antennal segment having the stems with a
length three and three and one-half times their
Giametens-nteeiniacee terrestris Felt, C. 371
ggg Abdomen dull red, length 1 mm; fifth antennal seg-
ment having the stems each with a length three
and one-half times their diameter; fourth palpal
segment, as long as the third... 2: J, sense
sanguinia Felt, C. 385
gggg Abdomen reddish orange, length 1 mm; fifth anten-
nal segment having the stems each with a length:
two and one-half times their diameters; fourth
palpal segment one-fourth longer than the third;
reared. trom jan apple) aphid! jucsapsseie eee
aphidivora Felt, a2316a
ff Lobes of ventral plate short, stout
g Abdomen dark brown, length 2 mm; fifth antennal
segment, stems each with a length two and one-
half times its "diameter... ...: 2. sneer
aprilis Felt, C. 1414
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 179
ee Lobes of the dorsal plate strongly divergent
f Abdomen pale yellowish, length 1.25 mm; fourth palpal
segment three-fourths longer than the third, the fifth
antennal segment having the two parts of the stem
with a length three and three and one-half times their
diameters; dorsal plate lobes very large, divergent,
the distal third setose and as long as the ventral plate
explicata Felt, C. 515
ff Abdomen bright orange, length 1 mm; dorsal plate lobes
divergent, distinctly constricted subapically and bear-
ing a few stout setae apically; ventral plate twice the
length of the dorsal plate; reared from wheat heads. .
tritici Felt
cc Stems of the fifth antennal segment plainly unequal
d Stems each with a length about three and four and one-half times
its diameter
e Abdomen reddish yellow, length 1.5 mm; reared from flowers
OfAnocy mina Mirae ete Ae", apocyni Felt, C. a1684a
ee Abdomen fuscous yellowish, distally deep orange, length
1.5 mm; reared from apical bud galls on spiraea.........
spiraeina Felt, C. a1759x
eee Abdomen greenish bronze, length 1.5 mm; reared from
flowers of spiraea...... spiraeaflorae, Felt, a1681b
- eeee Body yellowish or yellowish orange, length 1 mm..........
uliginosa Felt, C. 1486
dd Stems each with a length one and one-half and two and one-half
times its diameter
e Abdomen dark or reddish brown, length 2 mm............
hudsoni Felt, C.1
ee Abdomen reddish yellow, length 1.5 mm..............-.-:
setariae Felt, a172I
ddd Stems with a length of one and one and three-fourths times their
diameters respectively
e Abdomen dark brown; length 2 mm...............--.---
reflexa Felt, C. 1422
‘ dddd Biome each with a length of one and one and one-half times their
diameters respectively
e Abdomen yellowish orange; length 1.5 mm; reared from
decaying birch wood............ putrida Felt, a2264
q bbb Ventral plate truncate or nearly so
c Abdomen pale yellowish orange, length 1.6 mm; fifth antennal seg-
ment having the basal part of the stem with a length twice its
Clipe) ahh Give ls ope Bia wie “send x omit Felt, C. 510
cc Abdomen dark fuscous yellowish, length 1.25 mm; fifth antennal
segment having the basal part of the stem with a length one-half
greater than its diameter............ tolhurstae Felt, C. 721
_6bbb Ventral plate broadly rounded, dorsal plate long, the lobes rounded
c Abdomen pale orange, with a fuscous spot basally, length .5 mm;
fifth antennal segment having the stems with a length two and one-
fourth and three times their diameters..quercina Felt, C. 342
12
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cc Abdomen yellowish brown, length 1 mm; fifth antennal segment
having the stems with a length two and three times their diameter;
reared! fromsquash liver nn eae cucurb i tae Felt, C. 966
bbbb Ventral plate narrowly rounded 4
c Wings yellowish, with a daggerlike fuscous spot on the branching of
the hith vere, SL, AC UON) Teens pugionis Felt, a2150y
aa Ventral plate short (
b Ventral plate broad, deeply and roundly emarginate 4
c Abdomen pale yellowish, length 1.25 mm; dorsal plate short; trie
angularly emarginate, the lobes piiced laterally, the fifth
antennal segment having the stems equal, each with a length
three and one-half times its diameter; reared from rolled leaves
of Verbena urticifolia. .... . is... sneer ‘
verbenae Beutm. C. at577
cc Abdomen pale yellowish, length 1.5 mm; dorsal plate short, tri-
angularly emarginate, the lobes angularly rounded, the fifth
antennal segment having the stems each three and one-half times”
its diameter; reared from dwarfed catalpa shoots.............. BN
catalpae Comst., ar804
ccc Abdomen pale yellowish, length 2 mm; dorsal plate short, angularly
and slightly emarginate; fifth antennal segment having the stems
with a length one-half and two and one-half times their diameters;
reared from crumpled leaves of Tecoma.............+4+eeeeeen
tecomae Felt, C. a1260
cccc Abdomen dark brown, length 2 mm; fifth antennal segment having
the stems with a length one and one-half and two and one-half
times their diameters.............. reginae n. sp., C. 1214
bb Ventral plate broadly and roundly emarginate
c Ventral plate tapering distally
d Fifth antennal segment having the basal portion of the stem
with a length less than its diameter
e Abdomen reddish brown, length 1 mm; fifth antennal
segment having the stems with a length one-half and
one and one-half that of the diameter.................
antennata Felt, C. 69
ee Abdomen dark brown, length .75 mm; fifth antennal seg-
ment having the stems with a length one-fourth and
one and one-half that of the diameter.................
flavoscuta Felt, C. 76
eee Abdomen dark reddish, length 1 mm; fifth antennal seg-
ment having the stems with a length three-fourths and
twice: that of the ‘diameter:...:./. 72 eee eee
foliora Rssl. & Hkr., C. 1339
dd Fifth antennal segment having the basal portion of the stem
with a length greater than its diameter
e Abdomen reddish brown, length 1.6 mm; fifth antennal
segment having the stems with a length one and one-half
and two and one-half times that of the diameters.......
claytoniae Felt, C. 46
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ee Abdomen dark reddish brown, length 2 mm; fifth antennal
segment having the stems with a length two and one-half
and three and one-half times that of their diameter.....
hartmaniae n.sp., C. 1389
cc Ventral plate hardly tapering distally, very short and broad
d Abdomen pale yellowish, length .75 mm; fifth antennal segment
i having the stems with a length two and two and one-half
‘a times that of the diameters...excavationis Felt, C. 65
- bbb Ventral plate broad, triangularly emarginate
a c Abdomen deep red, dark brown basally, length 1 mm; fifth antennal
segment having the stems with a length of three-fourths and one
and one-fourth that of their diameters; female abdomen
dark brown, length 2 mm; fifth antennal segment with a stem
one-fourth the length of the basal enlargement, which latter has
a length four times its diameter. Reared from slight swellings,
frequently followed by decay, at the base of cactus spines.......
opuntiae Felt, C. a1975
cc Abdomen dark brown, length 1.25 mm, fifth antennal segment with
the stems each one-fourth longer than the diameter; basal clasp
segment normal. Reared from flowerlike gall on Taxodium.....
anthici Felt, C. a2120
ccc Abdomen reddish brown, length 1.25 mm; fifth antennal segment
having the stems with a length one and three-fourths and one
and one-fourth times that of their diameter; basal clasp segment
STeatlyswOllene ie emma ays seh aene nese nts texana n.sp., C. 1265
cccc Abdomen yellowish, second segment of anterior tarsi white, length
2 mm; fifth antennal segment having the stems with a length
one and one-half and two and one-half times their diameters
BESDECLAVIELY alo Mee lala eyo i 2 aaa! eieleye allio albotarsa Felt, C. 330
i Itonida infirma Felt
- 1908 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 413 (Cecidomyia)
This fuscous yellowish male was taken June 15, 1906 on syringa
at Albany, N. Y.
_ Male. Length .75 mm. Antennae almost as long as the body,
hickly haired, yellowish brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with
tems one and one-half and two and one-half times their diameters.
alpi; first segment irregularly subquadrate, the second twice the
ength of the preceding, tapering, the third a little shorter, more
slender than the second, the fourth one-half longer and much more
lender than the third; face fuscous yellowish. Mesonotum pale
uscous yellowish. Scutellum fuscous yellowish, slightly darker
pically. Abdomen fuscous yellowish with indistinct, fuscous median
pots on the third and fourth abdominal segments. Wings hyaline,
osta light brown; halteres yellowish transparent. Legs a nearly
niform fuscous yellowish, paler basally, darker distally; claws long,
lender, strongly curved at the basal half. Genitalia (pl. 19, fig. 5);
lotsal plate broad, triangularly emarginate, the lobes short, diverging,
‘obliquely truncate; ventral plate long, slender, broadly and tri-
182 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
angularly emarginate, the lobes diverging, long, slender, broadly
rounded; style long, slender. Type Cecid. 299. 7
Itonida paucifila Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 413 (Cecidomyia)
This yellowish brown male was taken June 15, 1906 on deutzia
at Albany, N. Y.
Male. Length .75 mm. Antennae a little longer than the body,
thickly haired, dark brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with stems
three-fourths and one and one-fourth times their diameters. Palpi;
the first segment short, subquadrate, the second more than twice as
long, more slender, the third one-half the length of the second, nar-
rowly rounded, the fourth about twice the length of the third; face
fuscous yellow. Mesonotum dark brown, yellowish laterally and
posteriorly. Scutellum pale yellowish, postscutellum and abdomen
yellowish brown. Wings hyaline, costa light brown; halteres yellow-
ish transparent basally, slightly fuscous apically. Legs a nearly
uniform pale brown; claws long, slender, evenly curved. Genitalia;
dorsal plate broad, deeply and narrowly emarginate, subtruncate
distally, the angles setose, ventral plate long, slender, broadly and
roundly emarginate, the lobes long, diverging, broadly rounded;
style long, slender, narrowly rounded. Type Cecid. 207.
Itonida americana Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 413 (Cecidomyia)
The pale yellow male was taken June 28, 1906 in a trap lantern at
Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
Male. Length 1.5 mm. Antennae nearly as long as the body,
thickly haired, a very pale brown, yellowish basally; fourteen seg-
ments, the fifth with stems each three and one-half times their
diameter. Palpi probably quadriarticulate; face pale yellowish.
Thorax and abdomen a nearly uniform pale yellowish, the terminal
abdominal segments slightly more yellowish. Wings hyaline, the
membrane yellowish, costa pale yellowish brown; halteres pale yellow-
ish. Legs a nearly uniform pale yellowish straw color, the distal
tarsal segments slightly darker; claws rather stout, short, strongly
curved near the middle. Genitalia; dorsal plate broad, deeply,
narrowly and triangularly emarginate, the lobes diverging, truncate,
the lateral angles broadly rounded, the lateral margins narrowing
anteriorly, the internal distal angles, each with a long, stout spine,
the external with a group of long, coarse setae; ventral plate broad,
long, deeply and roundly emarginate, the lobes narrow, diverging,
narrowly rounded; style stout, long, curving, broadly rounded.
Type Cecid. 420.
Itonida canadensis Felt
1911 Felt, E. P. Econ. Ent. Jour., 4:558
IQI5 N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 175, pl. 2. fig. 12
1918 N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 135, 150
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 183
cana densis, taken by Cora H. Clarke at Coolidge Point,
Magnolia, Mass., the last of the preceding June. Two Curculionids
nib bus say and Pseudanthonomus crataegi
Walsh. ‘This gall midge is easily separable from allied forms by
‘the long, broadly and roundly emarginate ventral plate, in con-
‘nection with the produced stems of the fifth antennal segment and
the form of the ventral plate.
Gall. Length 1 to 1.5 cm, an oval swelling on the lateral veins
a
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*
Fig. 35 Itonida canadensis, June berry
; leaves showing galls on both upper and under
., side of the leaf (author’s illustration):
h Larva. Length 3 mm, deep orange, moderately stout. Head
‘small. Antennae rather short, stout, breastbone bidentate, the
‘shaft rather slender, slightly expanded posteriorly. Skin finely
shagreened; posterior extremity irregularly lobed and slightly
culate.
, Itonida recurvata Felt
_ 1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. 134; separate, p. 38
, 1908 ————— _N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 413 (Cecidomyia)
This yellowish male was taken June 21, 1906 in a gate lantern at
F M ae iets 1mm. Antennae probably one-fourth longer than
the body, sparsely haired, pale yellowish; fourteen segments, the fifth
184 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
with stems each three times their diameters; terminal segment, dista’
node long, subcylindric, a spindle-shaped process apically. Palpi;
the first segment subquadrate, the second with a length four times
its diameter, the third slender, three-fourths the length of the second,
the fourth a little longer and stouter than the third. Face yellowish.
Thorax pale yellowish. Abdomen pale yellowish, reddish tinted
basally and apically. Wings pale yellowish, costa brownish yellow.
Legs pale yellowish white, the tips of the tarsi slightly dusky; claws
stout, strongly curved near the middle, irregularly swollen at the
distal third. Genitalia; dorsal plate broad, deeply and triangularly
incised, the lobes diverging; ventral plate broad, tapering, broadly
and roundly emarginate, the lobes narrow, slightly recurved; style
long, stout, broadly rounded. Type Cecid. 361. |
Itonida fragariae Felt
1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. 133; separate, p. 37
(Cecidomyia)
1908 ————— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 413 (Cecidomyia)
This pale yellowish male was taken June 18, 1906 on strawberry
at Albany, N. Y. |
Male. Length .75 mm. Antennae twice as long as the body,
thickly haired, light yellowish brown; fourteen segments, the fifth
with stems three times their diameters; terminal segment, distal
enlargement produced, cylindric, with a spindle-shaped appendage.
Palpi; the first segment rectangular, the second one-half longer,
narrowly rounded, the third a little longer, more slender, the fourth
longer and broader than the third. Mesonotum dark carmine, sub-
median lines yellowish. Scutellum tinged with carmine, post-_
scutellum yellowish. Abdomen pale yellowish with a median dorsal |
orange spot on the second and third segments. Wings hyaline, |
long, narrow, costa pale yellowish. Halteres yellowish transparent.
Legs pale straw; distal tarsal segments light brown; claws slender,
strongly curved. Genitalia; dorsal plate broad, deeply and broadly
emarginate, the lobes obliquely truncate; ventral plate broad, long,
broadly and roundly emarginate, the lobes diverging, slender; style
long, slender, narrowly rounded. Type Cecid. 328.
Itonida emarginata Felt
1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. 134; separate, p. 38
(Cecidomyia)
1908 — N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 413 (Cecidomyia)
This pale reddish male was taken May 17, 1906 at Albany, N. Y.,
and June 30th at Nassau, N. Y.
Male. Length .75 mm. Antennae longer than the body, thickly
haired, dark brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with stems two and
one-half and three times their diameters; terminal segment, distal
enlargement prolonged, subcylindric, apically with a short, sub- |
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 185
nical process. Palpi; the first segment short, suboval, the second.
ittle longer, slender, the third suboval, broader than the second,
e fourth one-fourth longer than the third, rather broad; face yellow-
sh. Mesonotum pale reddish, the anterior, median and sublateral
posterior areas slightly darker. Abdomen yellowish red with
rregular, carmine markings. Wings hyaline, costa brown; halteres
yellowish transparent basally, fuscous apically. Legs light brown,
lighter ventrally, tarsi slightly darker; claws slender, strongly
surved. Genitalia; terminal clasp segment swollen at the base,
tapering; ventral plate swollen at base, tapering to a deeply and
‘roundly emarginate apex, the lobes widely separated, acute; style
long, slender, tapering, broadly rounded. Type Cecid. 34.
Itonida ruricola Felt
1908 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 413 (Cecidomyia)
_ This dark-brown male was taken June 15, 1906 on sedge, Carex,
pat Nassau, N. Y.
Male. Length 1 mm. Antennae about twice the length of the
body, thickly haired, light brown, yellowish basally; fourteen seg-
ments, the fifth with stems three and four and one-half times their
diameters. Palpi; first segment subquadrate, the second with a
length over three times its diameter, the third as long as the second,
more slender, the fourth one-half longer than the third. Face fuscous
yellowish. Mesonotum dark brown, the submedian lines yellowish.
Scutellum fuscous orange, postscutellum a little darker. Abdomen
dark brown, the terminal segments pale orange, sparsely yellow-
haired. Wings; costa light brown; halteres yellowish transparent,
fuscous apically. Legs pale straw; claws rather stout, strongly
curved, the pulvilli shorter. Genitalia; dorsal plate short, deeply and
triangularly incised, the lobes broadly rounded; ventral plate long,
deeply and broadly emarginate, the slender lobes divergent; style
‘long, narrowly rounded. Type Cecid. 293.
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ltonida apicalis Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 413 (Cecidomyia)
This dark-brown male was taken June 27, 1906 in a trap lantern
at Newport, N. Y.
Male. Length 1 mm. Antennae twice as long as. the body,
sparsely haired, light brown, yellowish basally; fourteen segments,
the fifth with stems each three and one-half times their diameter;
terminal segment, distal enlargement produced and with a long,
irregular, spindle-shaped appendage. Palpi; the first segment sub-
rectangular, swollen basally, the second over twice the length of the
first, stout, the third a little longer and more slender than the second,
‘the fourth longer and a little broader than the third; face yellowish.
Mesonotum dark brown, submedian lines yellowish, distinct. Scu-
tellum fuscous, yellowish apically, postscutellum yellowish. Abdo-
186 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
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men nearly uniform dark brown, the terminal segments light yellows
rather sparsely clothed with yellowish hairs. Wings subhyaline,
costa dark brown; halteres yellowish transparent basally, slightly
fuscous apically. Legs nearly uniform fuscous yellowish, tars
lighter, terminal segments variably and slightly tinged with carmine;
claws long, slender, strongly curved near the middle. Genitalia
(pl. 20, fig. 5); dorsal plate broad, deeply and narrowly incised, the
lobes tapering; ventral plate broad, long, deeply and roundly emargi- |
nate, the lobes broad, diverging, obliquely truncate; style long, stout,
swollen at the basal third, constricted at the distal fourth, more so.
at the distal eighth, slightly expanded and narrowly rounded. Type
Cecid. 409.
Itonida agraria Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 413 (Cecidomyia)
This pale yellowish male was captured at Newport and Nassau,
N. Y., in June and July, 1906. .
Male. Length .75 mm. Antennae fully twice as long as the body,
thickly haired, pale straw; fourteen segments, the fifth with stems
each three and one-half times their diameter; terminal segment, distal _
enlargement prolonged, subcylindric, apically a nearly equally long,
spindle-shaped process. Palpi; the first segment irregularly sub-—
quadrate, the second, third and fourth each nearly subequal, with a |
length about four times the diameter; face yellowish. Mesonotum a
variable orange, slightly darker anteriorly. Scutellum and post-
scutellum a variable orange. Abdomen a pale yellowish orange.
Wings hyaline, costa very pale straw; halteres whitish transparent. —
Legs almost whitish transparent, tarsal segments annulate with light
brown; claws slender, uniformly curved. Genitalia; dorsal plate ©
broad, deeply and narrowly incised, the lobes broadly rounded exter-_
nally, irregularly and obliquely truncate, the internal and external
angles slightly prolonged, each with a stout apical seta; ventral plate
broad, long, deeply, broadly and roundly emarginate, the lobes well
separated, narrow, narrowly rounded; style long, slender broadly
rounded. Type Cecid. 247.
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Itonida terrestris Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 413 (Cecidomyia)
This dark yellowish male was taken June 21, 1906 in a trap lantern
at Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
Male. Length .75 mm. Antennae one-fourth longer than the
body, thickly haired, light brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with
stems three and three and one-half times their diameters. Palpi;
the first segment irregular, subcylindric, with a length one-half
greater than its diameter, the second with a length about four
times its diameter, the third a little shorter and more slender and the
fourth a little longer and more dilated than the third. Mesonotum
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 187
light yellowish brown. Abdomen dark yellowish brown, the terminal
segment yellowish. Wings hyaline, costa light brown; halteres
yellowish transparent. Legs a pale yellowish straw, lighter distally;
claws long, slender, evenly curved, the pulvilli about two-thirds the
length of the claws. Genitalia; dorsal plate short, deeply and tri-
angularly emarginate, the lobes diverging, obliquely truncate, the
lateral angles produced; ventral plate long, stout, deeply and roundly
emarginate, the lobes slender, parallel, narrowly rounded; style long,
slender, constricted near the distal sixth and seventh, narrowly
rounded. Type Cecid. 371.
Itonida sanguinia Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 413 (Cecidomyia)
This dull-red male was taken June 24, 1906 on fern at Nassau, |
Jie Ge
Male. Length 1 mm. Antennae twice as long as the body,
thickly haired, light brown, yellowish basally; fourteen segments,
the fifth with stems each three and one-half times their diameters;
terminal segment, distal enlargement with a length one-half greater
than its diameter and a long, fingerlike process apically. Palpi; first
segment irregularly quadrate, the second with a length three times
its diameter, slender, the third a little longer, more slender, the
fourth a little shorter than the third, dilated. Face yellowish.
