BY W. W. FROGGATT. 359 



^. Gall growing from the leaves and also from the horns of the 

 young female galls; not cylindrical, but four-sided, but instead 

 of the circular rim at apex, divided into two flat sides opening out 

 into a v-form. Height 3 lines, diameter f of a line. 



Hab. — Newcastle, on Eucalyj)tits sp. (R. Thornton) ;. Lawson, 

 Blue Mts., on E. sp. (E. Palmer). 



In Schrader's paper this species is very briefly described, and 

 the gall of the specimen figured has very short horns, whereas in 

 most well-shaped galls the latter are often six inches in length. 

 I had received several dried specimens of this fine gall on various 

 occasions, but without any information as to where they were 

 obtained, and had never ol)tained any fresh green ones until a 

 short time ago, when among a collection of galls and botanical 

 specimens received by the Curator of the Technological Museum 

 from Mr. R. Thornton of Newcastle, were abovit a dozen very 

 good fresh specimens of the gall of this Brachyscelid. 



Brachyscelis munita, Schrader, I.e. p. 6, pi. ii. fig. x. 



9. Gall sessile on twigs, round at base, but with four distinct 

 angles above, from the corners of which arise a long horn broad 

 at base, slender at the tip, and generally curling backwards ; 

 height 10 lines, width 7 lines, horns 2 inches in length; walls of 

 chamber solid but thin ; chamber broad, oval, and conical at 

 apex, apical orifice circular, small and situated in the centre of 

 apex, where the four ridges running back from the horns conjoin. 



9. Gall of slender variety stalked, the stalk broad, angular ; 

 the surmounting gall four-sided, swelling out from and about 

 twice the length of the stalk, and broadest at apex ; from each 

 angle springs out a straight cylindrical horn, broadest at base and 

 attenuated towards the tip ; length of gall l-^ inches, including 

 the stalk, width at apex of stalk 3 lines, width at base of horns 6 

 lines, horns often attaining a length of 6 or 7 inches ; apex of 

 gall flat or slightly rounded between the horns. 



The measurements are very variable, as the galls can be found 

 of all shapes and sizes growing in great clusters, sometimes one 

 sfrowins: out from another. I should consider this an aborted 



