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tained in Florida, and says it is common there on Vacclnium penn- 

 sylvanicum. He has had very little success at rearing the gall-maker, 

 and reports having reared nothing from it but parasites. 



The single 9 specimen obtained by me is the type of a new genus. 



SOIiE^VOZOPHERIA n. g. 



This genus is very similar to LoxauUa Mayr, and could only be 

 confounded with that genus. It differs from it, principally, by hav- 

 ing two faint, nearly parallel, narrow, parapsidal grooves, distinct 

 posteriorly, subobsolete anteriorly ; a more prominent, cushion-sluiped, 

 rugoso-punctate scutellum, without foveas, but a slightly curved de- 

 pression at base, similar to Loxcmlis; the venation of wings as in 

 Loxaidis, but the second longitudinal vein is very faint and there is 

 no cubitus, although there is a very small areolet ; the abdomen is 

 short, much broader vertically than long, compressed ; the ventral 

 valve is rather prominent, but not so pointed as in Aulax, Diastro- 

 phvs or Bhodites, it being squared off at a right angle ; the second 

 segment occupies about half the whole surface, the third segment 

 hardly half as long as the second, fourth and fifth very short, others 

 hidden. 



41. Solenozoplieria vacciuii ii. sp. 



Galls. — Irregular, reniform, pithy galls, from one-half to one inch or more 

 long and selrloni more than half an inch in diameter, although most frequently 

 much less ; on the stems. 



Gall-fly.— 9 . Length .09 inch. Slender, pale yellowish brown, the surface is 

 microscopically rugulose, but shining ; ocelli and eyes brown ; antennae 13- 

 jointed, very slightly, gradually thickened toward tips, with the terminal two- 

 thirds infuscated ; thorax with two narrow parap.sidal grooves, much more dis- 

 tinct posteriorly than anteriorly ; scutellum cushion-shaped with a curved de- 

 pression at base, finely rugoso-punctate ; tibiae and posterior femora infuscated 

 with a darker shade of brown on their upper edges; abdomen with the terminal 

 segments brown ; wings hyaline, pubescent, radial cell open, the cubitus obsolete, 

 veins pale brown, the first transverse thick, stout, margined with a faint yellow- 

 ish cloud, there is a slight yellowish cloud in the break in the second longitudinal 

 vein and the areolet and base of radial cell all enclosed in the same colored 

 cloud. 



A very beautiful species, bred last of February, 1886. 



I have drawn up the folloAving tables of the genera of the Eucoi- 

 liiue and Figithuv, recognized in our fauna, after much labor and 

 research amidst the conflicting European authorities, and it is hoped 

 with satisfiictorily and i)ermanent results : 