Mesonotum fuscous. yellowish, the submedian lines yellowish,
sparsely haired. Scutellum fuscous yellow, sparsely setose apically,
postscutellum dark brown. Abdomen dull reddish basally, slightly
darker apically, sparsely clothed with fine, yellowish hairs. Wings
hyaline, costa dark brown; halteres yellowish basally, slightly fus-
cous apically. Legs fuscous yellowish, the fore and mid tarsi darker,
the hind tarsi pale yellowish; claws slender, strongly curved, the
pulvilli about half the length of the claws. Genitalia; dorsal plate
deeply and triangularly emarginate, the lobes broadly emarginate;
ventral plate long, deeply and roundly emarginate, the lobes parallel,
slender; style long, slender, narrowly rounded. Type Cecid. 385.
Itonida explicata Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 413 (Cecidomyia)
The pale yellowish midge was taken July 6, 1906 while collecting
on golden rod or Solidago and aster at Albany, N. Y.
Male. Length 1.25 mm. Antennae one-fourth longer than the
body, thickly haired, light brown, yellowish basally ; fourteen segments,
the fifth with stems two and three times their diameters; terminal
segment, distal enlargement produced and with a subfusiform append-
age constricted at the base and swollen at the basal fourth. Palpi;
first segment subrectangular, the second twice the length of the
first, stouter, the third longer and more slender than the second,
the fourth nearly twice the length of the third, slender. Face and
body pale yellowish. Genitalia slightly fuscous. Wings (pl. 16
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fig. 10) hyaline, costa light brown. Halteres pale yellowish. Legs
light fuscous yellowish, tarsi lighter; claws slender, uniformly curved. —
Genitalia (pl. 19, fig. 1); dorsal plate deeply and triangularly incised,
the lobes divergent, tapering, broadly rounded; ventral plate broad —
at base, deeply and roundly emarginate, the lobes well separated, —
narrow, obtuse; style long, stout, broadly rounded. Type Cecid. 515. —
Itonida aphidivora Felt
1912 Felt, E.P. N. Y. Ent. Soc. Jour., 20:245-46
1914. ———Econ. Ent. Jour., 7:458
This midge was reared in some numbers from apple leaves infested
by the rosy aphis, Aphis malifoliae Fitch, at Nassau, N. Y.
Itonida aprilis Felt
1912 Felt, E.P. N. Y. Ent. Soc. Jour., 20:247
These midges are among the early appearing forms taken at —
Albany, N. Y.
Itonida tritici Felt
1912 Felt, E.P. Econ. Ent. Jour., 5:289
1918 ———— N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 22
This is not the Cecidomyia or Diplosis tritici Kirby, a
species described by several authors as having a long ovipositor and
a midge associated with serious losses to grain in Europe. The
type of Kirby’s species has been destroyed (Trans. Linn. Soc. 4:
232, 1798). It is doubtful if the true Cecidomyia, presumably the
Contarinia tritici Kirby, occurs in the United States.
The specimens described under the above name are in the United
States National Museum collection at Washington, were labeled
Cecidomyia tritici Kirby and were presumed to be the
midge which caused so much loss to American wheat growers in
earlier years, since they were reared by Theodore Pergande
from typical wheat midge material. The economic status of
this species can not be determined at the present time, though
data at hand indicate that most of the injury in American —
wheat fields is probably due to the work of the European
Thecodiplosis mosellana Gehin, and if this be the
case it follows that the extensive American wheat midge litera-
ture relates to this species and not to the insect formerly supposed
to be the cause of the injury. It is to be expected that several
midges would occur in wheat heads. The writer has already
characterized three and others are known to occur in Europe. The
difficulty is to determine between comparatively rare and relatively
innocuous species and the one or more destructive forms.
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Itonida apocyni Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 414 (Cecidomyia)
1918 ———— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 180
_ This reddish yellow male was reared August 21, 1906 from.
_ unopened, apparently normal blossoms of the spreading dogbane,
Apocynum andromaesifolium, taken at Nassau, N. Y.
Male. Length1.;mm. Antennae one-half longer than the body,
thickly haired, pale yellowish; fourteen segments, the fifth with
stems three and four times their diameters; terminal segment, distal
node with a length three times its diameter, subcylindric, tapering,
apically with a long, slender, tapering appendage. Palpi; the first
segment short, subcylindric, with a length one-half greater than its
diameter, the second segment with a length four times its diameter,
the third a little longer and the fourth a little longer and more slender
than the third. Mesonotum a light fuscous, the submedian lines
sparsely haired. Scutellum yellowish; abdomen reddish yellow.
Wings hyaline, costa yellowish; halteres pale yellowish. Coxae red-
dish yellow, femora and tibiae yellowish, the tarsi darker; claws long,
slender, evenly curved, the pulvilli rudimentary, about one-third
the length of the claws. Genitalia; dorsal plate short, broad, deeply
and triangularly incised, the lobes well separated, broadly and
roundly emarginate, the lateral angles produced, they and the
internal angles each bearing stout setae; ventral plate long, broad,
deeply and roundly emarginate, the lobes tapering slightly, narrowly
rounded; style long, rather stout, constricted near the distal sixth
and seventh, broadly rounded. Type Cecid. a168 4a.
Itonida spiraeina Felt
I910 Stebbins, F. A. Springfield Mus. Nat. Hist. Bul. 2, p. 35
(Cecidomyia lappa)
1911 Felt, E.P. Econ. Ent. Jour., 4:555-56
1918 ———— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 133
Both sexes of this species were reared April 16, t910 from a jar
containing bud galls on Spiraea salicifolia collected by
Cora H. Clarke the preceding season at Magnolia, Mass. A male
was also reared June 27, 1910. This species is closely related to
I. apocyni Felt. The male may be distinguished by the
fuscous yellowish abdomen with its distal segments deep orange, the
distinctly broader wings, the more cylindric distal enlargement of
the fifth antennal segment, and the modification of the ventral plate.
Gall. The gall is simply an enlarged terminal bud about 3 mm in
diameter. It was brown in color when collected and approached in
general form, the fringed terminal bud gall taken on spiraea in that
section and was somewhat intermediate in character between this
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atter and a small bud gall 7 mm long and 2 mm wide, composed of
brownish, rudimentary bracts and inhabited by pale orange larvae. —
The identity of the larva has not been established. |
Itonida spiraeaflorae Felt
1907 Felt, E. P. New Species of Cecidomyiidae II, p. 23 (Cecidomiyia)
1908 —————_ N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 304, 414 (Cecidomyia)
1918) === EN, YinState: Mus, Bulii2oo, parg3
This greenish bronze male was reared August 27, 1907 from slightly
enlarged, reddened flowersof Spiraea salicifolia taken at
Albany, N. Y.
Gall. The pale yellowish larvae of this species occur in the
slightly enlarged, reddened flowers.
Male. Length 1.5mm. Antennae one-half longer than the body,
thickly haired, pale straw; fourteen segments, the fifth with stems
having a length two and three times their diameters; terminal seg-
ment, distal enlargement produced and bearing a long, slender
appendage. Palpi presumably composed of four segments; face pale
fuscous. Mesonotum brown, the submedian lines whitish. Scu-
tellum yellowish. Abdomen a greenish bronze, the first segment
yellowish. Wings hyaline, costa light straw; halteres pale fuscous
yellowish. Coxae pale yellowish, femora yellowish at the base,
fuscous apically; tibiae and tarsi fuscous; claws long, slender, strongly
curved, simple, the pulvilli distinctly shorter than the claws. Geni-
talia; dorsal plate short, stout, deeply and triangularly incised, the
lobes narrowly separated, obliquely truncate; ventral plate long,
broad, the sides nearly parallel, broadly and roundly emarginate,
the lobes long, slender, subacute; style long, slender, broadly rounded.
Type Cecid. a1681b.
Itonida uliginosa Felt
1914 Felt, E. P.. N. Y. Ents:Soc. Jour., 22:133
This species was taken August 21, 1909, by C. P. Alexander in a
bog swamp at Woodworth’s lake in the Adirondacks, altitude 1570
feet. It may be distinguished from the related I. apocyni Felt
by the yellowish orange body and the structure of the genitalia.
Itonida hudsoni Felt
1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. 135; separate, p. 39
(Cecidomyia)
1908 ————— N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 414 (Cecidomyia)
This reddish brown male was taken April 19, 1906 on red cedar,
Juniperus virginiana, at Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
Male. Length 2mm. Antennae a little longer than the body,
sparsely haired, dark brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with stems
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one and one-half and two and one-half times their diameters; terminal
segment, distal enlargement divided, a smaller proximal enlarge-
ent and a larger distal portion; the tip prolonged, the basal two-
thirds stout, the distal third more slender. Palpi; first segment
prolonged, slightly expanded at the distal third, the second a little
stouter, one-fourth longer, the third a little more slender and one-
half longer than the second, and the fourth about twice the length
of the third and more slender. Head dark brown. Mesonotum
light brown with an indistinct yellowish, median line and a similar
- color on the humeri, submedian lines sparsely ornamented with long,
‘yellowish setae; posterior margin of mesonotum slaty brown. Scu-
tellum bluish slate, the apex sparsely ornamented with long, yel-
lowish setae. Abdomen dark or reddish brown, rather thickly
clothed with yellowish hairs. Legs brownish yellow; claws stout,
strongly curved. Wings (pl. 16, fig. 12) with costa and the apical
half of the third vein reddish; halteres yellowish basally, irregularly
brownish and yellowish apically. Genitalia (pl. 19, fig. 3); dorsal
plate broad, deeply and triangularly emarginate, the lobes widely
separated; ventral plate narrow, broadly and roundly excavated, the
lobes narrow, widely separated, each with a long subapical seta.
_ Harpes stout, apparently fused distally, swollen at the distal fourth,
: a eden finely and irregularly serrate; style long, stout. Type
_ Lecid. I.
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Hy ,
Itonida setariae Felt
i 1907 Felt, E.P. New Species of Cecidomyiidae II, p. 22-23 (Cecidomyia)
i 1908 ————_ N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 303-4, 414 (Cecidomyia)
mh) 1918 ———— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 24
t
This reddish yellow male was reared August 25, 1907 from seeds
of the common fox-tail grass, Alopecurus pratensis,
at Albany, N.Y.
_ Male. Length 1.5 mm. Antennae longer than the body, thickly
haired, light brown; the basal segment pale yellowish; fourteen
segments, the fifth with stems one and one-half and two times their
diameters; terminal segment, distal enlargement produced and with
a long, slender, tapering appendage. Palpi; the first segment short,
stout, irregularly subquadrate, the second stout, nearly twice the
length of the first, the third a little longer, more slender, the fourth
a little longer and more slender than the third; face light reddish.
Mesonotum reddish, darker laterally, the submedian lines indistinct.
Scutellum darker than the mesonotum, postscutellum reddish.
Abdomen reddish yellow, sparsely clothed with long hairs; mem-
brane and pleurae reddish yellow. Wings hyaline, costa light brown;
halteres pale reddish or yellowish. Coxae pale yellowish, the
anterior and mid femora and tibiae gray, the posterior femora and
tibiae yellowish, the anterior and mid tarsi brownish, the posterior
tarsi with the two basal segments yellowish, the others brown;
claws long, slender, irregularly curved, the pulvilli distinctly shorter
than the claws. Genitalia; dorsal plate short, broad, deeply and
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triangularly incised, the lobes well separated, truncate, groups
of long setae at the angles; ventral plate long, broad, the sides tap-
ering slightly to a broadly and roundly emarginate apex, the lobes —
short, narrowly rounded. Harpes indistinct; style long, stout,
tapering to an obtuse, slightly expanded apex. Type Cecid. ar7ar.
Kionida putrida Felt
1912 Felt, E.P. N. Y. Ent. Soc. Jour., 20:246-47
1908) a Ne otabe vis. Bul 200.00. /46
This species was reared from decaying birch wood inhabited by —
numerous larvae of Bolitophila cinerea Meign. collected
at Albany.
Itonida reflexa Felt
1913 Felt, E. P. Psyche, 20:146 —-47
The male was received from C. W. Johnson of the Boston Society
of Natural History. It was labeled “I. B.16, 1906, Hampton, N. H.,
S. A. Shaw, 1143.” It is easily separated from the related
I. putrida Felt by the dark-brown abdomen and the somewhat
longer antennal stems.
Itonida nixoni Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 414 (Cecidomyia)
This pale yellowish male was taken July 6, 1906 on New Jersey
tea, Ceanothus americanus, at Albany, N. Y.
Male. Length 1.6mm. Antennae one-half longer than the body,
thickly haired, light brown, yellowish basally; fourteen segments,
the fifth with stems two and two and one-half times their diameters,
respectively; terminal segment, distal enlargement cylindric, with a
length three times its diameter, apically a slender, fingerlike process.
Palpi; first segment quadrate, with a length one-half greater than
its diameter, the second twice the length of the first, slender, the
third a little longer than the second, slender, the fourth a little
longer and more slender than the third. Face fuscous yellowish.
Mesonotum dark brown, the submedian lines broad, yellow, pos-
terior median area yellowish. Scutellum fuscous yellowish, post-
scutellum yellowish. Abdomen pale yellowish orange, the distal
segments narrowly and faintly margined posteriorly with fuscous,
the latter continued slightly on the median line; genitalia slightly
fuscous. Wings hyaline, costa light brown; halteres yellowish
transparent. Legs a nearly uniform fuscous straw, tarsi slightly
darker; claws long, slender, evenly curved, the pulvilli nearly as long
as the claws. Genitalia; dorsal plate broad, deeply and roundly
emarginate, the lobes broadly rounded, the angles slightly produced;
ventral plate long, broad, nearly truncate apically; style long, stout,
narrowly rounded. Type Cecid. 510.
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Itonida tothurstae Felt
- 1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 414 (Cecidomyia)
_ This dark fuscous yellowish male was taken July 30, 1906 on
“sumac, Rhus, at Albany, N. Y.
_ Male. Length 1.25 mm. Antennae a little longer than the body,
thickly haired, light brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with stems
having a length one and one-half and two and one-half times their
‘diameters, the terminal segment having the distal enlargement with
-a length four times its diameter and a stout, tapering, fingerlike
process apically. Palpi; first segment subquadrate, the second with
a length three times its diameter, the third longer, more slender,
Pe fourth as long as the third, more dilated. Mesonotum dark
{ brown, the submedian lines yellowish. Scutellum dark reddish,
_postscutellum dark brown. Abdomen dark fuscous yellow, the seg-
ments broadly margined posteriorly with dark brown and with
{ short, transverse, dark lines laterally near the middle; venter mostly
dark brown; pleurae fuscous yellowish. Wings hyaline, costa dark
brown; halteres semitransparent. Coxae and femora basally pale
yellowish, the distal portion of femora, tibiae and tarsi mostly light
brown; claws stout, irregularly curved, the pulvilli about one-third
the length of the claws. Genitalia; dorsal plate deeply and narrowly
incised, the lobes broad, truncate; ventral plate long, broad, irregu-
larly truncate; style long, slender. Type Cecid. 721.
Itonida quercina Felt
1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. 137; separate, p. 41
_ (Cecidomyia)
1908 ————— _N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 414 (Cecidomyia)
_ This pale orange male was taken June 21, 1906 on swamp white
oak, Quercus bicolor, at Albany, N. Y.
Male. Length .5 mm. Antennae nearly as long as the body,
thickly haired, yellowish gray; fourteen segments, the fifth with
stems having a length two and a quarter and three times their
diameters. Palpi; first segment short, semiglobose, second rather
long, curved, and the third a little longer, more slender; face pale
yellowish. Mesonotum dark brown, submedian lines yellowish,
sparsely ornamented with fine setae. Scutellum pale yellowish,
postscutellum yellowish brown. Abdomen pale orange with a large
fuscous median spot basally. Genitalia slightly fuscous. Wings
hyaline, costa light brown; halteres pale yellowish basally and dis-
tally, pale orange in the middle. Legs pale straw color, the annu-
lations variably marked with carmine, distal tarsal segments fuscous;
claws stout, simple. Genitalia; dorsal plate broad, deeply incised,
the lobes approximate, broadly rounded; ventral plate broad,
expanding slightly to a broadly rounded setose apex; style long,
stout, curved. Type Cecid. 342.
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Itonida cucurbitae Felt
1911 Felt, E. P. Econ. Ent. Jour., 4:555
The midge was reared July 10, 1876 from orange larvae on a squash,
presumably by the late C. V. Riley. The vegetable had a curious,
rough, fulvous appearance. The specimens were kindly placed at
our disposal through the courtesy of Dr L. O. Howard. M yco-
diplosis cucurbitae was also associated with this form,
the two resembling each other so closely as to be inseparable with a
hand lens.
Itonida pugionis Felt
19g1r Felt, E. P. Econ. Ent. Jour., 4:557-58
1918, ——_-——_“N. Y: State Mus. Bul!\200, p. 53
This striking form was first reared May 4, 1911 from a jar contain-
ing chestnut bark infested with numerous Miastor ameri-
cana Felt larvae collected at Nassau. Subsequently it was
obtained from maple bark containing many Miastor larvae. It is
very probable that this form is predaceous. It is tentatively referred
to this genus, though it appears to present no very close resemblance
to known species. It is easily recognized by the striking coloration
of the antennae and wings, especially the latter.
Itonida catalpae Comst.
1881 Comstock, J.H. U.S. Comm. Agric. Rep’t, 1880, p. 266 -67 (Diplosis)
1890 Packard, A.S. U.S. Ent. Comm. 5th Rep’t, p. 666-68 (Diplosis) —
1906 Felt, E.P. Insects Affecting Park & Woodland Trees, N. Y. State Mus.
Mem. 8, 2:735 (Cecidomyia)
1908 Gossard, H. A. Econ. Ent. Jour., 1:181-82 (Cecidomyia)
1908 Houser, J. S. Ohio Agric. Expt. Sta. Bul. 194, p. 193 (Cecidomyia)
1908 Gossard, H. A. Ohio Agric. Expt. Sta. Bul. 197, p. 1-13 (Cecidomyia)
1909 Felt, E. P. Ent. Soc. Ont., 39th Rep’t, p. 43 (Cecidomyia)
1910 Douglas, B. W. State Ent. Ind. 2d Rep’t, p. 93-95 (Cecidomyia)
1918 Felt, E. P. N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 186
The orange-colored larvae of this species occur, according to
Professor Comstock, in the seed pods of Catalpa bigno-
noides, causing the seeds to rot and the pods to turn brown in
midsummer. The attack may be observed in the early part of August
and is indicated by the unripe and normally green pods turning
brown. One-half of the pod may remain green while the remainder
appears to be dry and apparently ripe. These abnormal pods have
the mass of seeds fairly alive with active footless, yellow maggots,
none over 3.25 mm long. They vary much in size, some being
nearly full grown while others are quite young. The entire contents
of the infested pods are in every case in a badly decayed condition.
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Adults were reared in some to days. The larvae undergo their
‘transformations in the soil, many of them apparently emerging
through one hole. The insects seem to breed throughout the fall.
_ This species is best known on account of its injuring the pods and
_ young twigs, though it appears capable of materially damaging the
foliage. The following unpublished notes kindly placed at our
_ disposal by Doctor Howard of the bureau of entomology, probably
_ Tefer to this species. In June 1897 Mr Pergande found on the under
' side of catalpa leaves a number of pale greenish, whitish or yellowish
_ Itonid larvae producing a slight abrasion on the surface. Most of
_ the affected leaves showed peculiar, circular, brownish spots sur-
4 rounded by yellowish green rings. These observations were repeated
_ the following season and convinced Mr Pergande that the spots were
caused by the larvae. He states that the very minute eggs are
_ loosely laid upon the foliage and drop easily. They are elongate-
q oval, pale yellowish and highly polished. The final transformations,
he states, must occur in the soil.
Male. Length 1.3 mm. Antennae about twice as long as the
body, thickly haired, fuscous, basally fuscous yellowish; fourteen
segments, the fifth with stems having a length two and one-half
and three and one-half times their diameters; terminal segment,
distal enlargement cylindric, with a length five times its diameter,
apically a long, slender, fingerlike appendage. Palpi; the first seg-
ment short, stout, irregular, subquadrate, the second about as long,
more slender, the third one-half longer than the second, slender,
the fourth a little shorter than the third. Mesonotum fuscous
_ yellowish, the submedian lines yellowish; scutellum and postscu-
tellum yellowish; abdomen light yellow; wings hyaline, costa pale
_ yellowish; halteres yellowish. Legs a light fuscous yellowish; claws
long, slender, evenly curved, the pulvilli nearly as long as the claws.
Genitalia; basal clasp segment short, stout, roundly truncate dis-
tally; terminal clasp segment rather short, stout, tapering. Other
_ structures indistinct in preparation.
Described from specimens received from Washington. Taken
August 16, 1880 and probably types. Cecid. ar8o4.
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Itonida tecomae Felt
1906 Felt, E. P. N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 104, p. 127-30 (Bremia)
1908 ————— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 414 (Cecidomyia)
1918 ————— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 185
The pale yellowish male was reared from yellowish larvae found
upon the distorted, partially rolled leaves of trumpet vine, Tecoma
_tradicans, at Albany, N. Y.,in August 1905. The wing is shown
in plate 16, figure 5.
