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deep brown above, with golden-brown hairs along tlie middle and at the 

 sides to the base of the wings. Thorax at the sides and beneath 

 semi-translucent, red. Scutellum red. Abdomen blood-red, with a very 

 broad, brown band on each segment ; sides and beneath blood-red, with 

 a few pale scales. Wings blackish-hyaline. Legs fuscous above, pale 

 brown beneath. Halteres reddish. Expanse, 3 mm. 



Gall. — Bud-like, and composed of immature leaves drawn together. 

 It is formed at the extreme summit of the plant. 



Habitat. — Fort Lee, New Jersey; Bronx Park, New York City. 



The eggs are deposited in the young buds of the Loosestrife 

 ( Lysimachia quadri/olia), causing them to remain aborted and fastened 

 together. The flies emerge late in June. After the flies have emerged, 

 the deformed leaves of the galled buds begin to expand. 



Cecidomyia myricce, sp. nov. — Male and female. Eyes dark brown; 

 front semi-translucent, sordid white. Antennas as long as the body, 

 fuscous j first and second joints semi-translucent, white. Thorax dull 

 brown, smooth, with two yellowish longitudinal lines on the dorsum ; 

 posterior portion and scutellum dull amber-yellow, sides of thorax dull 

 amber-yellow marked with brown. Abdomen dull amber-yellow above 

 and below, sparsely beset with brown hairs. Legs fuscous. Wings 

 hyaline, with black scales. Halteres semi-translucent, yellowish. Length, 

 .75 to I mm. 



Habitat. — Carlstadt, New Jersey. 



Bred Aug. 2nd to 5th from bud-galls on Myrica cerifera. The larvae 

 live in numbers in the buds of this plant, causing them to become 

 deformed. The larvte pupate in the ground. 



Cecidomyia meibomiifolice, sp. nov. — Male and female. Eyes black. 

 Thorax and abdomen pale orange, the latter somewhat darker dorsally. 

 Antennae and legs fuscous. Wings blackish, hyaline. Length, 1.25 to 

 1.50 mm. 



Habitat. — Carlstadt, New Jersey. 



The larvae live in the buds of Meibomia Canadense, causing an arrest 

 of growth of the leaves. Collected July i ith. Adults emerged July 2oih 

 to 25th. Larvae pupate in the ground. 



Cecidomyia verbetice, sp. nov. — Male and female. Head and thorax 

 pale semi-translucent, yellow. Eyes black. Antennae fuscous, whitish at 



