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Thorax— parapsides fine, narrow, distinct and even throughout; intermediate 



parallel lines (not grooves in this case) reach half way to the scutellum ; line 

 over the base of each wing very faint. Thorax irregularly punctate; the scu- 

 tellum more coarsely so and more hairy. Legs very dark reddish brown, almost 

 black, except at the joints. Ungues simple. Abdomen polished, shining black, 

 except where it is covered with white hairs. The parts not so covered are the 

 dorsal and ventral portions of segments two, three and four. This forms on the 

 dorsum a perfect shining triangle, whose base is on the anterior margin* of the 

 second segment, and whose apex is on the posterior margin of the fourth seg- 

 ment. Wings rather large and clear. Veins distinct but not heavy. Color 

 brown. Areolet small. Eadial area open. Cusitus not quite reaching the first 

 transverse. Body .14, antennae .10, wings .16. 



I find no species nearly resembling this, except Acraspis pezoma- 

 ehoides O. S., and Biorhiza hirta B., both subapterous species. 



Named for that most indefatigable Hymenopterist, Willliam H. 

 Ash mead. 



Amphibolips verna n. sp. 



One female taken ovipositing in the buds of Q. ilieifolia April 

 9, 1897, in Waterbury, Conn. 



Head small, rugose, dusky black. Antenna? same color, fourteen jointed, first 

 joint long, heavy, second one-half as long as the first but full size, third a little 

 longer than the first two together and very slightly curved, fourth two-thirds 

 and the fifth one-half as long as the third, sixth to the thirteenth equal, four- 

 teenth one-half longer than the thirteenth. Thorax and scutellum small, both 

 rugose and thinly covered with short hairs. The parallel lines of the thorax ex- 

 tend more than half way to the scutellum. Parapsides very obscure, lines over 

 the base of the wings rather less so, all small. Scutellum not prominent. Fovse 

 large, shallow and uot smooth. Abdomen large, .10 of an inch long by .08 inch 

 deep. Anterior of the first segment sparsely hairy, as is also the posterior mar- 

 gin of the terminal segment and the sheath of the ovipositor. Entire abdomen 

 shining, but microscopically punctate. The legs a uniform dark red. Wings 

 large, subfuscous ; veins brownish red, not heavy. Radial area open. Areolet 

 large and nearer the anterior border of the wing than in most species. Cubitus 

 slender, reaching to the first transverse. Body .18. antennae .10, wings .20. 



This species is distinct from Amphibolips ilicifolke B., the only 

 species hitherto found on this species of oak. 



Amphibolips longicoriiis n. sp. 



Gall. — A large "oak-apple" with a very thin shell and a single 

 larval cell in the middle of a soft, light and spongy mass, not unlike 

 that of A. spongifica O. 8. It is an inch and a half long and an 

 inch and a quarter thick, My galls (only two) were received from 

 Mr. W. R. Maxwell, of Palestine, Texas. Coming through the 

 mail they were badly crushed and in such poor condition that I was 



TRANS. AM. ENT. SOC. XXVI. (41) JULY, 1900. 