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196 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
Gall. The pale yellowish larvae live freely upon the distorted,
partially rolled leaves, producing pseudogall-like formations.
Itonida myricae Beutm.
1907 Beutenmueller, William Can. Ent., 39:306
1918 Felt, E.P. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. Bul., 38:181-82
1918 —_-—— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 40
This yellowish midge was reared from a bud gall on wax myrtle,
Myrica cerifer. Itisrelated to 1. tecomae Felt, from
which it is readily separated by a number of characters.
Itonida verbenae Beutm.
1907 Beutenmueller, William Can. Ent., 39: 306-7
1908 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 414 (Cecidomyia urtifolia)
1918 ————— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 182
This pale yellowish form was reared July 20, 1907 from the ter-
minal rolled leaves of Verbena urticaefolia taken at
Karner, N. Y.
Male. Length 1.25 mm. Antennae one-half longer than the
body, thickly haired, light fuscous, the stems colorless, basally a
nearly uniform pale yellowish; fourteen segments, the fifth with
stems each three and one-half times their diameter. Palpi; the first
segment rather long, irregularly subquadrate, the second slender,
with a length fully three and one-half times its diameter, the third :
a little shorter and more slender and the fourth one-third longer
and more dilated than the third. Thorax and abdomen a nearly
uniform pale yellowish. Wings hyaline, costa light straw; halteres
yellowish transparent. Legs light straw, the distal tarsal segments
somewhat darker; claws long, stout, strongly curved basally, the
pulvilli about half the length of the claws. Genitalia; dorsal plate
short, broad, deeply and broadly emarginate, the lobes obliquely
truncate, produced laterally; ventral plate long, slender, broadly and
roundly emarginate, the lobes long, tapering, narrowly rounded;
style long, slender, narrowly rounded. Cecid. Way ile
Itonida reginae n. sp.
This dark brown male was taken May 28, 1907 at Regina, N. W. T.
by T. N. Willing.
Male. Length 2 mm. Antennae one-fourth longer than the
body, rather thickly haired, brown: fourteen segments, the fifth with
stems one and one-half and two and one-half times their diameters;
terminal segment, distal enlargement prolonged, tapering, obtuse.
Palpi; the first segment stout, with a length about one-half greater
than the diameter, the second about twice as long as the first and
more slender, the third a little longer and more slender than the
second and the fourth a little longer than the third. Mesonotum
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lark brown, the submedian lines rather sparsely haired. Scutellum
k brown with a few apical setae, postscutellum and abdomen
k brown. Wings hyaline, costa pale reddish brown. Legs a
rly uniform dark fuscous straw; claws long, slender, strongly
rved, the pulvilli as long as the claws. Genitalia; dorsal plate
rt, broad, deeply and triangularly emarginate, the lobes widely
arated, broadly rounded, subacute; ventral plate short, stout, the
al half contracted, broadly and roundly emarginate, the lobes
ely separated, slender, obtuse; style stout, tapering. Type
ecid. 1214.
} Itonida antennata Felt
1908 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 414 (Cecidomyia)
_ This reddish brown male was taken May 21, 1906 at Albany, N. Y.
Male. Length 1.25mm. Antennae one-half longer than the body,
thickly haired, yellowish brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with
stems one-half and one and one-half times their diameters; terminal
‘segment, distal enlargement produced, the appendage subconical,
obtuse. Palpi; first segment short, stout, swollen distally, the
“second narrowly oval, the third as long as the second, more slender,
the fourth one-half longer than the second, slightly dilated. Face
ellowish brown. Mesonotum dark brown, the yellowish submedian
nes with pale setae, posterior median area yellowish. Scutellum
ellowish apically, postscutellum yellowish. Abdomen reddish
rown, darker basally. Wings hyaline, costa light brown. Halteres
ellowish transparent. Coxae straw yellow, tinged with red. Legs
ostly dark brown, lighter ventrally; claws stout, strongly curved.
xenitalia; dorsal plate broad, deeply and roundly emarginate, the
obes widely separated, irregularly rounded; ventral plate broad,
ong, deeply and broadly emarginate, the lobes short, widely sep-
rated, broadly rounded; style broad at base, broadly rounded.
ype Cecid. 69.
Itonida flavoscuta Felt
1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. 137; separate, p. 41
1908 ————— _N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 415 (Cecidomyia)
This dark-brown male was taken May 21, 1906 at Albany, N. Y.
Male. Length .75 mm. Antennae longer than the body, thickly
aaired, dark brown; fourteen segments (fig. 36), the fifth with stems
me-fourth and one and one-half times their diameters; terminal
segment, distal enlargement produced, subconical. Palpi; first seg-
ment subquadrate, the second stout, the third one-fourth longer
han the second and the fourth one-third longer than the third.
Face reddish brown. Mesonotum dark brown, the submedian lines
with pale setae. Scutellum yellowish, setose apically; postscutellum
yellowish. Abdomen dark brown. Wings hyaline, costa light
brown. Halteres yellowish transparent. Legs yellowish trans-
parent, tinged with reddish at the extremities of femora, tibiae and
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tarsi; claws stout, uniformly curved. Genitalia (pl. 20, fig. 6)
dorsal plate narrowly and roundly emarginate, the lobes divergent’
Fig. 36 Itonida flavos-
cuta, third and fourth an-
tennal segments of male
(enlarged, original)
and narrowly subtruncate; ventral plate broad, broadly and deeply
emarginate, the lobes well separated; style stout, tapering, narrowly
rounded. Type Cecid. 76.
Itonida foliora Rssl. & Hkr.
1908 Russell, H. M. & Hooker, C. W. Ent. News, 19:349 —52 (Cecidomyia)
1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 415 (Cecidomyia)
1910 Stebbins, F. A. Springfield Mus. Nat. Hist. Bul., 2:21, 22, 24
(Cecidomyia)
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 199
_ This insect is possibly Cecidomyia erubescens OS.
though as no stage of the insect was described, it is impossible to
be certain without exhaustive rearings from a variety of marginal
‘oak leaf rolls. The species was discovered by W. V. Tower in July
1905, working on the leaves of black oak. His observations on its
life history were continued by H. M. Russell and subsequently
C. W. Hooker completed the account. The marginal rolls (pl. 13,
Fe. t) produced by this insect were very abundant on a black oak
(Quercus coccinae, var. tinctoria) growing near the
president’s house on the grounds of the Massachusetts Agricultural
College at Amherst, Mass. The infested tree was in a small clump
‘of red oaks, none of which became infested, apparently indicating
that this species occurs only on the black oak, particularly as the
arvae were numerous upon the leaves and adults occurred in swarms
‘under its branches. Every leaf was infested by from one to over
‘one hundred larvae up to certainly within 10 feet of the top, though
‘they were not so numerous on the upper branches as on the lower
limbs. Our own observations show that certain Cecidomyiidae at
east, display a marked preference for the foliage of the lower limbs.
Male. Length1mm. Antennae one-fourth longer than the body>
‘thickly haired, dark brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with stems
three-fourths and two times their diameters, respectively ; termina!
‘segment, distal enlargement slightly produced, apically an irregular
‘conical projection. Palpi; the first segment rather long, stout,
expanded distally, the second a little longer, more slender, the third
one-half longer than the second, more slender, the fourth three-
fourths longer than the third, somewhat dilated. Mesonotum dull
‘black. Scutellum deep red, postscutellum yellowish. Abdomen
deep red, the basal segments fuscous. Wings hyaline, costa reddish
‘brown: halteres pale yellowish. Coxae, femora and tibiae mostly
-fuscous yellowish, the tarsi a little darker; claws long, slender, slightly
curved, the pulvilli a little shorter than the claws. Genitalia;
dorsal plate short, broad, deeply and triangularly incised, the lobes
diverging, narrowly and irregularly rounded; ventral plate long,
‘broad, the sides somewhat emarginate, broadly and roundly emar-
-ginate, the lobes short, obtuse; style stout, long and tapering, nar-
-rowly rounded.
Female. Length 1.5 mm. Antennae one-half the length of the
body, sparsely haired, reddish brown; fourteen subsessile segments,
the fifth with a length two and one-half times its diameter; terminal
segment slightly produced, with a length four times its diameter
and a short, stout process apically. Tarsi; first segment subquadrate,
the second with a length twice its diameter, expanded distally, the
third a little longer, narrowly oval, the fourth one-half longer than
the third, slightly dilated. Ovipositor one-third the length of the
abdomen, the terminal lobes with a length twice the width, narrowly
oval. Otherwise nearly as in the male. Cecid. 1339.
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Life history. Messrs Russell and Hooker state that the midges
emerge from the ground from May ist to the 2oth, all disappearing
by June 1st. May 4, 1908 five adults were captured and by the
t1th the insects occurred in thousands, being so numerous that it
was only necessary to sweep an open cyanid jar over the top of, and
through the grass to obtain all the specimens desired. The flies appear.
just as the leaves begin to unfold and, for a time, after emerging,
large numbers may be found in the early morning and on wet days,
especially under the tree. As it becomes warmer and the dew drizs
they rise among the branches. The flight is feeble and the insects.
do not fly out beyond the borders of the tree. Oviposition begins
when the leaves are 1 to 2 inches long, the eggs being deposited for
the most part upon the under side and irregularly scattered between
the veins. A few are laid, apparently by accident, upon the upper
surface. An average of 70 eggs was obtained from each of 50 leaves,
not over 6 being upon the upper surface, the total number varying
from 40 to 120. One leaf 13 inches wide bore 28r eggs on its lower
surface and 175 on the upper. The eggs hatch in from 4 to 6 days,
the time varying with the weather. The young larvae migrate at
once to the edge of the leaf or to any hole in it and begin to feed on
the upper surface. After about 4 days of this feeding the edge
begins to curl over on the upper surface, forming a roll, the upper
face of which becomes more or less reddish. The larvae feed within
this roll, extending it with the growth of the leaf. Occasionally a
young larva feeds for a time in a circle on the exposed surface of
the leaf, causing it to become reddish and wrinkled. May 22d
nearly all the leaves near the ground bore rolls which, in some cases,
nearly encircled the leaf, while in others they were about one-fourth
of an inch long. One roll an inch long contained 25 larvae, while
only a few were present in others. The longer rolls are said to con-
tain relatively fewer larvae. The larval stage persists through the
summer, full growth being attained by the last of September or the
first of October, at which time all except those parasitized enter
the ground and pupate prior to cold weather. Exceptionally full-
grown larvae may be unable to escape and winter in the roll, the
adults appearing at the usual time in the spring.
Natural enenies. This species is attacked by a chalcid egg para-
site which appears at the same time in swarms almost as large as
those of the host. The female chalcid walks around among the
midge eggs, touching them rapidly with her antennae and stopping
every now and then to insert her ovipositor and lay an egg in that
of the host, neglecting others in the immediate vicinity. A mite
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 201
to be a natural enemy of this species.
Itonida claytoniae Felt
- 1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. 133; separate, p. 36 -37
_ (Cecidomyia)
_ 1908 ——— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 415 (Cecidomyia)
_ This reddish brown male was taken May 18, 1906 on Clay-
_tonia virginica at Albany, N. Y.
Male. Length 1.5mm. Antennae longer than the body, thickly
haired, light brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with stems one
and one-half and two times their diameters; terminal segment,
distal enlargement strongly constricted at the basal third and with
a subglobular appendage. Palpi; the first and second segments
~suboval, nearly equal, the third one-half longer than the second,
and the fourth one-half longer than the third. Face reddish. Meso-
-notum dark brown, the submedian lines paler. Scutellum reddish,
postscutellum and probably abdomen reddish brown, the latter
sparsely yellow haired. Wings hyaline, costa dark brown. Halteres
reddish transparent. Legs dark brown, lighter ventrally; tarsi pale
yellow; claws slender, strongly curved at the apical third. Geni-
talia; dorsal plate narrow, short, deeply and triangularly incised,
the lobes well separated, narrowly rounded; ventral plate as broad
as the dorsal plate, deeply and roundly emarginate, the lobes well
separated, narrowly rounded; style stout, the edges irregularly
-convolute, broadly rounded. Type Cecid. 46.
Itonida harimaniae n. sp.
The male described below was taken near a decaying hickory
stump at Albany, N. Y., April 15, rorr.
Male. Length 2mm. Antennae one-fourth longer than the body,
thickly haired, dark brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with stems
two and one-half and three and one-half times their diameters;
terminal segment, distal enlargement with a length nearly four times
its diameter, a constriction near the basal third and apically a long,
stout, tapering process. .Palpi; first segment subrectangular, with
a length three times its diameter, the second about as long as the
first, a little stouter, the third one-half longer than the second, more
slender, the fourth one-half longer than the third, dilated. Meso-
~notum slaty brown, the submedian lines sparsely haired. Scutellum
fuscous yellowish, postscutellum dark brown. Abdomen sparsely
haired, dark reddish brown; genitalia dark brown. Wings hyaline,
costa light brown; halteres yellowish basally, fuscous reddish and
thickly setose apically. Coxae dark brown; femora mostly reddish
brown; tibiae darker, the posterior with a broad subapical band of
yellowish scales; tarsi mostly dark brown, the two distal segments
on the anterior legs yellowish brown; claws stout, evenly curved,
simple, the pulvilli about one-third the length of the claws. Geni-
202 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
talia; dorsal plate short, deeply aod triangularly incised, the iobesil
diverging, obliquely truncate; ventral plate long, broad, tapering, —
broadly and roundly emarginate, the lobes short, broadly rounded; —
style long, stout, narrowly rounded. Type Cecid. 1380.
Itonida excavationis Felt
1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. 139 (C. excavata); separate,
Pp. 42-43 (Cecidomyia)
1908 ————— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 415 (Cecidomyia)
The pale yellowish male was taken May 21, 1906 on soft maple,
eer tte tm 7 at Albany, IN ys
Male. Length .75 mm. Antennae longer than the body, rather
thickly clothed with short, dark brown setae, pale straw color;
fourteen segments, the fifth with stems two and two and one-half
times their diameters respectively. Palpi; the first segment short,
subquadrate, slightly swollen at the distal third, the second twice
the length of the first, slender, the third a little longer, more slender,
the fourth one-half longer than the third; face yellowish white.
Mesonotum reddish brown with distinct submedian yellowish lines
sparsely clothed with setae. Scutellum yellow, tipped with carmine,
postscutellum yellow. Abdomen pale reddish yellow with slightly
fuscous areas dorsally on the second and third segments. Wings
hyaline, costa pale brown; halteres yellowish transparent. Legs
variably brown tinged with reddish, lighter ventrally, the anterior
and mid tarsi distinctly darker than the posterior; claws slender,
slightly curved. Genitalia (pl. 10, fig. 4); dorsal plate broad, deeply
and roundly emarginate, the lobes widely separated, narrowly
rounded; ventral plate narrow, narrowly rounded; style long, tap-
ering, the margins slightly convolute, broadly rounded. Type
Cecid: 65.
Itonida opuntiae Felt
1910 Felt, E.P. Ent. News, 21:10-12 (Cecidomyia)
1915 ———— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 175, p. 39-41
1918) 9---—— | Nw ¥. State/Mus. Bul, 200,.p.'072,073
Midges were reared during June, July and August 1909, from
discolored areas accompanied by more or less decay (fig. 37), at the
base of spines on Opuntia leaves received from George V. Nash,
head gardener of the New York Botanical Gardens at Bronx Park,
N. Y. Apparently the eggs are deposited at the base of a spine,
possibly near some recent wound and the larvae commence opera-
tions upon the tissues, their work being followed by decay and in
some instances by the operations of a small Ptinid beetle belonging
to the genus Catorama. In the latter case the dead tissues are
traversed by irregular galleries, the Cecidomyiid larvae being in the
near vicinity of living cells. This species occurred in New York
in the leaves of Opuntia banburyana from Italy and an
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 203
Opuntia from British West Indies. It is probably American and
a that the infestation originated in this eounttye The
Fig.37 Itonida opuntiae, Fig. 38 Itonida anthici,
lobe of cactus showing charac- cluster of flowerlike galls
teristic signs of infestation and one gall enlarged (au-
(author’s illustration) thor’s illustration)
|
Itonida anthici Felt
7 1913 Felt, E.P. Econ. Ent. Jour., 6:278
1918 N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 5, 19, 20
This interesting species produces pinkish white flowerlike galls on
‘cypress, Taxodium distichum, the galls (fig. 38) sometimes
being so numerous as to dominate the dark-green cypress foliage and
tive the appearance of an ordinary flowering plant thickly set
. small blossoms. The gall was collected repeatedly by Dr
204. NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
W. L. McAtee of the bureau of biological survey, Washington, and
is apparently common and widely distributed, since we have records.
of its occurring in Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama. The gall is
probably a greatly hypertrophid leaflet. |
Dr E. A. Burt of the Missouri Botanical Garden has recently
called our attention to the fact that this gall was originally supposed
to have been produced by a fungus, first designated as Merulius
cupressi Schw. (Schrift d. Naturforsch. Gesell. Leipzig, 1:92, 1822)
and subsequently referred to the genus Cyphella (Fries, Epicr. 567,
1836-1838). He states that it has been distributed in collections of
fungi under one or the other of the above-mentioned botanical names.
The above is paralleled by the earlier reference of the peculiar blister
leaf galls produced by the genus Asteromyia to fungi belonging to
the genus Rhytisma. The true nature of this cypress gall seems to
have first been pointed out, according to Dr Burt (Mo. Bot. Gard.
Ann. 1:380, 1914) by Berkley & Curtis (Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. Jour.
3:207, 1856). See also Saccardo, Sylloge Fungorum 6:674, 1888.
Itonida manihot Felt
1910 Felt, E.P. Ent. News, 21:268-69 (Cecidomyia)
1918 ———— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 157
This yellowish brown West Indian species, only about 1 mm long,
was reared from leaf galls on Cassava, Manihot utilissima,
by William H. Patterson, of the agricultural school, St Vincent, W. I.
It was also received under date of March 16, 1915 from Prof. F.
W. Urich, Trinidad, B. W. I. The male is most easily recognized
by the long, deeply and roundly emarginate ventral plate and the
short stems separating the antennal enlargements.
Itonida texana n. sp.
The reddish male described below was taken by E. S. Tucker
in a trap lantern at Plano, Texas, during July. It is doubtfully
referred to this genus and is remarkable because of the greatly
swollen basal clasp segment.
Male. Length 1.25 mm. Antennae a little longer than the body,
thickly haired, dark brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with stems
one and three-fourths and one and one-fourth times their diameters,
respectively; terminal segment produced, the distal enlargement
subcylindric, with a length three times its diameter, and apically
with a slender, fingerlike process. Palpi; first segment with a length
over twice its diameter, the second a little longer, stouter, the third
a little longer and more slender than the second, and the fourth a
little longer than the third. Mesonotum reddish brown, the sub-
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 205
median lines indistinct.} Scutellum and postscutellum reddish
brown. Abdomen rather thickly clothed with yellowish hairs, a
variable reddish brown. Wings hyaline, costa light straw; halteres
yellowish transparent, slightly fuscous apically. Coxae, femora and
_ tibiae a variable dark brown and yellowish, the segments slightly
' fuscous apically; claws slender, strongly curved, the pulvilli nearly
as long as the claws. Genitalia; basal clasp segment greatly swollen,
ovate, with a length only one-fourth greater than the diameter;
terminal clasp segment as long, stout, curved; dorsal plate short,
broadly emarginate, the lobes broadly rounded; ventral plate deeply
and triangularly emarginate, the lobes divergent, tapering; style
short, tapering, narrowly rounded. Type Cecid. 126s.
Pe ee
Itonida albotarsa Felt
1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. 132-33; separate, p. 36
_ (Cecidomyia)
_ The yellowish male was taken on hickory, Carya, at Albany,
_N. Y., June 19, 1906.
Male. Length 2mm. Antennae longer than the body, sparsely
haired, light brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with stems one
and one-half and two times their diameters, respectively; terminal
segment produced, the distal enlargement constricted at the basal
third, with a length over twice its diameter and apically with a
short, conical appendage. Palpi; first segment subquadrate, the
second with a length three times its diameter, the third a little
longer, more slender, the fourth one-third longer than the third.
Mesonotum yellowish, sparsely clothed with black hairs. Abdomen
_ yellowish, lighter distally, the segments margined posteriorly with
long, black hairs. Wing (pl. 15, fig. 8) with costa dark brown;
_ halteres yellowish, slightly fuscous apically. Legs thickly clothed
with fuscous hairs, yellowish basally; tibiae black, the tarsi fuscous,
except the white second of the anterior and the second to fifth of
_ the posterior. Genitalia (pl. ro, fig. 2); dorsal plate short, deeply
and triangularly emarginate, the lobes broadly rounded; ventral
_ plate long, deeply and triangularly emarginate, the lobes triangular;
_ style short, narrowly rounded. Type Cecid. 330.
Itonida taxodii Felt
_ i911 Felt, E. P. Econ. Ent. Jour., 4:556-57
1918 ——— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 19
_ This insect, characterized earlier, was reared in February and
March 1883, by the late Theodore Pergande from a conical, globular
or elongated deformation of the leaves of bald cypress, Taxo-
dium distichum, collected by H. G. Hubbard in Florida.
