REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST I917 7^ 



Adalia bipunctata Linn., lady beetles, larvae on potato vines, August 3, F. A. 



Roper, Hudson Falls 

 Chlaenius sericeus Forst., adult, May 21, Roy Latham, Orient 



Diptera 



vSayomyia ? trivittata Loew., phantom larva, January 27, H. D. Gehret, Minevillc 



Lasioptera vitis O. S., grape tomato gall, June 30, G. P. McRostie, Kingston. 

 Same, July 6, George Grossefinger, Manorville. Same, July 11, A. A. Doug- 

 lass, Suffern 



Neolasioptera hibisci Felt, adult on Hibiscus, August 25, E. L. Dickerson, Nut- 

 ley, N. J. 



Rhabdophaga salicis Schr., European willow gall, June 23, Ambrose Smith, 

 Perrysville, Pa. Through Prof. C. H. Hadley, Extension Entomologist, State 

 Department of Agriculture Extension, State College, Pa. 



Rhabdophaga aceris Shim., maple leaf midge, adults on maple leaves, August 7, 

 N. B. Beers, Gloversville 



Contarinia virginianiae Felt, choke cherry midge, larvae and galls on choke 

 cherries, July 12, A. F. Burgess, Melrose Highlands, Mass. 



Diarthronomyia hypogaea H. Lw., chrysanthemum midge, galls, October 24, 

 R. M. Winslow, Victoria, B. C. Same, galls and adults, November 7, Dr 

 Edith M. Patch, Orono, Me. Same, galls, December 21, C. H. Hadley, State 

 College, Pa. Same, January 18, A. I. Bourne, Fitchburg, Mass., and Provi- 

 dence, R. I. 



Schizomyia coryloides Walsh and Riley, grape filbert gall, September 10, A. E. 

 Barnard, Williams Bay, Wis. 



Monarthropalpus buxi Lab., box leaf midge, larvae and galls, April 8, J. J. 

 Levison, Sea Cliff 



Aphidoletes ? meridionalis Felt, probably reared from aphids on sea lavender, 

 Limonium carolinianum, August 7, Henry Bird, Rye 



Erosomyia mangiferae Felt, adults on mango, February 6, F. W. Urich, Port 

 of Spain, Trinidad 



Cincticornia pilulae Walsh, oak pill gall, October 3, Chester J. Warren, Troy 



Retinodiplosis taxodii Felt, cypress seed midge, gall, October 19, Otto Katzen- 

 stein & Co., Atlanta, Ga. Through E. R. Sasscer, United States Bureau of 

 Entomology 



Itonididae, 648 pinned specimens, some very desirable species, were collected at 

 Keene Valley by Mr Howard Notman and generously given to the State 

 Museum 



Tabanus lineola Fabr., lined horse fly, adult, August 27, Roy Latham, Orient 



Phorbia fusciceps Zett., seed corn maggot, larvae and work on beans,. June 17, 

 F. P. Cullinan, Batavia. Same, larvae on beans, June 17, F. J. Rose, South 

 Byron 



Agromyza tiliae Coud., linden bark gall, puparia on linden, April 18, Dr Hermann 

 von Schrenk, Kirk\,ood, Mo. Same, galls on linden. May 4, D. M. Boyd, 

 St Louis, Mo. 



Lepidoptera 



Aporia crataegi Linn., caterpillars on apple, February 26. Through vState 

 Department of Agriculture (French seedlings). Same, larva on French seed. 



