354 NOTES ON THE FAMILY BRACHYSCELIDvE, 



In these papers he described a number of the common species, 

 illustrated with numerous drawings. These, or almost identical, 

 papers were afterwards published in Germany.* 



Finding that these Brachyscelid galls were much subject to the 

 attacks of parasitic Hymenoptei'a, I tirst collected them while 

 studying the habits of the Chalcididce for the inquilines they 

 might contain, but becoming interested in their curious homes, I 

 have obtained a large amount of material from various parts of 

 Australia, and have made so many observations both on the 

 coccids and on their parasites that I think it desirable that both 

 should be published together. 



The field is large, and I still have the promise of much new 

 material from additional sources, hence in the present communica- 

 tion I propose to deal only with the genus Brachyscelis, leaving 

 the allied genera Opisthocelis and Ascelis for future treatment. 

 Accordingly, for completeness, I have re-described all Schrader's 

 species, and have added eight new species from material obtained 

 from various parts of Australia. 



To the following gentlemen, and others mentioned in the paper, 

 I am greatly indebted for specimens, for the identification of the 

 Eucalypts or general information, namely, Mr. J. J. Fletcher, 

 Mr. J. H. Maiden, Curator of the Technological Museum, his 

 assistant Mr. R. T. Baker, and Mr. R. Thornton, of Newcastle, 

 while to the kindness of Mr. A. Sidney Ollifi", Government 

 Entomologist, I am indebted the use of a series of drawings 

 of Brachyscelid galls prepared by his assistant, Mr. C. Fuller, of 

 the Department of Agriculture. 



The male galls are small tube-like excrescences with the apex 

 dilated into a bell or cup-like rim, generally bright red or yellow, 

 and are always found upon the leaves or very slender twigs, except 

 when they spring direct from the female galls, as in Brachyscelis 

 jyharetrata, Schrader, and several allied species, in which the male 

 galls are attached to the side of the female gall, forming a cockscomb- 



* Verhandlungen der K. K. Zoologisch-botauischen Gesellschaft in Wein, 

 Jahrg. 1863, p. 189, Tat. iii. 