_ Specimens were kindly placed at our disposal for study through the
courtesy of the United States National Museum.
~ gaa ead
he gl ollie i te I -
206 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
Larva. Length about 2.5 mm, moderately stout, tapering at both —
extremities, apparently deep reddish; breastbone indistinct in the
preparation.
Seentieniadieeeieeaehests |
Itonida ramuli Felt
1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. 164 (Cecidomyia)
This reddish orange species was reared May 25, 1907 from a small, —
monothalamous, almost imperceptible enlargement on the smaller
twigs of Cornus paniculata taken at Albany, N.Y. The
female has fourteen antennal segments, the fifth with a stem about
one-third the length of the basal enlargement, which latter has a
length about three times its diameter. The ovipositor is short and
the terminal lobes long, slender, narrowly rounded and thickly
setose.
Gall. A small, monothalamous, almost imperceptible enlargement
on the smaller twigs. Length 5 mm, diameter 2.5mm. The branch
has a diameter of only 1.5 mm. The larva occurs in a rather large,
oval chamber.
Larva. Length 2 mm, whitish yellow, moderately stout. Head
small, triangular; antennae short, stout, uniarticulate. Body with
the segmentation moderately distinct; skin nearly smooth; breast-
bone roundly bilobed, the shaft obsolescent; posterior extremity
broadly rounded, with conical, chitinous, sublateral pseudopods and
just anteriorly a submedian pair of spined tubercles; sublaterally a
pair of rather long, stout spines.
Female. Length 2.5 mm. Antennae extending to the fifth
abdominal segment, sparsely haired, pale yellowish; fourteen seg-
ments, the fifth with a stem one-third the length of the cylindric
basal enlargement, which latter has a length three times its diameter;
terminal segment somewhat reduced, subconical. Palpi; first seg-
ment stout, subquadrate, the second more than twice the length of
the first, rather slender, the third about as long, a little stouter,
the fourth one-half longer than the third. Face light fuscous yel-
lowish. Mesonotum yellowish brown, the submedian lines lighter,
thickly setose, the posterior median area light reddish yellow. Scu-
tellum light reddish, sparsely setose apically; postscutellum reddish
brown. Abdomen deep reddish orange, the segments posteriorly
sparsely setose. Costa dark brown, subcosta uniting with the
margin at the basal third, the third vein just beyond the apex.
Halteres yellowish transparent, light fuscous subapically. Coxae
and base of femora yellowish transparent, femora distally; tibiae
and tarsi dark brown, the second and third tarsal segments on the
posterior legs fuscous yellowish; claws long, slender, slightly curved,
the pulvilli one-third the length of the claws. Ovipositor short,
terminal lobes long, slender, narrowly rounded. Type Cecid. a1384.
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 207
q Itonida cincta Felt
by 1911 Felt, E. P. Econ. Ent. Jour., 4:558
1918 ————— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 54
_ This name is applied to a series of well-marked females reared by
_ the late C. V. Riley from larvae taken under oak bark. Though the
_ markings simulate closely those of Lestodiplosis, the long ovipositor
P and the relatively broad lobes prevent its reference thereto and we
_ have therefore tentatively placed it in the above-named genus. It
is such a well-marked form that there should be no difficulty in
recognizing it subsequently. Specimens, evidently from the same
lot, occur in the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Cambridge,
: Mass.
i
Itonida piperitae Felt
. 1907 Felt, E. P. New Species Cecidomyiidae II, p. 22 (Cecidomyia)
1908 ————— N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 303 (Cecidomyia)
This yellowish female was reared September 4, 1907 from small,
_ enlarged terminal buds on peppermint, Mentha piperita,
taken at Nassau, N. Y.
Gall. Green, hoary, pyriform, slightly enlarged buds, diameter
3 mm.
Female. Length1.25mm. Antennae as long as the body, sparsely
_ haired, brown, yellowish basally; fourteen segments, the fifth with
a stem three-fourths the length of the basal enlargement, which
latter has a length about twice its diameter; terminal segment
_ produced, the distal enlargement with a length three times its diam-
eter, apically a long, slender appendage. Palpi; first segment short,
_ stout, subquadrate, the second one-half longer, more slender, the
_ third a little longer and more slender than the second, the fourth
_ one-third longer and more slender than the third. Face: yellowish.
Mesonotum shaded orange red, the submedian lines indistinct.
Scutellum reddish basally, light fuscous apically; postscutellum deep
orange. Abdomen pale orange. Costa light reddish brown, sub-
costa uniting therewith near the basal third, the third vein just
_ beyond the apex. Halteres pale yellowish, slightly fuscous sub-
apically. Legs light yellowish orange, the articulations variably
- tinged with carmine; claws long, slender, strongly curved, simple,
_ the pulvilli nearly as long as the claws. Ovipositor short, the ter-
minal lobes narrowly oval, with a length three times the width.
_ Type Cecid. a1663c.
Itonida abdominalis nov nom.
1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. ae 5; separate, p. 28
(Oligotrophus caryae)
The reddish brown female was taken on hickory, Carya, at Albany,
N. Y., June 1, 1906.
208 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
Female. Length .75 mm. Antennae extending to the middle of —
the abdomen, sparsely haired, light brown; fourteen segments, the ©
fifth with a stem one-fifth the length of the cylindric basal enlarge-
ment, which latter has a length about three times its diameter;
terminal segment slightly reduced and apically with a rather short,
stout appendage. Palpi; first segment with a length twice its diam-
eter, the second one-half longer, the third as long as the second,
the fourth a little longer than the third. Face yellowish. Mesono-
tum black. Scutellum and postscutellum reddish brown. Abdomen
reddish brown, the distal segment and ovipositor light yellowish,
the other segments margined posteriorly with dark brown. Costa
reddish brown, subcosta uniting therewith at the basal fourth, the
third vein joining the margin well beyond the apex. Halteres yel-
lowish or reddish transparent. Coxae and basal portion of femora
yellowish, distal portion of femora, tibiae and tarsi a variable straw
brown; claws slender, slightly curved, simple. Ovipositor short, the
lobes lanceolate, slender, coarsely setose. Type Cecid. ro2.
DYODIPLOSIS Rubs.
1910 Rubsaamen, E. H. Zeitschr. Wissenschaft. Insektenbiol., 6:287
1911 Felt, E.P. N. Y. Ent. Soc. Jour., 19:62
1912 Rubsaamen, E. H. Zeitschr. Wissenschaft. Insektenbiol., 8:49
1913 Kieffer, J. J. Gen. Insect., fasc. 152 p. 205
This genus, previously unrecognized in America, presents a general
resemblance to a typical Hormomyia. It may be distinguished by
the mesonotum not being produced over the head, the tri- or quadri-
articulate palpi, the moderately long circumfila, the female being
noteworthy because of the erect loops and the two connecting fili,
the simple claws and rudimentary pulvilli, the short ovipositor, the
heavy genitalia with a broadly lobed dorsal plate and the broad,
truncate, ventral plate. Type Hormomyia aranariae
Rubs.
Dyodiplosis davisi n. sp.
The male was taken in a trap lantern at Huguenot Park, Staten
Island, June 22, 1906. It appears to be most closely allied to this
genus though it differs somewhat from the typical form. Two
Indian species are known and as the generic type is European, this
would indicate a wide distribution for the genus or at least closely
allied forms.
Male. Length 3.5mm. Antennae probably longer than the body,
pale straw yellow, and presumably with fourteen segments. The
fifth with stems with a length one-half greater and a little greater
than their diameters, respectively; distal enlargement subcylindric,
with a length about twice its diameter; circumfila with short, mod-
erately thick loops. Palpi; first segment with a length over twice
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 209
ts diameter, the second as long as the first, the third one-half longer
han the second and the fourth one-half longer and more slender
than the third. Face fuscous yellowish, mesonotum brown, with
‘broad, fuscous yellowish, sparsely haired, submedian lines. Scu-
tellum reddish brown, postscutellum light yellowish, abdomen dark
reddish brown, thickly clothed with fine yellowish setae, the basal
egment light yellowish. Wings hyaline (pl. 14, fig. 1). Halteres
yellowish transparent, fuscous subapically, legs fuscous straw, claws
ong, slender, slightly curved. Pulvilli rudimentary. Genitalia (pl.
18, fig. 2); both clasp segments long, stout; dorsal plate broad, very
‘broadly and triangularly emarginate; ventral plate longer, broad
and broadly rounded; style a little longer, narrowly rounded apically.
Type Cecid. 383.
HORMOMYIA Loew
4 Angelina Rond.
J 1850 Loew, H. Dipt. Beitr., 4:20, 31
1853 Winnertz, J. Linn. Ent., 8:188, 283
1861 Rondani, C. Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. Milano Atti, 2:5, 8 (Angelinia)
_ 1862 Osten Sacken, C. R. Dipt. N. A., 1:176
_ 1863 Shiner, J.R. Fauna Austriaca Dipt., 2:396
1876 Bergenstamm, J. E. & Low, Paul Syn. Cecidomyidarum, p. 24
1888 Skuse, F. A. A. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales Proc., 3:37, 39, 43, 110
1892 Rubsaamen, E. H. Berln. Ent. Zeitschr., 37:329, 392
_ 1892 Theobald, F. V. Acct. Brit. Flies, 1:51
_ 1896 Kieffer, J. J. Wien. Ent. Zeit., 15:91
: 1897 —————_ Syn. Cecid. de Eur. & Alg., p. 25
‘ 1900 ————— Soc. Ent. Fr. Ann., 69:445-46
_ 1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 387
1910 Rubsaamen, E. H. Zeitsch. Wissenschaft. Insektenbiol., 15:284
- ig1r Felt, E.P. N. Y. Ent. Soc. Jour., 19:57
1913 Kieffer, J. J. Gen. Insect., fasc. 152, p. 137
_ The genus Hormomyia, as originally proposed, was unfortunate
‘in that its author attempted to include thereunder two very distinct
forms, namely, a true Hormomyia represented by H. fasciata
aE. Loew not Meigen, now referred to H. dubitata Rubs.,
and a species closely allied to Phytophaga, namely, Mikiola
fagi Hart. These very diverse forms were evidently associated
because of apparent similarities, particularly as Kieffer has subse-
quently made fagi the type of anew genus. We are constrained,
fter an examination of the literature, to hold Cecidomyia
-erassipes H. Lw. to be the type of this genus.
Apparently ignoring characters given by Loew, Rondani attempted
o limit the conception of Hormomyia to species having an equal
‘number of antennal segments in both sexes and named as a type of
‘ this genus, H. cucullata Meig., a species apparently unknown
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to Loew at the time the genus was erected. Furthermore, he pro-
posed Angelinia for the species with males possessing twice as many
antennal segments as the females. This latter is evidently true
or nearly true of the type species of Hormomyia. It is to be noticed
that Loew described the antennae of the female H. dubitata
as having the flagellate segments plainly double, though Rubsaamen
illustrates these segments as sessile, cylindric, with a length about
four times the diameter and with very little or no indication of a
median constriction.
Typical species of Hormomyia are easily recognized by their large
size, relatively heavy structure and in particular by the mesonotum
Fig. 39 Hormomyia americana, side view of body of male showing in par-
ticular the greatly produced mesonotum (enlarged, original)
being greatly produced over the head (fig. 39). The antennae of
our American forms, some of which are provisionally placed here,
have from fourteen to twenty-seven segments, those of the male
binodose and provided with three low though distinctly looped,
frequently somewhat irregular, yet very characteristic circumfila
(fig. 40). The antennal segments of the female are equally variable
in number, may be distinctly binodose or cylindrical and mostly
with two rarely with three circumfila. These latter are in some forms
at least very nearly as well developed as in the male. The species
referable to this genus vary so greatly in structure and both sexes
REPORT OF. THE. STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 aii
so few have been reared that we are unable to find the limits of
riation and to definitely associate the sexes. It is quite possible
‘that some of the females placed in this genus may have to be located
lelsewhere when the two sexes are known.
f Fig. 40 Hormomyia americana: a, fifth antennal segment of male, only two
“setae represented; }, terminal antennal segment of male, setae not sketched
in (enlarged, original)
_ The palpi are more or less reduced and in most species are uni-
articulate or biarticulate (fig.44a). The wings are long and narrow,
the third vein usually joining the margin at or beyond the apex
P (pl. 14, figs. 2-4). The claws (fig. 41) are long, stout, evenly curved,
; mostly simple and the pulvilli are greatly reduced in many species,
j specially in the males. The male genitalia are heavy, the basal clasp
“segment being stout while the terminal clasp segment is usually ob-
_tuse and with a more or less rudimentary spur. The dorsal plate is
D broadly emarginate while the ventral plate is usually short and
relatively broad. The ovipositor of the female is short and with
i broad terminal lobes.
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Several European species have been reared from Carex. This is
likewise true of H. caudata Felt and it is probable that a numb r
of other American species live in associated plants. i
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Fig. 41 Hormomyia americana: a, side view of apex of last tarsal segment and
claws of the foreleg; b, same of last tarsal segment and claw of the hind leg \
(enlarged, « riginal)
Key to Species
Males
a Antennae composed of more than 20 segments t
b Abdomen yellowish; length 5 mm. Antennae with 25 segments, the ©
Palpiiumarticuiates 00 Nw, Oa tu wel americana Felt, C.g1_
bb Abdomen yellowish with the fifth, sixth and seventh segments dull orange; —
length 7mm. Antennae with 27 segments, the palpi biarticulate; vent-
ral plate long, broad and broadly rounded..palustris Felt,/C. 1205 jj
bbb Abdomen uniformly fuscous yellowish; length 6 mm, Antennae with 26
segments, the palpi biarticulate; ventral plate long, broad, deeply and
triangularly emarginate.................. needhami Felt, C. 788
a a =
Females
a Large, at least 4 mm long
6 24 antennal segments, length 7 mm. Abdomen a variable yellowish;
antennal segments with 2 circumfila, the fifth cylindric, with a length ©
three times its diameter and with a distinct constriction at the basal q
thirds Jobes| broadly ovale) wnat Oly cincta n.sp. C. 1345
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 213
bb 23 antennal segments, length 8 mm. Abdomen deep salmon; antennal
segments with 2 circumfila, the fifth cylindric, with a length two and
one-half times its diameter and with but a slight constriction at the
basaly thing lobesmeamrowely ovals 4 ized eyes. -legtenctendel set epee shades «Pets
maxima n. sp. C. 1371
bbb 20 antennal segments or more. Abdomen yellowish brown; antennal
segments with 2 circumfila, the fifth cylindric, with a length three times
moseciametens / hy. een. abe reel. ac yf, montana n.sp.C. 1071
bbbb 18 antennal segments. Abdomen reddish brown; 3 circumfila, fifth
antennal segment with a stem one-fourth the length of the cylindric
basal enlargement, which latter has a length twice its diameter........
pudica Felt, C. 1465
bbbbb 18 antennal segments. Abdomen dark brown; antennal segments with
3 circumfila, the fifth cylindric, with a length two and one-half times
Hesuciametens, Prosi cicy. Ly 4eyslec sis bow = Sone yeh sha jatase atlantica Felt, C. 815
bbbbbdb 14 antennal segments
c Length 4mm. Flagellate antennal segments with 3 circumfila
d Abdomen yellowish orange, the fifth antennal segment with a
length four times its diameter. Reared from a bud gall on
GLE CO CE Su IN MK Vs SASS EM ge oD caudata Felt, C. a2718
dd Abdomen dark brown, the fifth antennal segment distinctly
binodosexugiyr ys: Wolo. Bh coloradensis CkIL, C. argi9
aa Small species, length 3.5 mm or less
b Flagellate antennal segments, binodose, with 3 circumfila, abdomen golden
S12 Loy a 0 9 NEMA EMA ar. SO ce | Mt alexanderi n.sp., C. 1353
Hormomyia americana Felt
1907 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. 125; separate, p. 28-29
1908) —————_N. Y:. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 387
This striking form was first taken in a trap lantern at Nassau,
N. Y., May 31, 1906 and again May 28, 1908.
Male. Length 5 mm. Antennae as long as the body, sparsely
fine haired, fuscous yellowish, distal segments tinged with carmine;
twenty-five segments, the fifth (fig. 40a) with stems one and one-half
and one and one-fourth times their length, respectively; terminal
segment (fig. 4ob) reduced. Palpi one much produced segment,
the basal fifth greatly enlarged and tapering suddenly to the
Fig. 42 Hormomvia americana, halter of maie (enlarged original)
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. distal slender, slightly curved portion; face yellowish brown.
Mesonotum with the anterior median triangular area and posterior
sublateral irregular areas dark brown, the median posterior area
and oblique sublateral anterior areas and the lateral area bordering
the posterior submedian darker areas, fuscous yellowish. Scutellum
yellowish, postscutellum yellowish anteriorly and laterally, black on
the median posterior area. Abdomen semitransparent, yellowish,
each segment tinged with orange basally, the sixth and seventh
segments nearly suffused with orange, genitalia reddish brown with
fuscous markings. Wings (pl. 14, fig. 4) hyaline, costa pale straw
tinged with carmine, the third vein joining the margin well beyond
the apex; halteres (fig. 42) very long, slender, yellowish transparent,
distally fuscous yellowish. Coxae fuscous ‘yellowish tinged with
reddish, femora and tibiae fuscous yellowish, tarsi slightly darker,
tinged with reddish; claws stout, strongly curved at the basal fourth
(fig. 41). Genitalia (fig. 43); basal clasp segment short, stout;
Fig. 43 Hormomyia americana, genitalia
of male (enlarged, original)
terminal clasp segment slightly swollen at the base; dorsal plate
broad, deeply and broadly incised, the lobes broadly rounded;
ventral plate stout, broadly rounded though with a slight median
emargination. Type Cecid. gr.
Hormomyia palustris Felt
1907 Felt, E. P. New Species of Cecidomyiidae II, p. 19
1908 ————— N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 300, 387
Males of this species were captured May 20, 1907, in considerable
numbers by Dr James G. Needham on the lake marsh near the
Limnological laboratory at Ithaca, N. Y. A close search failed to
disclose any females.
a a
REPORT OF THE STATE. ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 215
Male. Length 7 mm. Antennae nearly as long as the body,
thickly haired, pale yellowish; twenty-five to twenty-seven seg-
ments, the fifth with the basal stem very short, the distal as long
as the diameter; terminal segment reduced, narrowly oval. Palpi;
the first segment short, stout, irregular, with a length three times its
diameter, the second one-half longer than the first, more slender.
_ Face fuscous. Mesonotum brown with broad submedian lines, and
a posterior yellowish median area. Scutellum pale yellowish, post-
scutellum yellowish margined posteriorly with fuscous. Abdomen
yellowish with the first four segments mostly pale yellowish trans-
parent, the fifth, sixth and seventh dull orange. Genitalia fuscous
yellowish. Wings hyaline, costa light brown, the third vein just
beyond the apex. Halteres pale yellowish white. Legs long, slender,
pale yellowish; claws long, stout, evenly curved, the pulvilli nearly
one-half the length of the claws. Genitalia; basal and terminal
clasp segments short, stout; dorsal plate short, broad, broadly and
slightly emarginate, the lobes obliquely truncate; ventral plate long,
stout, broadly rounded. Harpes stout, divergent, broadly rounded.
Described from alcoholic specimens. Type Cecid. 1205.
Hormomyia needhami Felt
1907 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. 160
1908 —————— N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 387
This species was captured by Dr James G. Needham at Lake
Forest, Ill., June 6, 1906.
Male. Length 6mm. Antennae extending to the fourth abdom-
inal segment, very long, finely haired, pale fuscous yellowish, the
stems semitransparent; twenty-six segments, the fifth with stems
one-half and one and one-half times their diameters respectively;
terminal segment reduced, short, broadly rounded, thick and irreg-
ular circumfila. Palpi, the first segment short, stout, with a length
about one-half greater than its diameter, the distal segment twice
the length of the first; face fuscous. Mesonotum yellowish, the
anterior and lateral margins bordered by fuscous, the latter slightly
produced on the median line. Scutellum and postscutellum pale
yellowish, the latter dark brown posteriorly. Abdomen fuscous
yellowish, sparsely clothed with fine hairs. Wings hyaline, costa
light brown, the third vein just before the apex; halteres fuscous
yellowish. Legs a variable fuscous yellowish; claws rather long,
stout, slightly curved, pulvilli short, about one-half the length of
the claws. Genitalia (pl. 18, fig. 1); basal clasp segment short,
stout a roundly triangular lobe at the basal third; terminal clasp
segment long, stout; dorsal plate short, broadly and triangularly -
emarginate, the lobes broadly triangular; ventral plate long, broad,
deeply and triangularly emarginate, the lobes subtriangular. Type
Cecid. 788.
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Hormomyia cincta n. sp.
This large species was captured May 21, 1906, by S. A. Shaw at
Hampton, N. H., and transmitted to this office for study through
the courtesy of Prof. C. W. Johnson of Boston, Mass.
Female. Length 7 mm. Antennae rather thickly haired, fuscous
yellowish; twenty-four segments, the fifth with a stem about one-
sixth the length of the subcylindric basal enlargement, which latter
has a length three times its diameter, is slightly constricted near the
basal third; low circumfila occur near the basal third and apically;
terminal segment reduced, narrowly oval. Palpi probably biarticu-
late. Mesonotum a variable reddish brown, the submedian lines
and posterior median area fuscous yellowish. Scutellum yellowish,
postscutellum dark brown. Abdomen a variable yellowish, the
segments margined posteriorly with dark brown and with a broad,
indeterminate, dark brown band laterally: Ovipositor pale orange;
venter apparently concolorous with the dorsum. Wings hyaline,
costa pale brown, the third vein joining the margin at the apex.
Halteres fuscous yellowish. Coxae a variable fuscous yellowish;
femora and tibiae mostly yellowish brown, the latter slightly fuscous
apically; tarsi mostly fuscous yellowish; claws long, stout, slightly
curved, the pulvilli about one-third the length of the claws. Ovi-
positor short, the lobes broadly oval. Type Cecid. 1 345.
Hormomyia maxima n. sp.
This species was swept from palustral grasses at Johnstown, N. Y.,
June 8, 1909, by C. P. Alexander. This may prove to be the female
of H. americana Felt.
Female. Length 8mm. Antennae about three-fourths the length
of the body, sparsely haired, pale yellowish; twenty-three segments,
the fifth with a stem about one-fourth the length of the cylindric
basal enlargement, which latter has a length two and one-half times
its diameter, is slightly constricted near the basal third, low circum-
fila near the basal third and apically; terminal segment. slightly
produced, with a length three times its diameter or with a rudi-
mentary additional segment. Palpi; uniarticulate, the basal third
greatly thickened ventrally and broadly rounded, the distal portion
slender, strongly curved at the basal third and tapering to an
irregular, setose apex. Mesonotum reddish brown. Scutellum and
postscutellum pale yellowish orange, the latter broadiy fuscous
posteriorly. Abdomen deep salmon, the dorsal sclerities sparsely
fused with fuscous scales; ovipositor yellowish, light fuscous apically.
Wings hyaline, costa pale straw, the third vein joining the margin
beyond the apex. Halteres whitish basally, fuscous yellowish
apically. Coxae and legs mostly pale straw, the tibiae and tarsi
slightly darker; claws long, irregularly curved, simple, the pulvilli
one-fourth the length of the claws. Ovipositor short, the terminal
lobes narrowly rounded. Type Cecid. 1371.
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 217
Hormomyia montana n. sp.
| ‘This species, loaned for study through the courtesy of the United
ites National Museum, was taken in Colorado.
‘emale. Length 5 mm. Antennae extending to the base of the
domen, rather thickly haired, light yellowish; twenty and possibly
re segments, the fifth cylindric, with a length fully three times
iameter; low circumfila occur at the basal third and subapically.
i; the first segment short, stout, subquadrate, the second stout,
a length about five times its diameter, thickly setose. Meso-
uum reddish brown, the submedian lines rather thickly haired.
utellum fuscous yellowish brown, postscutellum reddish and dark
town, fuscous yellowish anteriorly. Abdomen a variable yellowish
wn, the fourth, fifth and sixth segments somewhat fuscous pos-
iorly. Wings hyaline, costa light brown, the third vein uniting
ith the margin well beyond the apex. Halteres yellowish brown.
egs a nearly uniform fuscous yellowish; claws stout, slightly curved,
pulvilli shorter than the claws. Ovipositor short, the lobes
roadly oval. Type Cecid. 1071.
4 Hormomyia pudica Felt
“1913 Felt, E.P. Psyche, 20:146
_ The species was received through Prof. C. W. Johnson of the Boston
iety of Natural History and labeled: ‘‘June 13, 1907, Hampton,
H., S. A. Shaw, 1124.”’ It presumably has eighteen segments and
asily separated from H. atlantica by the three circumfila
nd the long uniarticulate palpi.
Hormomyia atlantica Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul., 124, p. 387
_ Fig. 44 Hormomyia atlantica: a, palpus of female; 3, fifth antennal
segment of female (enlarged, original)
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Female. Length 5 mm. Antennae hardly extending to the bas
of the abdomen, thickly haired, fuscous yellowish; eighteen sessile
segments, the fifth (fig. 44b) cylindric, with a length two and one-hal f
Fig. 45 Hormomyia atlantica, side view of apex of distal tarsal segment and
claws of female (enlarged, original)
times its diameter and three rather strongly elevated circumfila, the
first near the basal third, the second near the distal third and the
third subapical; terminal segment greatly reduced, broadly sub-
oval. Palpi (fig. 44a); the first Reema short, stout, subquadrate.
pons on
Fig. 46 Hormomyia atlantica, side view of apex of ab-
domen and ovipositor of female (enlarged, original)
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 219
_ the second a little longer, subconical; face fuscous yellowish. Thorax
- greatly produced over the small head. Mesonotum with the median
subtriangular area dark brown, the irregular lateral areas light
brown, somewhat diffuse, the broad submedian lines and the pos-
terior median area fuscous yellowish. Scutellum pale yellow, post-
scutellum reddish yellow. Abdomen sparsely clothed with fine
setae, shining dark brown, the third and fourth segments narrowly
margined posteriorly with yellowish, the seventh and eighth seg-
ments mostly yellowish, the latter and the base of the following
tinged with bright red, terminal lobes dark fuscous, slightly yel-
lowish basally. Wings (pl. 14, fig. 2) hyaline, costa light brown,
the third vein just beyond the apex. Halteres pale yellowish trans-
parent, slightly fuscous apically. Legs light fuscous yellowish, the
distal tarsal segments somewhat darker; claws (fig. 45) long, stout,
curved near the basal third, pulvilli about one-half the length of
the claws. Ovipositor (fig. 46) short, the terminal lobes long, nar-
rowly oval. Type Cecid. 815.
Hormomyia ‘caudata Felt
1916 Felt, E.P. N. Y. Ent. Soc. Jour., 24:176
1918 ———— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 27
This species was reared April 29, 1915, by George G. Ainslie from
what were evidently modified buds or shoots of a sedge, probably
cyperus species collected at Clarksville,Tenn. The galls occurred at
the very base of the plant. The midge is easily distinguished from
other known females by the greatly produced fifth antennal segment
in connection with its moderate size.
Hormomyia coloradensis Ckll.
1908 Cockerell, T. D. A. Can. Ent., 40:421-22
This species was taken by Professor Cockerell September 24,
1908 on a street pavement at Boulder, Col. The following descrip-
tion has been drafted from types he kindly placed at our disposal.
Female. Length 5.25 mm. Antennae extending to the fourth
abdominal segment, thickly haired, fuscous yellowish; fourteen
segments, the fifth greatly produced, binodose, with a length more
than four times its diameter; basal portion of the stem irregular,
with a length one-half greater than its diameter, the distal part
with a length half its diameter; basal enlargement subglobose, with
a sparse whorl of stout setae and a circumfilum; distal enlargement
produced, with a length nearly twice its diameter and subbasal and
subapical circumfila, the loops long; a scattering whorl of stout
setae near the middle. Palpi; the first segment narrowly oval, the
second subquadrate, with a length three times its diameter, the third
one-half longer, slender, and the fourth a little longer and more
slender than the third. Mesonotum greatly produced over the head,
reddish brown, the broad submedian lines, the posterior median
area and an irregular space at the base of the wings dark orange.
Scutellum pale yellowish, sparsely haired, postscutellum yellowish.
220 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
Abdomen dark brown, basally dark orange, the segments sparsely
haired; ovipositor pale yellowish. Wings hyaline, costa pale brown,
the third vein uniting with the margin at the apex. Coxae and
base of femora reddish orange, the most of femora, tibiae and tarsi
dark brown; claws long, stout, evenly curved, the pulvilli rudi-
mentary. Ovipositor short, the lobes lanceolate. Type Cecid.
algig.
Hormomyia alexanderi n. sp. .
This midge was swept from palustral grasses at Johnstown, N. Y.,
July 7, 1909 by C. P. Alexander. '
Female. Length 3.5 mm. Antennae nearly as long as the body,
thickly haired, pale fuscous yellowish; probably fourteen segments, the
fifth binodose, with a total length about five times its diameter, the
basal and distal portions of the stem, each a little longer than their
diameters; the basal enlargement subglobose, a sparse whorl of
stout setae and a circumfilum, the loops long; distal enlargement
broadly oval, with a length nearly twice its diameter ; subbasal and
subapical circumfila, the loops long and a scattering whorl of stout
setae. Palpi; basal segment rather stout, with a length five times
its diameter, the distal segment greatly produced, with a length
nearly three times that of the first. Mesonotum golden reddish.
Scutellum and postscutellum yellowish. Abdomen a variable golden
yellowish, sparsely haired. Wings subhyaline, thickly clothed with
fuscous hairs, costa fuscous, the third vein uniting with the margin
a little beyond the apex. Halteres yellowish orange. Coxae and
femora mostly yellowish orange, the tibiae fuscous orange, tarsi a
little darker; claws long, evenly curved, the pulvilli rudimentary.
Ovipositor short, the lobes broadly and irregularly oval. Type
Cecid. 1353.
TRISHORMOMY!1A Kieff.
1912 Kieffer, J. J. Neue Gallmucken-Gattugen, Bitsch, p. 2
1913 ————_ Gen. Insect. fasc. 152, p. 139-40
Certain species in this genus are separated with difficulty from
Hormomyia Kieff., though the extreme forms cannot be confused
with typical members of the older genus. The type iss T. stirotia
Kieff.
A careful study of American material has resulted in separating
species referable to this genus by the following characters. The
insects are smaller and the mesonotum less distinctly produced over
the head than in Hormomyia. There are fewer antennal segments,
fifteen (the fifteenth being rudimentary) being the maximum and
most species having but fourteen. The flagellate antennal segments
of the male have the enlargements more produced than in Hormomyia
H. Lw., and the circumfila are relatively longer and there are marked
though not easily characterized differences in the genitalia. The
flagellate antennal segments of the female are cylindrical, mostly
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 221
th three circumfila though two aberrant species, namely T:
arkei Felt and T. verruca Walsh have but two circumfila.
aere is a distinct tendency toward a prolongation of the ovipositor,
is organ in Trishormomyia being rather to moderately long,
helianthi Brodie showing the maximum development.
It is possible that further rearings, particularly of the larger forms
Key to Species
Males
Dh sb Palpi biarticulate
c Second palpal segment moderately long, stout
d Abdomen dark brown, the eighth segment mostly yellowish, the
fifth antennal segment having stems with a length three-
fourths and as long as their diameters respectively...........
consobrina Felt, C. 1204
cc Second palpal segment very long, slender, with a length about ten
times its diameter
d Abdomen fuscous yellowish, the fifth antennal segment having
stems one and one-half and two and one-half times their
diameters respectively. oo. :cws--)se = 2 saturni Felt, C. 1493
dd Abdomen pale yellowish, the fifth antennal segment having stems
with a length one and one-half and one and one-fourth times
their diameters respectively........... shawi Felt, C. 1423
ddd Abdomen dark brown, the fifth antennal segment having stem,
nearly equal, each with a length one-half greater than the
GATAMCTST My soniye Ne uae an ae fenestra Felt, C. 1596
aa Antennae composed of 14 segments
6 Palpi triarticulate
¢ Abdomen shining black, length 5 mm; fifth antennal segment with
stems one and one-half and equal their diameters respectively.
Ventral plate spatulate and almost truncate...................
johnsoni Felt, C. 821
cc Abdomen dark red; length 4 mm; fifth a1:tennal segment with stems
one and one-half and one and one-fourth times their diameters
respectively; ventral plate short, broad, roundly emarginate.
Reared from cockscomb gall on crataegus leaves...............-
crataegifolia Felt, C. a1362
cce Abdomen dark ray length 3 mm; fifth antennal segment stems
each with a length one-half greater than the diameter; ventral plate
broad, broadly emarginate............ Gl ate eit a) ia, Sjo- (Ce, akoy/
cccc Abdomen dark reddish brown; length 1.5 mm; flagellate antennal
segments with stems one and one-fourth and one and one-half
times their diameters respectively; ventral plate short, broadly
ve@yona ie lee Me UNS IRI ANS eee el bulla Felt, C. 1267
222 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
ccccc Abdomen pale reddish; length 4 mm; fifth antennal segment with
stems one and one-half and two and one-half times their diameter
respectively; ventral plate narrow, narrowly incised............ “a
incisa n. sp. C. 52m
bb Palpi biarticulate ‘|
c Abdomen dark reddish brown; length 2 mm, the second palpal seg-
ment not three times the length of the first, the fifth antennal seg:
ment with stems two and one and one-half times their diameters
respectively; ventral plate long, broad, roundly and slightly
emarginate. Reared from truncate gall on Amelanchier.........
canadensis Felt, C. a1758, a1558, a432
cc Abdomen dark yellowish brown; length 2.5 mm, flagellate antenna L
segments with stems one-half and three-fourths their diamete s
H"
i
respectively; second palpal segment reduced; ventral plate short;
reared from a tubular stem gall on Helianthus................ dj
helianthi Brodie, C. a2453
ccc Abdomen dark reddish brown; length 1.5 mm. Flagellate antennal
segments with stems with a length one and one-fourth and one
and one-half times their diameters respectively, second palpal seq
ment greatly produced; ventral plate short, broadly rounded.... . ;
bulla Felt, C. 1267
cccc Abdomen yellowish brown; length 5 mm. Ventral plate moderately
long and broadly rounded........... proteana Felt, C. 1521
|
a Large, at least 4mmlong. The flagellate antennal segments with 3 circumntil
b Abdomen dark brown, the fifth antennal segment with a length two and
one-half times its diameter................. modesta Felt C. 1346
bb Abdomen dark reddish, the fifth antennal segment with a length three
and one-half times its diameter, reared from a cockscomb gall on
Crataceus leat cluhia exvers « selene crataegifolia Felt, C. a1362
aa Small species, length 3.5 mm or less ,
6 Antennal segments with 3 circumfila }
c Abdomen dark carmine; ovipositor short, reared shad a truncate
leaf gall on Amelanchier......... canadensis Felt, C. a1758
cc Abdomen dark brown, ovipositor as long as the abdomen, reared from
ai tubular stem gall’ on Helianthus?’ <).. 05). 2 een sie cere
helianthi Brodie, C. a2453
ccc Abdomen brownish yellow, ovipositor one-half the length of the
abdomen, reared from a globose leaf gall on Helianthus.........
bulla Felt, C. "
Females
bb Antennal segments with 2 circumfila
c Abdomen dark reddish, the fifth antennal segment with a length wil
and one-half times its diameter, the second palpal segment three
times as long as the first. Reared from a terminal bud gall on.
Smee. OM eae Re clarkei Felt, C. ar759a
cc Abdomen dark red, the fifth antennal segment with a length twice
its diameter, the second palpal segment with a length one-half
greater than its diameter. Reared from a subconic willow leaf
Rechte tit RUC SAUNA ey Some A verruca Walsh, C. al785
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 223
Trishormomyia consobrina Felt
1907 Felt, E. P. New Species of Cecidomyiidae II, p. 18 (Hormomyia)
IS laeeameraae N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 299, 387 (Hormomyia)
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This form was taken on Azalea at Albany, N. Y., June 6, 1907.
- Male. Length 5.5 mm. Antennae extending to the fifth abdom-
inal segment, sparsely haired, dark brown; fifteen segments, the
fifth with stems three-fourths and as long as the diameter; terminal
segment reduced, irregularly fusiform. Palpi; the first segment
stout, tapering distally, with a length three times its diameter, the
second one-half longer, slender, tapering to a subacute apex. Face
dark brown and yellowish. Mesonotum dark brown, the submedian
lines sparsely haired. Scutellum pale orange yellow, postscutellum
darker. Abdomen dark brown, the eighth segment mostly yel-
lowish. Genitalia fuscous. Venter pale yellowish orange. Wings
hyaline, costa light brown, the third vein joining the margin just
beyond the apex. Halteres yellowish basally and apically, the
stem semitransparent. Legs long, slender, light fuscous yellowish;
claws long, stout, evenly curved, the pulvill one-third the length
of the claws. Genitalia; basal clasp segment long; terminal clasp
segment long, stout; dorsal plate short, broad, broadly emarginate,
the lobes obliquely truncate; ventral plate long, spatulate, strongly
constricted near the middle, roundly truncate. Type Cecid. 1204.
Trishormomyia shawi Felt
1913 Felt, E. P. Psyche, 20:145 (Hormomyia)
This species is separated from the allied T. consobrina Felt
by colorational characters and the extremely slender second palpal.
segment. It was received from C. W. Johnson of the Boston
Society of Natural History and labeled: ‘* VIII-20, 1909, Hampton,
N. H., S. A. Shaw, 1187.”
Trishormomyia saturni Felt
1914 Felt, E.P. N. Y. Ent. Soc. Jour., 22:133 (Hormomyia)
The midge was taken August 24, 1909, by C. P. Alexander in the
Adirondacks, altitude 1540 feet. It may be separated from the
related T. shawi Felt by the darker abdomen and the distinctly
longer stems of the flagellate antennal segments.
Trishormomyia fenestra Felt
1915 Felt, E.P. Can. Ent., 47:231-32 (Hormomyia)
The, midge is closely related to T. shawi Felt, from which it iS
easily distinguished by marked differences in color characters and
in the structure of the basal clasp segment. Both sexes were taken
by C. P. Alexander, August 22, 1910, at Woodworth’s Lake, Fulton
county, N. Y.
224 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
Trishormomyia johnsoni Felt f
1907 Felt, E. P. New Species of Cecidomyiidae II, p. 18-19 (Hormomyia)
1908 ———— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 299-300, 388 (Hormomyia)
This species was taken at Auburndale, Mass., May 28, 1006 by
Prof. C. W. Johnson.
Male. Length 5mm. Antennae extending to the fourth abdom-
inal segment, sparsely haired, dark brown; fourteen segments, the
Fig. 47 Trishormomyia
johnsoni, sixth antennal seg-
ment of male, only one seta
sketched in (enlarged, orig-
inal)
fifth (fig. 47) with stems one and one-
fourth and three-fourths times their
diameters; terminal segment produced,
the distal portion of the stem with a
small subglobular enlargement. Cir-
cumfila, especially on the distal enlarge-
ment, very irregular. Palpi; the first
segment short, subrectangular, the second
about as long as the third, the third more
than twice the length of the second, more
slender. Face, dark reddish brown. Mes-
onotum dark brown, the submedian lines
narrow, fuscous yellowish. Scutellum
brown, reddish apically and laterally,
postscutellum dark brown, reddish apic-
ally. Abdomen sparsely haired, shining
black. Genitalia reddish brown, the term-
inal clasp segment distally, black. Wings
(pl. 14, fig. 3) hyaline, costa reddish
brown, the third vein just beyond the
apex. Halteres pale reddish yellow ba-
sally, slightly fuscous apically. Legs a
variable fuscous yellowish, the distal tarsal
segments darker. Genitalia; basal clasp
segment long, slender, a quadrate lobe at
the basal third; terminal clasp segment long, stout; dorsal plate short,
broad, deeply and broadly incised, the lobes broadly rounded; ventral
plate spatulate apically, broadly rounded laterally, truncate distally.
Type Cecid. 821.
Trishormomyia crataegifolia Felt
1907 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. 160 (Hormomyia)
1908 ————— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 388 (Hormomyia)
1908 Jarvis, T.D. Ent. Soc. Ont., 38th Rep’t, p. 86 (Hormomyia)
1909 Felt, E. P. Ent. Soc. Ont., 39th Rep’t, p. 45 (Hormomyia)
1909 Jarvis, T.D. Ent. Soc. Ont., 39th Rep’t, p. 83 (Hormomyia)
1915 Felt, E.P. N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 175, pl. 3, fig. 8 (Hormomyia)
1918 ————— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 136 (Hormomyia)
This species was reared in early April 1907 from deep-red larvae
which deserted cockscomb galls on crataegus leaves the preceding
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 225
fall. The galls are very local in the vicinity of Nassau, we have
received them from Michigan, and Jarvis records them as somewhat
rare at Ontario, Canada. Eupelmus dryorhizoxeni
Ashm. and Torymus species were reared from this gall.
Gall. Length 1 cm. Height 2 cm, strongly compressed, crinkled
with an irregular, serrate edge. Color mostly green, irregularly
marked with yellowish, especially in the older galls, portions of the
tips frequently turning brown.
Cocoon. Length 4 mm, diameter 1.5 mm. This is composed of
a few whitish threads to which numerous fine particles of sand
adhere. The structure is so open that the deep red body of the
larva can be easily seen.
Male. Length 4 mm. Antennae a little longer than the body,
sparsely haired, reddish brown; fourteen segments, the fifth
with stems each one-fourth longer than
duced, the distal enlargement broad,
subglobular and with a slightly pro-
longed subconic tip. Palpi; the first
segment stout, subrectangular, the sec-
ond shorter, broadly oval, the third one-
half longer, narrowly oval. Mesonotum
dark brown, the submedian lines
sparsely clothed with whitish hairs and
a few scattered hairs on the lateral bor-
ders. Scutellum dark brown, a few
whitish hairs on each side, postscutel-
lum slightly darker. Abdomen dark
red, pleurae darker. Wings hyaline,
their diameters; terminal segment pro-
costa reddish brown, the third vein
uniting with the margina little beyond the
apex; halteres and coxae yellowish red,
the remainder of the legsalittle paler, with
Fig. 48° Trishormomyia
crataegifolia, fifth antennal
segment of female (enlarged,
original)
the tarsi somewhat whitish; claws stout,
evenly curved, the pulvilli shorter than the claws. Genitalia; basal
clasp segment long, stout; terminal clasp segment stout, slightly
swollen near the distal third and apically; dorsal plate short, broad,
broadly rounded; ventral plate short, broad, broadly and roundly
emarginate, the lobes irregularly rounded.
Female. Length 4 mm. Antennae extending to the fourth
abdominal segment, yellowish red or reddish, sparsely haired; four-
teen segments, stem of fifth (fig. 48) with a length about one-sixth
of the subcylindric basal enlargement, which latter has a length fully
three times its diameter, is slightly constricted near the basal third;
heavy, though rather short, circumfila at the basal fourth, near the
middle and subapically, the loops a little longer than the distance
between the supporting stems; terminal segment produced, slender,
with an irregular apical appendage. Palpi; the first segment long,
irregularly rectangular, the second short, irregularly oval, the third
226 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
a little longer and broader. Ovipositor, terminal lobes short, broadly
oval. Other characters about asin the male. Type Cecid. a1362.
Trishormomyia incisa n. sp.
This form was taken in a trap lantern at Nassau, N. Y., July 8,
1906.
Male. Length 4 mm. Antennae nearly as long as the body:
thickly haired, pale yellowish tinged with carmine apically, yellowish
basally; fourteen segments, the fifth with stems one and one-half
and two and one-half times their diameters; terminal segment some-
what produced, the distal enlargement broadly oval, irregular.
Palpi; the first segment oval, the second moderately stout, with a
length four times its diameter, the third as long as the second. Face
fuscous yellowish. Mesonotum pale yellowish, irregularly tinged
with carmine anteriorly and laterally. Scutellum fuscous yellowish
with sparse apical setae, postscutellum a little darker. Abdomen
pale reddish, darker basally, the segments dorsally tinged with
fuscous; genitalia yellowish and dark carmine, thickly setose. Wings
hyaline, costa light brown, the third vein uniting with costa beyond
the apex. Halteres fuscous yellowish. Legs a pale straw, rather
thickly haired; claws long, slender, evenly curved, the pulvilli rudi-
mentary. Genitalia; basal clasp segment stout; terminal clasp
segment long, stout; dorsal plate broad, broadly and triangularly
emarginate, the lobes narrowly rounded; ventral plate long, narrow,
narrowly incised. Type Cecid. 527.
Trishormomyia dilatata n. sp.
This species was taken in a trap lantern at Newport, N. Y., June
27, 1906.
Male. Length 3 mm. Antennae as long as the body, sparsely
haired, light brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with stems one
and one-half times their diameters; terminal segment somewhat
produced, the distal enlargement narrowly oval. Palpi; the first
segment subquadrate, the second somewhat produced, the third
longer and tapering to a slender, acute apex. Face yellowish brown.
Mesonotum pale yellowish brown with an ill-defined sublateral
carmine spot near the base of the wings. Scutellum dark carmine,
yellowish basally, postscutellum yellowish. Abdomen dark brown,
darker basally, the segments margined with brownish orange. Wings
(pl. 15, fig. 1) subhyaline, costa dark brown, the third vein uniting
with costa beyond the margin. Coxae yellowish orange with vari-
able carmine markings. Legs fuscous yellowish, variably tinged
with carmine at the articulations; claws long, slender, slightly curved,
the pulvilli rudimentary. Genitalia (pl. 18, fig. 3); basal clasp
segment stout; terminal clasp segment long, stout, and triangularly
emarginate; dorsal plate broad, broadly emarginate; ventral plate
broad, broadly emarginate. Type Cecid. 407.
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 227
iq Trishormomyia helianthi Brodie
_ 1894 Brodie, William. Biol. Rev. of Ont., 1:44~-46 (Cecidomyia)
- 1909 Jarvis, T. D. Ent. Soc. Ont., 39th Rep’t, p. 83 (Cecidomyia)
i913 «Felt, E. P. Can. Ent., 40:418 (Hormomyia)
' 1918 ———— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 206, 207 (Hormomyia)
This species produces on Helianthus more or less cylindrical
_flask-shaped galls (fig. 49, pl. 11, fig. 2) having a length of 10 to 25
“mm and a diameter of from 1.5 to5 mm. There may be one to ten
galls in an axile, firmly attached to the stem by an expanded base
and projecting in various directions, usually upwards, often at right
Fig. 49 Trishormomyia helianthi,
\ tubular galls on Helianthus (author’s
7 illustration)
|
angles to the stem, and occasionally downward. They occur on the
_ upper third of the stems of H. decapetalus and H. divari-
-catus. They are also foundonH. annuus. The gall has been
collected about Toronto, Canada, Evanston, IIl., and Salt Lake City,
“Utah. It is local at Evanston, Ill, occurring in September (L. H.
Weld).
, Trishormomyia bulla Felt
4 1867 Walsh, B.D. Ent. Soc. Phila. Proc., 6:226 (Cecidomyia)
1894 Brodie, William. Biol. Rev. of Ont., 1:74 (Cecidomyia)
_ 1909 Jarvis, T. D. Ent. Soc. Ont., 39th Rep’t, p. 83 (Cecidomyia)
1912 Cosens, A. Can. Inst. Trans., 9:317 (Cecidomyia)
1914 Felt, E.P. Can. Ent., 46:286-87 (Hormomyia)
1918 —————__ N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 206 (Hormomyia)
_ This species produces subglobular yellowish galls (plegae ten)
about the size of large peas on Helianthus leaves, the deformities
being about equally prominent on both surfaces and irregularly
‘located, however, usually near the midrib. The gall has been
“recorded from Ontario, Canada, and Evanston, Ill. It occurs com-
‘monly in ety on plants in a deep rich soil at North Evanston, Ill.
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(L. H. Weld). The midge is closely related to T. helianthi
Brodie from which it may be separated by its smaller size, longer
stems of the antennal segments of the male and the distinctly longer
palpi of the female.
Trishormomyia proteana Felt
1914 Felt, E.P. Psyche, 20:113 (Hormomyia)
The midge was collected by C. W. Johnson at Auburndale, Mass.,
May 28th, and is easily distinguished from other large Hormomyias
by the antennal segments and specially the cylindric basal flagellate
antennal segments.
Trishormomyia canadensis Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 388 (Hormomyia)
1910 Stebbins, F. A. Springfield Mus, Nat. Hist. Bul. 2, p. 39 (Eriophyes,
in error)
1915 Felt, E.P. N.Y.State Mus, Bul. 175, pl. 4, figs. 17, 17 (a) (Hormomyia)
1918 N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 134, 135 (Hormomyia)
This species was reared in early April from galls (fig. 50) on shad-
bush, Amelanchier canadensis, taken in September
1907, by Cora H. Clarke at Magnolia, Mass., the deep
orange larvae deserting the galls in the fall and hibern-
ating in the soil. It has been recorded from Spring-
field, Mass., and occurs about Albany, N. Y.
Torymus ? ebria O.S. has been reared from
this gall.
Gall. Length about 5 mm, projecting on the un-
der side of the leaf, mostly greenish and tapering to
a deep reddish lipped extremity. The upper surface
of the leaf is marked by a slightly rounded elevation
, with a thick, whitish, woolly covering. The galls
Fig. 50 Tris- are monothalamous and may occur singly or in
hormomyia clusters.
canadensis, Female. Length 3 mm. Antennae extending to
lipped galls the third abdominal segment, sparsely haired, yellow-
on Juneberry ish brown, fuscous basally; fourteen subsessile cy-
leaf (author's Jindric segments, the fifth with a length about
illustration) twice its diameter; circumfila at the basal third, near
the middle and subapically, the loops with a length
about equal to one-half the distance between their bases; terminal
segment reduced, narrowly rounded. Palpi; the first segment stout,
irregularly oval, the second more than twice the length of the first,
tapering apically. Face fuscous brown. Mesonotum dark reddish
brown, the submedian lines sparsely haired. Scutellum dark reddish
brown, postscutellum reddish; pleurae a variable fuscous orange and
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 229
f uscoUus brown. Abdomen nearly naked, dark carmine; terminal seg-
ment somewhat fuscous. Ovipositor dark yellowish. Wings hyaline,
ta yellowish brown, the third vein just beyond the apex. Hal-
es dull orange basally, yellowish carmine apically. Coxae fuscous
cally. Legs mostly light fuscous yellowish, the fifth tarsal seg-
nt and claws fuscous, the latter stout, evenly curved, the pulvilli
long as the claws. Ovipositor short, the terminal lobes stout and
tapering to a narrowly rounded apex.
_ Male. Length 2mm. Antennae as long as the body, sparsely haired,
eddish brown, dark brown basally; fourteen segments, the fifth with
tems twice and one and one-half times their diameters; terminal
egment, distal enlargement reduced, broadly oval. Palpi: the first
egment subquadrate, the second twice the length of the first, stout,
atrowly rounded distally. Face dark brown. Mesonotum very
ark brown, the submedian lines sparsely haired. Scutellum dark
rown, postscutellum reddish brown. Abdomen dark reddish
rown, the segments sparsely haired posteriorly. Pleurae and
enitalia dark brown. Wings hyaline, costa dark red, the third
‘vein at the apex. MHalteres a variable reddish and reddish brown.
Coxae dark brown; femora and tibiae light reddish brown, tarsi
darker; claws long, slender, evenly curved, the pulvilli three-fourths
the length of the claws. Genitalia; basal clasp segment long, stout;
terminal clasp segment stout, swollen near the distal fourth; dorsal
late short, broad, broadly and triangularly emarginate; ‘ventral
late long, broad, roundly and slightly emarginate, the lobes short,
narrowly rounded. Type Cecid. a1758.
Trishormomyia modesta Felt
1913 Felt, E.P. Psyche, 20:145 (Hormomyia)
_ This species was taken at Auburndale, Mass., May 22d by Prof.
nC. W. Johnson of Boston, and at New Haven, Cn , June 30, 1905
‘by B. H. Walden.
Female. Length 4 mm. Antennae sparsely haired, fuscous yel-
lowish; fourteen segments, the fifth cylindric, with a length two and
one-half times its diameter; there are low circumfila near the basal
third, the middle and apically; terminal segment slightly produced,
With a distinct knob. ena first segment short, second with a
230 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
Trishormomyia clarkei Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N.Y. State Mus. Bul, 124, p. 388 (Hormomyia)
1915 ————— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 175, pl. 4, fig 7 (Hormomyia)
1918 ————— N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 133 (Hormomyia)
The female was reared April 7, 1908 from a terminal bud gall on
Spiraea salicifolia collected by Cora H. Clarke, at Mag-
nolia, Mass., October 14, 1907. The larvae at the latter time were
in yellowish, oval cocoons about 2.5 by 1.5 mmin diameter. The
deep orange, stout larvae, about 5 mm long desert the galls in the
fall, hibernate in the soil, the adults appearing in the spring and
presumably oviposit in the opening buds. Apparently the same gall
was collected at Lake Placid, N. Y.
Gall. The larvae occur in nearly globular terminal bud galls
about 4 mm in diameter and with a nearly normal green color,
except that the tips of the rather closely adherent bud scales are
tinged with dark red.
Female. Length 3.5 mm. Antennae extending to the third
abdominal segment, sparsely haired, dark reddish brown, fuscous
basally; fourteen subsessile, cylindric segments, the fifth with a
length about two and one-half times its diameter; the loops of the
circumfila, anastomosing irregularly, have a length about equal to
the distance separating their bases. Palpi; the first segment sub-
quadrate, with a length twice its diameter, the second long, with a
length three times its diameter. Face fuscous. Mesonotum shining
dark brown, the submedian lines sparsely haired. Scutellum and
postscutellum reddish brown. Abdomen dark reddish, nearly
smooth, the pleurae a variable dark brown and reddish. Ovipositor
reddish orange, the venter dark reddish, the basal segment a variable
fuscous. Wings hyaline, costa yellowish brown, the third vein at
the apex. MHalteres yellowish basally, reddish apically. Coxae
reddish brown; femora, tibiae and tarsi a variable fuscous yellowish;
claws long, stout, strongly curved; pulvilli longer than the claws.
Ovipositor short, the terminal lobes with a length three times their
width, roundly truncate. Type Cecid. ar759a. .
Trishormomyia verruca Walsh
1864 Walsh, B.D. Ent. Soc. Phil. Proc., 3:606 (Cecidomyia)
1867 ————— _ Ent. Soc. Phil. Proc., 6:226 (Cecidomyia)
1906 Felt, E.P. Insects Affecting Park & Woodland Trees, N. Y. State Mus.
Mem. 8, 2:745 (Cecidomyia)
1910 Stebbins, F. A. Springfield Mus. Nat. Hist. Bul. 2, p. 10 (Cecidomyia)
1915 Felt, E.P. N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 175, pl. 4, fig. 14 (Hormomyia)
1918 ————— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 33 (Hormomyia)
A single female was reared from this gall May 8, 1908 from mate-
rial taken by Cora H. Clarke at Magnolia, Mass., the preceding fall.
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 231
‘The larvae appear to desert the gall in the fall, the adults issuing
the following spring and presumably ovipositing upon the develop-
ing leaves. This gall has been recorded by Walsh as rather abundant,
though local, on the leaves of Salix humilis near Rock Island,
ll. A smaller gall, apparently the same, was also found by Walsh
‘on the fo'iage of S. discolor.
Gall. The gall (pl. r2, fig. 1) is a very characteristic subconic
enlargement arising in clusters from the midrib or some of the prin-
‘cipal veins of the leaf. The gall is about 2 mm in diameter, greenish
yellow, monothalamous, subglobular and tapering to a truncate,
frequently lipped, free extremity. The presence of the gall on the
upper surface of the leaf is indicated by a small point or nipple.
Larva. Length 1.5 mm, orange colored, the breastbone small and
indistinct.
_ Female. Length 2.5 mm. Antennae extending to the second
abdominal segment, sparsely haired, pale yellowish orange; fourteen
segments, the fifth subsessile, a very short stem, the basal enlarge-
ment cylindric, with a length over twice its diameter; low circumfila
occur near the basal third and subapically; terminal segment slightly
reduced, tapering, broadly rounded. Palpi; the first segment with
a length more than twice its diameter, rectangular, the second
broadly oval, with a length one-half greater than its diameter.
Mesonotum dark brown, the submedian lines thickly haired. Scu-
tellum reddish brown, postscutellum reddish. Abdomen dark red,
sparsely haired; ovipositor fuscous yellowish. Wings hyaline,
rather narrow; costa dark brown, the third vein just before the apex.
Halteres fuscous yellowish, fuscous subapically. Coxae, femora and
tibiae fuscous yellowish, the tarsi darker, almost black; claws rather
short, stout, strongly curved, the pulvilli distinctly longer than the
claws. Ovipositor about one-third the length of the abdomen,
rather stout, the terminal lobes long, stout, narrowly and irregularly
oval. Type Cecid. ar78s5.
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ODONTODIPLOsIs. Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 404 hy
1910 Rubsaamen, E.H. Zeitsch. Wissenschaft. Insektenbiol., 15:287
19irt Felt, E.P. N.Y. Ent. Soc. Jour., 19:61
1913 Kieffer, J. J. Gen. Insect., fasc. 152, p. 203
This genus is erected for the separation of certain species allied to
Cecidomyia, which may be distinguished therefrom by the triarticu-
late palpi and the conspicuous serrations on the somewhat conical
ventral plate or harpes. Type Cecidomyia karner-
fetsis Felt.
Key to Species
a Fifth antennal segment having the basal portion of the stem with a length
about one-half greater than its diameter
b Length .75 mm; abdomen reddish yellow.........0.. 0.000.002 ee eens
karnerensis Felt, C. 27
232 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
aa Fifth antennal segment having the basal portion of the stem with a leng
two and one-half or three times that of the diameter 4
b Abdomen pale orange................ americana Felt, C. 451, 66 0 |
bb Abdomen fuscous yellowish................. montana Felt, C. 718
Odontodiplosis karnerensis Felt
1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. 141; separate, p. 45
(Cecidomyia) {
1908 *-————"" N.Y. State Mus.’ Bul, 124;’ps4eq
This dark-brown male was taken May 16, 1906 at Karner, N. Y
Male. Length .75 mm. Antennae one-half longer than the body,
thickly clothed with fine hairs, light brown; fourteen segments, the
fifth (fig. 51a) with stems one and one-half and two and one-hal
times their diameters, respectively. Palpi (fig. 51b), the first seg-
ment short, the second narrowly oval, the third one-half longer
than the second. Mesonotum dark brown with a silvery luster.
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Fig. 51 Odontodiplosis karnerensis: a, fifth antennal segment of male
the setae not sketched in; b, palpus of male; c, side view of apex of the dista]
tarsal segment and claws (enlarged, original)
Scutellum reddish, postscutellum dark brown. Abdomen reddish
yellow, sparsely ornamented with rather coarse hairs. Wings
(pl. 16, fig. 1) hyaline, costa reddish brown; halteres whitish trans-
parent. Legs semitransparent, yellowish brown, tarsi variably
reddish, light or dark brown; claws (fig. 51c) slender, strongly curved,
simple. Genitalia; basal clasp segment long, slender, a basal lobe
thickly clothed with stout, rather long setae; terminal clasp segment
abruptly swollen at base, slender; dorsal plate broad, very deeply
emarginate, the lobes well separated, broadly triangular, the apex
broadly rounded; ventral plate narrow, tapering, broadly rounded.
Harpes presumably broad, slightly excavated internally, the broadly
rounded posterior margin with a series of large triangular chitinous
teeth; style long, slightly curved at the distal fourth, broadly rounded.
Type Cecid. 27. :
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REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 233
Odontodiplosis americana Felt
_ 1908 Felt, E.P. N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 404
: This pale yellowish male was taken July 3, 1906 on alder, Alnus
-viridus, and the 24th on low blackberry, Rubus villosus,
P at Albany, N. Y. The female, provisionally associated with this
"species, was taken on the same date.
_ Male. Length 1 mm. Antennae one-fourth longer than the body,
thickly haired, pale straw; fourteen segments, the fifth with stems
each three times their diameter; terminal segment, distal node
stout, subcylindric, with a length about four times its diameter and
at the distal fourth tapering to a narrowly rounded apex. Palpi;
the first segment short, stout, irregularly ovoid, the second rather
stout, with a length over three times its diameter, the third a little
longer and more slender than the second; face yellowish, eyes dark
reddish. Mesonotum fuscous yellowish. Scutellum pale yellowish,
postscutellum dark brown. Abdomen. pale yellowish, dark brown
basally and apically. Wings hyaline, costa pale straw; halteres
yellowish transparent. Legs a nearly uniform pale straw; tarsi
slightly lighter, the terminal segments darker; claws long, slender,
strongly curved, the pulvilli nearly as long as the claws. Genitalia;
basal clasp segment long, slender, a rudimentary lobe at the basal
third; terminal clasp segment long, slender; dorsal plate short, broad,
broadly and triangularly emarginate, the lobes diverging, broadly
rounded; ventral plate short, broad, broadly rounded. MHarpes
convolute, rather short, approximate, the margin dentate; style long,
slender, narrowly rounded. (ype) @ecid sas
Female. Length .75 mm. Antennae about as ine as the body,
sparsely haired, light brown; probably fourteen segments, the fifth
with a stem fully as long as the cylindric basal enlargement, which
latter has a length over twice its diameter, and is slightly constricted
near the basal third; terminal segments cylindric, with a length four
times their diameter, obtusely rounded apically; mouth parts slightly
produced. Palpi; first segment irregularly subquadrate, the second
narrowly oval, with a length three times its diameter, the third
one-half.longer than the second, more slender. Mesonotum dark
brown, submedian lines sparsely setose; scutellum pale orange;
postscutellum fuscous orange. Abdomen yellowish orange with
indistinct fuscous markings laterally. Wing membrane rather
thickly clothed with narrow, hairlike scales; costa dark brown;
halteres pale yellowish basally, whitish transparent apically. Legs
fuscous yellowish. Ovipositor short, the lobes with a length six
times the width.
Odontodiplosis montana Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus, Bul. 124, p. 404
This fuscous yellowish male was taken July 27, 1906 on hemlock,
Tsuga canadensis, at Newport, N. Y.
234 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
Male. Length .65 mm. Antennae a little longer than the body, very
thickly haired, light brown; fourteen segments, the fifth with stems
each three times their diameter; terminal segment, distal enlarge-
ment subcylindric, with a length about three times its diameter and
tapering strongly at the distal fourth to a narrowly rounded apex.
Palpi; the first segment short, stout, irregularly subquadrate, the
second narrowly oval, with a length nearly three times its diameter,
the third one-half longer and more slender than the second. Meso-
notum fuscous yellowish. Scutellum dull yellowish, postscutellum
and abdomen fuscous yellowish, the latter sparsely haired. Wings
hyaline, costa yellowish brown; halteres semitransparent basally,
slightly fuscous apically. Legs mostly a pale straw yellow, the
tarsi brown, the distal segments darker; claws long, slender, strongly
curved, the pulvilli nearly as long as the claws. Genitalia; basal
clasp segment long, slender, an inconspicuous lobe at the basal third;
terminal clasp segment long; dorsal plate short, broad, deeply and
narrowly incised, the lobes narrowly rounded; ventral plate long,
broad, broadly rounded. Harpes expanded, convolute and with
long, closely-set teeth on the posterior margin; style indistinct.
This specimen appears abnormal in that one basal clasp segment
apparently bears two terminal clasp segments, the apical portion
of the second being closely fused with the proximal third of the
basal clasp segment. Possibly it is a malformed style. Type
Cecid. 718.
ADIPLOsIS Felt
1908 Felt, E.P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 405
1910 Rubsaamen, E.H. Zeitsch. Wissenschaft. Insektenbiol., 15:287
I91t Felt, E.P. N.Y. Ent. Soc. Jour., 19:61-62
1913 Kieffer, J. J. Gen. Insect., fasc. 152, p. 203
The genus is easily distinguished from Odontodiplosis
Felt, to which it is closely related, by the stouter basal clasp segment
without a basal lobe and the total absence of teeth on the ventral
plates or harpes.
Type and sole species Cecidomyia toxicodendri
Felt; 'C. 263"
Adiplosis toxicodendri Felt
1907 Felt, E. P. N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 110, p. 137; separate, p. 40-41
(Cecidomyia)
1908 —————_ N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 124, p. 405
The fuscous brown midge was taken June 14, 1906 on poison ivy,
Rhus toxicodendron, at Nassau, N. Y.
Male. Length .75 mm. Antennae about one-half longer than
the body, thickly haired, light brown; fourteen segments, the fifth
(fig. 52a) with stems each three times their diameter; terminal seg-
ment, distal enlargement somewhat produced, subcylindric, slightly
swollen distally and with a fusiform terminal appendage nearly as
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 235
long as the enlargement. Palpi (fig. 52b) consisting of but three
‘segments, the first short, subquadrate, the second twice the length
4
sparsely ornamented with fine setae. Scutellum and pleurae fuscous
yellow, postscutellum yellowish. Abdomen a nearly uniform fuscous
brown, rather thickly clothed with fine setae. Wings (pl. 16, fig. 2)
hyaline, costa reddish brown; halteres yellowish transparent. Coxae
_and femora pale yellowish, tibiae and tarsi pale brown, tarsi slightly
darker: claws (fig. s2c) rather slender, strongly curved, simple.
Genitalia; basal clasp segment stout, obliquely truncate; terminal
clasp segment slender, swollen at the base; dorsal plate broad,
deeply incised, the lobes well separated, narrowly rounded; ventral
plate broad, broadly rounded; style stout, tapering, narrowly
rounded. Type Cecid. 263.
MONARTHROPALPUS Rubs.
1892 Rubsaamen, E. H. Berln. Ent. Zeitschr., 37:329, 381
1896 Kieffer, J. J. Wien. Ent. Zeit., 15:92, 94
1897 ————— Syn. Cecid. de Eur. & Alg., p. 30
1910 Rubsaamen, E.H. Zeitsch. Wissenschaft. Insektenbiol., 15:284
1911 Felt, E.P. N. Y. Ent. Soc. Jour., 19:58
1913 Kieffer, J. J. Gen. Insect., fasc 152, p. 149
This peculiar Diplosid is easily distinguished by the uniarticulate
palpi and the normal mesonotum. The male binodose antennal
| segments have three circumfila, the claws are simple and the third
vein unites with the margin near the apex of the wing. The female
_ has the ovipositor terminating in a long, stout, chitinous spine with
a length equal to about one-half the diameter of the abdomen. The
_ reduction of the palpi, the approximation to equality in the develop-
236 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
ment of the circumfila in the sexes and the simple claws indicate an
affinity with Hormomyia. Type and sole species, M.buxi Lab.
Monarthropalpus buxi Lab.
Box Leaf Midge
1873 Laboulbene, Alexandre. Soc. Ent. Fr. Ann., ser. 5, 3:32 Tab. 9
1913 Chaine, J. Sci. Nat., Zool., Ann. (Paris), IX ser., 17:269 —359
1913 ————— C. R. Hebdom. Soc. de Biol., 74:156-58
1913 Felt, E.P. Tree Talk, v. 1, no. 2, p. 18
1915 — N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 180, p, 42 -46
IOtS ————— N.Y. State Mus. Bul.200, p: 158
This rather large, yellowish orange midge was found by Prof.
A. E. Stene in May tg10 infesting a box hedge, Buxus sem-
Fig. 53 Monarthropal-
pus buxi, box leaves show-
ing galls (author’s illustra-
tion)
pervirens, at Newport, R I. Galls received May 2sth pro-
duced an abundance of midges. It occurs in a number of localities
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 237
on Long Island and has been reported from the Pacific coast. The
a midges complete their transformations in the galls and at the time
_ of emerging, leave the whitish exuviae protruding. They are there-
4 fore easily transported with infested plants.
_ Gall. A more or less irregular, oval swelling of the leaf (fig. 53)
_ with an eccentric, oval, clear space excavated by the yellowish larva.
_ There may be very slight elevation of the leaf with an irregular,
_ yellowish or brownish discoloration, the margin of the enlargement
_ being indicated by a darker green. The gall is most easily seen by
_ transmitted light. An infested leaf may contain only one or two of
_ the maggots or there may be half a dozen with a nearly complete
_ destruction of the vital parts of the leaf.
Male. Length 2 mm. Antennae nearly as long as the body,
sparsely haired, reddish; fourteen segments, the fifth (fig. 54a) with
a b
Fig. 54 Monarthropalpus buxi: a, fifth antennal segment of male, setae
not sketched in; 6, same of female (enlarged, original)
stems two and three times their diameters, respectively; three
circumfila, the loops rather stout, short and approaching those of
Hormomyia. Palpi (fig. 55); one long segment somewhat expanded
distally, sparsely setose. Mesono-
tum, scutellum and _ postscutel-
lum a variable yellowish orange,
the submedian lines. sparsely
haired. Abdomen sparsely haired,
a variable orange, the basal seg-
ments lighter, the distal bright
orange; genitalia fuscous yellowish.
Wings hyaline, costa dark brown,
the third vein uniting therewith : ;
at the apex. Halteres orange basally, fuscous yellowish distally.
Legs a nearly uniform yellowish orange; claws tapering, simple, the
Fig. 55 Monarthropalpus buxi,
palpus of male (enlarged, original)
238 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
pulvilli rudimentary. Genitalia; basal clasp segment stout; term-
inal clasp segment short, stout; dorsal plate broad, broadly and
triangularly emarginate, the lobes broadly rounded; ventral plate
long, broadly and roundly emarginate, the lobes tapering.
Female. Length 2.5 mm. Antennae extending to the fourth
abdominal segment, sparsely haired, reddish: fourteen segments, the
fifth (fig. 54b) with a stem about one-half the length of the cylindric
basal enlargement, which latter has a length three times its diameter
0 a,
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Fig. 56 Monarthropalpus buxi, side view of apex
of the abdomen and ovipositor (enlarged, original)
and rather high circumfila at the basal third and apically; terminal
segment with a length about twice its diameter, irregularly obtuse.
Body a nearly uniform reddish orange, the abdomen sparsely haired.
Ovipositor (fig. 56) short, broadly rounded and with a curved
chitinous spine having a length about one-half the diameter of the
abdomen. Other characters about as in the male. Cecid. a2035.
ONODIPLOsIS Felt
1916 Felt, E.P. N.Y. Ent. Soc. Jour., 24:175
This genus with its greatly reduced palpi, the somewhat produced
mesonotum and the modified ovipositor is allied to the series referable
to Hormomyia and its near associates and particularly to Monar-
_thropalpus Rubs. The typeisO. sarcobati Felt.
Onodiplosis sarcobati Felt
1916 Felt, E.P. N.Y. Ent. Soc. Jour., 24:176 (female)
1918 ————— Econ. Ent. Jour., 11:384 (male)
1918 ———— N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 126
This remarkable female was reared from a bud gall onSarco-
batus vermiculatus collected on the shore of Utah lake.
REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918 239
[t produces an irregular fleshy oval deformation apparently composed
of appressed thickened bud scales, with a length of 10 mm and a
diameter of 6 mm. The gall hardens with age. The female is
“noteworthy because of the thick tuft of long, silky, yellowish white
hairs at the base of the ovipositor.
cystToprpLosis Kieff. & Jorg.
_ 1910 Kieffer, J. J. & Jorgensen, P. Centrbl. Bakt. Parsit. Insvktk., 27:
— 395-396
_ 1913 Kieffer, J. J. Gen. Insect., fasc. 152, p. 149
_ This Argentine genus is allied to Monarthropalpus Rubs.
by the uniarticulate palpi, though it is easily distinguished by there
being but thirteen antennal segments in the female, the third and
fourth being fused. The basal and distal nodes of the flagellate
antennal segments of the male are globose and ovoid respectively,
the dorsal and ventral plates are bilobed and the ovipositor is stout,
_chitinous and needlelike. Type C. longipennis Kieff. & Jorg.
Cystodiplosis eugeniae Felt
1913 Felt, E. P. Ent. News, 24:175-76
1918 —————__ N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 173
The midge provisionally referred to this genus was reared in April
1912, from hairy, irregularly clustered leaf galls on Eugenia:
buxifolia collected by DrE.A.Schwarz at Key West. The galls
are irregularly spherical or somewhat elongate, monothalamous, with
a diameter of about 1.5 mm, moderately thick walls and are clothed
externally with long, crinkly, yellowish or reddish brown hairs. The
transformations occur within the galls.
ASTRODIPLOSIS Felt
1913 Felt, E.P. N. Y. Ent, Soc. Jour., 21:218
This genus is easily separated from all other American trifili
having uniarticulate palpi by the distinctly black and yellow-marked
wings. The circumfila are well developed, the mesonotum is normal,
the pulvilli rudimentary and the genitalia peculiar. The type is A.
speciosa Felt.
Astrodiplosis speciosa Felt
1913 Felt, E.P. N. Y. Ent. Soc. Jour., 21:218
1918 —————__ N.Y. State Mus. Bul. 200, p. 169, 170
The strikingly colored midge was reared from an irregular stem
gall on an unknown vine provisionally referred to the genus Cissus
240 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
by Doctor Britton of the New York Botanical Garden. The galls
were collected at Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, March 20, 1913,
and forwarded to us through the courtesy of Prof. E. Bethel of
Denver, Col. The gall is an irregular, gouty stem swelling, composed
of soft tissues with here and there irregularly oval cells with a diameter
of approximately 2 mm. Entire swellings may have a length of 2
to 9 cm.
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European Corn Borer !
Pyrausta nubilalis Hubn.
Ear of corn showing external injuries. Note the circular hole in
the husks and near the base of the ear; the conspicuous moist
borings indicate serious injury.
1 Permission to make the first reproduction of the four admirable colored plates,
1-4, drawn from life by R. E. Snodgras was very kindly given by Dr L. O.
Howard, Chief of the Federal Bureau of Entomology.
242
Ear of corn showing external injuries
Brute aut Heer Re nn weit
t
European Corn Borer |
. Pyrausta nubilalis Hubn. _ V
Borers at work in an ear. Note the small borers ni ar
ReAR
partly concealed by the silk and the larger, more des
near the middle of the ear.
Borers at work in an ear
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European Corn Borer
Pyrausta nubilalis Hubn.
Broken tassel caused by the European corn borer. Note that
break is near the base of the tassel and occurs in the main part |
the stalk. ‘
The small figure to the right shows two tassel buds which h
been invaded by very young borers just after they have deserted th
leaves. . |
246
r and portion of tassel
Broken tassel caused by European corn bore
showing work of young borers
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Pyrausta nubilalis Hubn.
rt Borings in stalk containing the brown pupae
2 Nearly full-grown borers working in the corn stalk; note the
extruded borings.
3 Pupa in stem somewhat enlarged.
4 Egg mass on theleaf. The eggs are usually found on the undedll
side of the lower leaves of young plants and frequently in areas where
there is a second brood on the developing ear.
5 Female moth. (Note that the designation of the sexes on the
plate has been inadvertently transposed. |
6 Male moth.
248 "
Moths and work.
_ in corn stalk. 3. Pupa in stem.
1. Borings in corn stalk show
4, Eggs on leaf.
ing pupa.
5. Male and 6 Female moth,
2. Caterpillars at work
European Corn Borer
Pyrausta nubilalis Hubn.
Corn stalks badly infested by this borer. Note the riddled condi-
tion of the main stalk, the badly damaged, partly developed ear and
the injury to husks and leaf sheaths. (Reproduced by courtesy of
the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture)
250
Plate 5
Work of European corn borer in corn
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European Corn Borer
Pyrausta nubilalis Hubn.
1 One ear of corn badly damaged by caterpillars. Note the
borings into the kernels and the damage to the stalk. There is also
a portion of an ear from which a part of the corn has been removed
showing injury to the cob itself.
2 Vial containing caterpillars taken from one hill of corn. As
many as 311 have been found in one hill. (Reproduced by courtesy
of the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture)
252
Plate 6
Work of European corn borer in corn
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European Corn Borer
Pytausta nubilalis Heba 4
Clump of barnyard grass, Echinochloa crus-gallis
infested by borers. Note the two caterpillars in the slit portions of ©
the stem. The ability of this insect to maintain itself on various —
weeds, a habit now limited to eastern Massachusetts, greatly i
complicates the problem.
254
Plate 7
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Hickory tube gall, Caryomyia tubicolé a O.
a few of the woolly globular galls, probably those i: Ca
i thompsoni Felt.
i 256
Plate 8
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sometimes very abundant and produced probably by
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Caryomyia antennata Felt, numerous galls (after
Thompson)
Caryomyia caryaecola O. &., a series of galls
(author’s illustration)
Caryomyia “caryaecola,’ another type (after
Stebbins)
Caryomyia holotricha O.S., a series of galls (after
Thompson)
Caryomyia species, possibly C. caryae O. S
(author’s illustration) ,
Caryomyia species, adult unknown (author’s illustra-
tion)
Caryomyia caryae O. SG. a series of galls (author’s
illustration)
Caryomyia thompsoni Felt (after Thompson)
Caryomyia consobrina Felt (after Clarke)
260
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Midge Galls on Helianthus
t Trishormomyia bulla Walsh, galls on Helianthus
2 Trishormomyia helianthi Brodie, galls on Helianthus
262
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263
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1 Trishormomyia verruca O.S,, galls on
losis crataegifolia Felt, probably :
the producer of the gall
264
Plate 12
Midge galls on willow and thorn
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leaf
2 Enlarged flower heads of Eupatorium from whi m3
Lestodiplosis eupatorii Felt, proba Ly
and not the producer of the gall
266
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Wing of Dyodiplosis davisi Felt, male
Wing of Hormomyia atlantica Felt,
x03 iy
Wing of Hormomyia johnsoni Felt, m
Wing of Hormomyia americana Felt
x 13 ‘ . * 4
268
idge wings
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Gall Midge Wings
Wing of Trishormomyia dilatata Felt, male, C. 407,
X 20
Wing of Obolodiplosis robiniae Hald., male, C. 180,
X 20
Wing of Parallelodiplosis rubrascuta Felt, male,
Crrg3,.% BO
Wing of Caryomyia tubicola O.S., male, ar4so, x 20
Wing of Parallelodiplosis acernea Felt, male, C.
267, X 20
Wing of Parallelodiplosis caryae Felt, male, C.
331, X 20
Wingof Parallelodiplosis carpini Felt, C. 216,x 20
Wing of Itonida albotarsa Felt, male, C. 330, x 20
270
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Gall Midge Wings
Wing of Odontodiplosis karnerensis Felt, male,
C. 27, x 20
Wing of Adiplosis toxicodendri Felt, male,C. 263,
X 20
Wing of Epidiplosis sayi Felt, male, C. 420, x 20
Wing of Giardomyia photophila Felt, male, C. 313,
X 20
Wing of Itonida tecomae Felt, male, ar260, x 20
Wing of Lestodiplosis asteris Felt, male, C. 615,
X 20
Wing of Arthrocnodax sp., male, C. 473, x 20
Wing of Lestodiplosis rugosa Felt, male, C.650c, x 20
Wing of Arthrocnodax cincta Felt, male, C. 285, x 20
Wing of Arthrocnodax fraxini Felt, male, C. 170,
X 20
Wing of Itonida explicata Felt, male, C. 515, x 20
Wing of Itonida hudsoni Felt, male, C. 1, x 20
272
Plate 16
Gall midge wings
| Gall Midge Genitalia
t Genitalia of Parallelodiplosis caryae |
vi STA
X 260 :
2 Genitalia of Obolodiplosis robiniae
x 260 ;
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Genitalia of Itonida explicata Felt, C. 515, x 260
Genitalia of Itonida albotarsa Felt, C. 330, x 260
Genitalia of Itonida hudsoni Felt, C. 1, x 260
Genitalia of _Itonida excavationis Felt, C. 6s, x 260
Genitalia of Itonida infirma Felt, C. 299, x 260
Genitalia of Epidiplosis sayi Felt, C. 429, x 260
Genitalia of Giardomyia photophila Felt, C. 323,
X 260
278
Plate 19
Gall midge genitalia
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Genitalia of Giardomyia montana Felt, C. 325, x 260
Genitalia of Lestodiplosis asteris Felt, C. 615, x 260
Genitalia of Parallelodiplosis rubrascuta Felt,
C. 93, X 260
Genitalia of Lestodiplosis cincta Felt, C. 465, x 260
Genitalia of Itonida apicalis Felt, C. 409, x 260
Genitalia of Itonida flavoscuta Felt, C. 76, x 260
Genitalia of Parallelodiplosis subtruncata
Felt, C. 506, x 260
Genitalia of Paradiplosis obesa Felt, C. 167, x 260
280
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midge genitalia
Gall
abdominalis, Arthroonodas, 83, 85
Itonida, 207
Acarina,: additions* ‘to haiiestiouten 79
acerina, Arthrocnodax, 83, -86'
acernea, Parallelodiplosis, 163, sb
Adiplosis, 234-35 Wt
toxicodendri, 234
agraria, Itonida, 178, 186 .
Agrotis ypsilon, 63.
ainsliei, Pyrausta, 32 te ge
albitarsis, a 72, 156, Ys
albostriella, Alebra, 68
albotarsa, Itonida, 181,, 205 .
Alebra albostriella,.68 |...
alexanderi, Hormomyia, 213,. 220 ...
Alfalfa gall midge, 70. id Paoete
Allomyia, 71. eee
juniperina, 71 !
americana, Hormomyia, 212, 213.
Hyperdiplosis, 123,,.125
Itonida, 177, 182.
Odontodiplosis, 232, 233 :
antennata, Caryomyia, 95, 97, 100
Itonida, 180, 197 dh
anthici, Itonida, 181, 203 . ma
aphidivora, Itonida, 178, 188
apicalis, Itonida, 178, 185 _
apiphila, Arthrocnodax, 82, 87-89
apocyni, Itonida, 179, 189
apocyniflorae, Lestadiplosis, 131; 142
Apple and thorn skeletonizer, on ine
56, 70, 71, 72 mei
Apple maggot, 8 PAL aie
Apple’ tent’ caterpillar, Fh NE CES
Apple worm, red-humped, Ge 54-55) 72
yellow-necked,. 7) 54-55, 72.
aprilis, Itonida, 178, 188 Jikan
arcuaria, Caryomyia, 05; 104
Arsenate of lead, 55, 57, 59, dg 66, 71 |
Arthrocnodax, 81
abdominalis, 83, 85" syed ne
_acerina, 83, 86
apiphila, 82, 87-89,
carolina, 82, AH ,
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Arthrocnodax — ( peaniiube @
constricta, 82
fenestra, 82, 86
filicis, 82, 84 .
fraxini, 83, ih
incisa, 83
macrofila, 82, 89
meridionalis, 83, 85
obscura, 83, 87
occidentalis, 82, 92
rhoina, 82, 90
rufa, 82, 84
sambucifolia, 83, 91 |
sylvestris, 82, 84
asclepiae, Lestodiplosis, 132, 133, 143
Asphondylia dondiae, 71 - °:
websteri, 70
asteris, Lestodiplosis, 132, 147
Astrodiplosis, 239
speciosa, 239
atlantica, Hormomyia, 213, 217-19
Aulacaspis pentagona, 68
aurantiaca, Cecidomyia, 39
ae 39°
banksiella, Ghodinosenestel 67
barbicornis, Magdalis, 57°
basalis, Lestodiplosis, 131, 137
Black flea-beetle, 590
Black vine weevil, 67 ©
Bladder maple gall, 68-69
Bordeaux mixture, 59°
' Box midge, 72, -236
bryanti, Hyperdiplosis, 123, (125
bulla, Trishormomyia, 221, 222, 227
Bumble flower beetle, 65. ie
buxi, Monarthropalpus, 72, 236-38
Byttirus, - ead gee 57 Be Aras alaty
aaa 57
eal Edtsbouls! 66
E€alosoma, European, 65 -
Calosoma calidum, 66 ©
scrutator, 66 sal
sycophanta, 65 ~
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canadensis, ltonida, 178, 182
Trishormomyia, 222, 228
carolina, Arthrocnodax, 82, 90
carolinae, Lestodiplosis, 132, 145
carpini, Parallelodiplosis, 165, 174
Carpocapsa pomonella, 17-26 ,
caryae, Caryomyia, 95, 97-100
Parallelodiplosis, 163, 168-70
caryaecola, Caryomvyia, 97, 114
Caryomyia, 94
Sp., 97, 117
antennata, 95, 97, 100
arcularia, 95, 104
caryae, 95; 97-100
caryaecola, 97, I14
consobrina, 95, 97.
cynipsea, 97, II5
glutinosa, 97, 115-17
holotricha, 95, 97, 101-3
inanis, 97, III-13
nucicola, 97, 117
persicoides, 97, 113-14
sanguinolenta, 96, 97, 105-6
similis, 96, 97, I10-II
thompsoni, 96, 97, 106-8
tubicola, 96, 97, 108-10
catalpae, Itonida, 180, 194-95
cattleyae, Parallelodiplosis, 164, 172
caudata, Hormomyia, 213, 219
Cecidomyia, 175
aurantiaca, 39
mosellana, 38, 39
tritici, 36, 38, 39
cerasi, Lestodiplosis, 130, 133
Chloridea obsoleta, 64
Chrysanthemum midge,:.72
cincta, Arthrocnodax, 82, 90
Hormomyia, 212, 216
Itonida, 207
Lestodiplosis;. 130, 135 7m
cinctipes, Parallelodiplosis, 164,-172
clarkeae, Parallelodiplosis, 164, 175
clarkei, Trishormomyia, 222,-230.
claytoniae, Itonida, 180, 201
clematiflorae, Lestodiplosis, 132, 145
Coal ashes, 50% +..:.unt ee
cockerelli, Thecodiplosis; Ah
Codling moth, 8; 17=26,:71 3... 04:
coffeae, Hyperdiplosis;:123,. 124. . -
103-4
Coleoptera, additions. to collections, 74.
STATE
_concinna, Schizura, 54
MUSEUM.
Collections, 14-16; additions to, 73-
80
coloradensis, Hormomyia, 213, 219
Conotrachelus crataegi, 56
consobrina, Caryomyia, 95, 97, 103-4
Trishormomyia, 221, 223
constricta, Arthrocnodax, 82
Contarinia tritici, 36, 39
Coprodiplosis, 128
Corn borer, lined, 10, 61, 63-64
See also European corn borer
Corn ear worm, 62, 64-65 i
Corn insects, 60-65 q
corticis, Parallelodiplosis, 164, 173 4
‘coryli, Parallelodiplosis, 163, 170
Crambus luteolellus, 62-63
trisectus, 62
vulgivagellus, 62, 63
Crane flies, additions to collections, 80
crataegi, Conotrachelus, 56
' crataegifolia, Lestodiplosis, 130, 134-35
Trishormomyia, 221, 222, 224-26
cucumeris, Epitrix, 59
cucurbitae, Itonida, 180, 194
Cut worm, bronze-colored, 10, 63
greasy, 10, 63
cynipsea, Caryomyia, 97, 115
Cystodiplosis, 239
eugeniae, 239
Dahlias, injurious insects, 64.
Datana ministra, 54 .
davisi, Dyodiplosis, 208
Diarthronomyia hypogea, 72
dilatata, Trishormomyia, 221, 226
Diplosis aurantiaca, 39 !
Diptera, additions to collections, 75-76
_dondiae, Asphondylia, 71
Dyodiplosis,. 208-9
davisi, 208
- Egg. plants, injurious insects, 60
Elaphidion villosum, 66
emarginata, Giardomyia, 118, 120-21
Itonida, 178, 184
Epidemics, prevention, I2
Epididiplosis, 127
sayi, 127
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Epitrix cucumeris, 59
eugeniae, Cystodiplosis, 239
eupatorii, Hyperdiplosis, 123, 125
Lestodiplosis, 132, 146
Euphoria inda, 65
European calosoma, 65
European corn borer, 10, 26-35, 61, 62
excavationis, Itonida, 181, 202
Exorista pyste, 56
explicata, Itonida, 179, 187
extensa, Parallelodiplosis, 164, 173
Fall webworm, 7, 72
Feltiella venatoria, 70
fenestra, Arthrocnodax, 82, 8&6
Trishormomyia, 221, 223
Field crops, 10
filicis, Arthrocnodax, 82, 84
fitchi, Promachus, 58
fitchii, Prodiplosis, 36, 93
flavomarginata, Lestodiplosis, 131, 138
flavoscuta, Itonida, 180, 197
Flea-beetles, black, 10.
Flies, necessity of controlling, 11
Flies and heat, 7i
floricola, Prodiplosis, 92-93
florida, Lestodiplosis, 132, 144
Parallelodiplosis, 163, 165
foliora, Itonida, 180, 198-201
Forest tree pests, 11
fractilinea, Hadena, 63
fragariae, Itonida, 178, 184
fraxini, Arthrocnodax, 83; 85
fraxinifolia, Lestodiplosis, 130, 136
Fruit insects, 7, 54-58
fungicola, Hyperdiplosis, 123, 124
fusca, Phyllophaga, 58
Gall insects, 13, 71.
Gall midges, 70, 71, 81-249
Garden insects, 58-60
Giardomyia, 118
emarginata, 118, 120-21.
hudsonica, 118, 121.
menthae, 118
montana, 118, 122
noveboracensis, 118, 119
photophila, 118, 119-20
globosa, Lestodiplosis, 132, 142
glutinosa, Caryomyia, 97, ‘115+17
Gnorimoschema banksiella, 67
283
Grain pests, 9
Grass insects, 9, 60-65
Grass webworms, 10, 61, 62-63
grassator, Lestodiplosis, 131,
138-39
Greasy cutworm, Io
Ground beetle, fiery, 66
133,
Hadena fractilinea, 63
Hartman, Fanny T.,
work, 15
hartmaniae, Itonida, 181, 201
helianthi, Trishormomyia, 222, 227
Hemerocampa leucostigma, 70
Hemerophila pariana, 55, 70, 71, 72
Hemiptera, additions to collections,
78-79
Hickory tussock moth, 7, 11
hicoriae, Lestodiplosis, 131, 141
holotricha, Caryomyia, 95, 97, I0I-3
Hormomyia, 209-20
alexanderi, 213, 220
americana, 212, 213
atlantica, 213, 217-10
caudata, 213, 219
cincta, 212, 216
coloradensis, 213, 219
maxima, 213, 216
montana, 213, 217
needhami, 212, 215
palustris, 212, 214
pudica, 213, 217
Howard.) Dri Ea, 0}
ments to, 16
hudsoni, Itonida, 179, 190 ©
hudsonica, Giardomyia, 118, 121
Hymenoptera, additions to collections,
73
Hyperdiplosis, 122
americana, 123, 125
bryanti, 123, 125.
coffeae, 123, 124
eupatorii, 123, 125
fungicola, 123, 124
lobata, 122, 123-24
metbomifoliae, 125
producta, 125 |
hypogea, Diarthronomyia, 72
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acknowledg-
inanis, Caryomyia, 97, I1I=13,
284
incisa, Arthrocnodax, 83
Trishormomyia, 222, 226
inda, Euphoria, 65
infirma, Itonida, 177, 181
inopis, Retinodiplosis, 156, 159-60
Insects, losses caused by, 70
Insects and camp sanitation, 70
Insects and health, 11
Isoptera, additions to collections, 79
Itonida, 175-208
abdominalis, 207
agraria, 178, 186
albotarsa, 181, 205
americana, 177, 182
antennata, 180, 197
anthici, 181, 203
aphidivora, 178, 188
apicalis, 178, 185
apocyni, 179, 189
aprilis, 178, 188
canadensis, 178, 182
catalpae, 180, 194-95
cincta, 207
claytoniae, 180, 201
cucurbitae, 180, 194
emarginata, 178, 184
excavationis, 181, 202
explicata, 179, 187
flavoscuta, 180, 197
foliora, 180, 198-201
fragariae, 178, 184
hartmaniae, 181, 201 —
hudsoni, 179, 190
infirma, 177, 181
manihot, 204
myricae, 196
nixoni, 179, 192 _
opuntiae, 181, 202
paucifila, 177, 182
piperitae, 207
pugionis, 180, 194
putrida, 179, 192
quercina, 179, 193.
ramuli, 206
recurvata, 178, 183
reflexa, 179, I92
reginae, 180, 196
ruricola, 178, 185 _
sanguinia, 178, 187
setariae, 179, 19)
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Itonida — (continued)
Spiraeina, 179, 189
spiraeaflorae, 179, 190
taxodii, 205 ue
tecomae, 180, 195.’
terrestris, 178, 186° °
texana, 181, 204
tolhurstae, 179, 193°:
tritici, 36, 39, 179, 188 .
uliginosa, 179, 190 .
verbenae, 180, 196
Itonididae, 71, 81
Itonididinariae, 81
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Janetiella siskiyou, 70 ©
johnsoni, - Trishormomyia,. 221, 224.
June beetles, 9 sly A RES
juniperina, Allomyia, ne iT * ian
Lestodiplosis, 130, 133-34.
karnerensis, Odontodiplosis, 231, 232
Lasioptera piriqueta, 70
Leaf maggots, 72
Lecanium parasites, Bc
Lectures, 14
Lepidoptera, additions, to. pros Tae tort
76-78 - . Rie is
Leptodiplosis, 128 pyar
Lestodiplosis, 128 . bd inansteeaaee
apocyniflorae, a0 142:
asclepiae, 132, 133, 143°
asteris, 132, 347,.:5. 7° Peel estan
basalis,-13%, 137: * 21>) sie,
carolinae, 132, PAS . a
cerasi, 130, 133 .wedaalee
cincta, 130, 135°
clematiflorae, 132, 145
crataegifolia, 130, 134-35
eupatorii, 132,146 ©’ : pigs
flavomarginata, 131, 138 aga
florida, 132, 144 | dancer a hp
fraxinifolia, 130, 136 i Meigen
globosa, 132, 142 _ NR Ri
grassator, 131, 133, a
hicoriae, 131, 141
juniperina, 130, 133-34"
platanifolia, 132, 147
populifolia, 130, gh
rugosa, 132, 144°
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INDEX TO REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918
Lestodiplosis (continued)
rumicis, 132, 148
scrophulariae, 131, 141
solidaginis, 131, 140
spiraeafolia, 133, 149
triangularis, 133, 149
tsugae, 132, 143
verbenifolia, 131, 137
yuccae, 131, 139
leucostigma, Hemerocampa, 70
Lime, 59
Lime sulphur wash, 9, 20, 71
Linden moth, snow-white, 11
Liophloeus nubilus, 66
lobata, Hyperdiplosis, 122, 123-24
luteolellus, Crambus, 62-63
macrofila, Arthrocnodax, 82, 89
Macrosiphum solanifolii, 60
Magdalis barbicornis, 57 _
manihot, Itonida, 204
Maple caterpillar, antlered, 11
Maple bladder gall, 68-69
Maple leaf hopper, Norway, 68
Maple twig pruner, 66
maxima, Hormomyia, 213, 216
May beetles, 9
meibomifoliae, Hyperdiplosis, 125
menthae, Giardomyia, 118
meridionalis, Arthrocnodax, 83, 85
Metadiplosis, 126
spinosa, 126-27
ministra, Datana, 54
modesta, Trishormomyia, 222, 220
Monarthropalpus, 235-38
buxi, 72, 236-38
montana, Giardomyia, 118, 122
Hormomyia, 213, 217
Odontodiplosis, 232, 233
Parallelodiplosis, 164, 172
mosellana, Cecidomyia, 38, 30
Thecodiplosis, 35-54
Mosquitoes, 70
Mycodiplosis packardi, 71-72
myricae, Itonida, 196
needhami, Hormomyia, 212, 215
Nephelades violans, 63
Neuroptera, additions to collections,
79
285
Nicotine, 71
Nicotine soap preparation, 60
nitela, Papaipema, 64 ;
nixoni, Itonida, 179, 192
Notes for the year, 54
noveboracensis, Giardomyia, 118, 119
nubilalis, Pyrausta, 26-35
nubilus, Liophloeus, 66
nucicola, Caryomyia, 97, 117
Nursery inspection, 16
Oak twig pruner, 66
obesa, Paradiplosis, 150
Obolodiplosis, 152
robiniae, 152-55
obscura, Arthrocnodax, 83, 87
obsoleta, Chloridea, 64
occidentalis, Arthrocnodax, 82, 92
Odonata, additions to collections, 79
Odontodiplosis, 231-34
americana, 232, 233
karnerensis, 231, 232
montana, 232, 233
Onodiplosis, 238
sarcobati, 72, 238
opuntiae, Itonida, 181, 202
Orthoptera, additions to collections,
79
Otiorhynchus sulcatus, 67
packardi, Mycodiplosis, 71-72
palustris, Hormomyia, 212, 214
Retinodiplosis, 156, 161
Papaipema nitela, 64
Paradiplosis, 150
obesa, 150
partheniicola, 151-52
Parallelodiplosis, 162-75
acernea, 163, 167
carpini, 165, 174
caryae, 163, 168-70
cattleyae, 164, 172
cinctipes, 164, 172
clarkeae, 164, 175
corticis, 164, 173
coryli, 163, 170
extensa, 164, 173
florida, 163, 165
montana, 164, 172
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Parallelodiplosis (continued)
pratensis, 164, 174
rubisolita, 164, 173
rubrascuta, 163, 165
spirae, 163, 166 -
subtruncata, 164, I71
triangularis, 164, 171
Parasites, Lecanium, 68
pariana, Hemerophila, 55, 70, 71, 72
Paris green, 59
partheniicola, Paradiplosis,
paucifila, Itonida, 177, 182
Peach scale, white, 68
Peaches, injurious insects, 67
Pear -psylla, 9, 58
Pear thrips, 9, 71
pentagona, Aulacaspis, 68
Peppers, injurious insects, 60
persicoides, Caryomyia, 97, 113-14
photophila, Giardomyia, 118, 119-20
Phyllocoptes quadripes, 68-69
Phyllophaga fusca, 58
pini, Toumeyella, 68
piperitae, Itonida, 207
piriqueta, Lasioptera, 70
Pitch midge, 156
Plaster of paris, 50
platanifolia, Lestodiplosis, 132, 147
pomonella, Carpocapsa, 17-26
populifolia, Lestodiplosis, 130, 136
Potato aphis, 10, 60
Potatoes, injurious insects, 10, 59, 64
pratensis, Parallelodiplosis, 164, 174
Prodiplosis, 92
fitchii, 36, 93
floricola, 92-93
producta, Hyperdiplosis, 125 .
Promachus fitchi, 58
proteana, Trishormomyia, 222, 228 ~
Psylla pyricola, 58
Publications, 14, 70-72
pudica, Hormomyia, 213, 217
pugionis, Itonida, 180, 194
putrida, Itonida, 179, 192
Pyrausta ainsliei, 32 |
nubilalis, 26-35
theseusalis, 67
pyricola, Psylla, 58
pyste, Exorista, 56
quadripes, Phyllocoptes, 68-69
151-52
quercina, Itonida, 179, 193
Quince curculio, 56
ramuli, Itonida, 206
Raspberry Byturus, 57
recurvata, Itonida, 178, 183
Red bugs, 9
Red maggot, 35
Red weevil, 35
reflexa, Itonida, 179, 192
reginae, Itonida, 180, 196
Remedies and preventives
arsenate of lead, 55, 57, 59, 65, 66, 71
bordeaux mixture, 59
coal ashes, 59
lime, 59
lime sulphur wash, 9, 20, 71
nicotine, 71
nicotine soap preparation, 60
Paris green, 59
plaster of paris, 59
road dust, 59
soot, 59
tobacco, 19-22
Remedies and preventives for
apple and thorn skeletonizer, 55, 70
apple caterpillar, red-humped, 55
apple caterpillar, yellow-necked, 55
apple maggot, 8
black flea-beetle, 50
box midge, 72
chrysanthemum midge, 72 ~
codling moth, 8, 17-26°
corn ear worm, 64, 65
European corn borer, 33
grass webworms, 63
Magdalis barbicornis, 57
maple twig pruner, 66
oak twig pruner, 66
potato aphis, 60
quince curculio, 56
raspberry Byturus, 57
red bugs, 9
San José scale, 9
stalk borer, 64
tomato fruit worm, 64
tussock moth, white-matked, “e
wheat midge, 53"
‘white grubs, 59°
resinicola, Retinodiplosis, 155, 156-58
INDEX TO REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1918
resinicoloides, Retinodiplosis, 156, 160
Retinodiplosis, 155
albitarsis, 72, 156, 162
inopis, 156, 159-60
palustris, 156, 161
resinicola, 155, 156-58
resinicoloides, 156, 160
taxodii, 156, 158
rhoina, Arthrocnodax, 82, 90
Road dust, 59
Robber fly, 58
robiniae, Obolodiplosis, 152-55
287
subtruncata,
171
sulcatus, Otiorhynchus, 67
Summer leaf feeders, 72 _
sycophanta, Calosoma, 65
sylvestris, Arthrocnodax, 82, 84
Parallelodiplosis, 164;
taxodii, Itonida, 205
Retinodiplosis,. 156, 158
tecomae, Itonida, 180, 195
terrestris, Itonida, 178, 186
texana, Itonida, 181, 204
Thecodiplosis cockerelli, 71
mosellana, 35-54
theseusalis, Pyrausta, 67
thompsoni, Caryomyia, 96, 97, 106-8
Thorn skeletonizer, see Apple and
thorn skeletonizer
Tipulidae, additions to collections, 80
rubisolita, Parallelodiplosis, 164, 173
rubrascuta, Parallelodiplosis, 163, 165
rufa, Arthrocnodax, 82, 84
rugosa, Lestodiplosis, 132, 144
rumicis, Lestodiplosis, 132, 148
ruricola, Itonida, 178, 185
Rye, wheat midge in, 48-53
sambucifolia, Arthrocnodax, 83, 91
San José scale, 9
sanguinia, Itonida, 178, 187
sanguinolenta,
105-6
sarcobati, Onodiplosis, 72, 238
saturni, Trishormomyia, 221, 223
sayi, Epidiplosis, 127
Schizura concinna, 54
scrophulariae, Lestodiplosis, 131, 141
scrutator, Calosoma, 66
Seed corn maggot, 7, 10
setariae, Itonida, 179, 191
shawi, Trishormomyia, 222, 223
similis, Caryomyia, 96, 97, II0—-II
siskiyou, Janetiella, 70
Smartweed borer, 32
solanifolii, Macrosiphum, 60
solidaginis, Lestodiplosis, 131, 140
Soot, 59
Special entomological service, 12-13
speciosa, Astrodiplosis, 239
spinosa, Metadiplosis, 126-27
spirae, Parallelodiplosis, 163, 166
spiraeaflorae, Itonida, 179, 190
spiraeafolia, Lestodiplosis, 133, 140
spiraeina, Itonida, 179, 189
Spraying, notes on, 71
Stalk borer, 61, 64
Caryomyia, 96, 97,
Tobacco, injurious insects, 59
Tobacco for codling moth, 19-22
tolhurstae, Itonida, 179, 193
Tomato fruit worm, 64
Tomatoes, injurious insects, I0, 59,
60, 64
Toumeyella pini, 68
toxicodendri, Adiplosis, 234
triangularis, Lestodiplosis, 133, 149
Parallelodiplosis, 164, 171
trisectus, Crambus, 62
Trishormomyia, 220-31
bulla, 221, 222, 227
canadensis, 222, 228
clarkei, 222, 230
consobrina, 221, 223
crataegifolia, 221, 222, 224-26
dilata, 221, 226
fenestra, 221, 223
helianthi, 222, 227
incisa, 222, 226
johnsoni, 221, 224
modesta, 222, 220
proteana, 222, 228
saturni, 221, 223
shawi, 221, 223
verruca, 222, 230
tritici, Cecidomyia, 36, 38, 39
Contarinia, 36, 390
Itonida, 36, 39, 179, 188
tsugae, Lestodiplosis, 132, 143
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tubicola, Caryomyia, 96, 97, 108-10
Tussock moth, hickory, 7, 11
white-marked, 8, 70 ~
Tussock moth contest, 71
uliginosa, Itonida, 179, 190
unicolor, Byturus, 57
venatoria, Feltiella, 70
verbenae, Itonida, 180, 196
verbenifolia, Lestodiplosis, 131, 137
verruca, Trishormomyia, 222, 230
villosum, Elaphidion, 66
violans, Nephelodes, 63
vulgivagellus, Crambus, 62, 63
websteri, Asphondylia, 70
Webworms, grass, 10, 61, 62-63
Wheat midge, 10, 35-54
White grubs, 9, 58
Young, D B., entomological work, 15
ypsilon, Agrotis, 63
yuccae, Lestodiplosis, 131, 139 —
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