ENTOMOLOGICAL SECTION. XIX 



a depression extending from base of each antennae to mandibles, the latter black, 

 pubescent back of eyes, palpi yellowish; antennae 14-jointed, uniformly reddish- 

 yellow, terminal joint longer than penultimate ; thorax convex, rounded anteriorly 

 almost free from pubescence, parapsidal grooves distinct, longitudinal furrows 

 almost obsolete, mesothorax much broader than long, a ridge separating it from 

 scutellura; pleurae rugoso-punctate ; scutellum round, bifoveolate, rugoso-punctate, 

 thickly pubescent; wings hyaline, areolet distinct, petiolated, radial area open, 

 costal and subcostal veins yellowish, becoming tliick and brownish piceous at 

 areolet; abdomen large, globose, bright shining reddish-yellow, peduncle short, it 

 and second segment at base slightly pubescent ; tips of ventral sheath yellowish, 

 pubescent; legs reddish-yellow, coxae brownish-black, punctate, pubescent, feet 

 and claws black. 



% .—Length .10 inch. Head and thorax black, coarsely rugoso-punctate, vertex 

 free from pubescence; antennae reddish-brown, 15-jointed, filiform, joints sub- 

 equal ; thorax, parapsidal grooves distinct, longitudinal furrows obsolete ; scutellum 

 coarsely rugoso-punctate and almost free from pubescence ; abdomen black, smooth 

 and shining, peduncle short; wings hyaline, veins black, areolet almost closed, 

 slightly clouded at base of areolet, radial area open; legs — middle and anterior 

 ]iair yellowish, coxae black, hind femora and tibiae dark. 



Described from 23 bred 9 ? and 4 Z , which issued between 2')t\\ 

 and 30th of April. 



The Galls op the Upland Willow Oak, Querent dnerea. 

 There are several galls found on this tree, but by fir the most import- 

 ant is a large spherical gall, which may popularly be termed 



The Up/and Wi/foiv Oak Apple Gall. 

 Cyiiips q. ciiierea n. sp. 



Galls. — Large, perfectly spherical galls attached to the twigs and 

 limbs, of a dark crimson color mottled with small spots of a lighter 

 color. A single kernel in the centre held in place by dense, brown- 

 ish, spongy filaments. Diameter one and one-fourth to one and one- 

 half inch. 



Gail-Fly. — J . — Length .20 inch. Rf)bust .07 inch across the mesothorax, length 

 of wing .20 inch. Head and thorax brown, deeply, very coarsely rugoso-punctate. 

 Head. small, on vertex slightly pubescent, thicker back of the eyes, almost free on 

 face; eyes dark brown ; mandibles black; antennae 1.3-jointed, short not reaching 

 to back of scutellum : thorax broad, robust, convex, parapsidal grooves almost 

 obsolete, longitudinal furrows wide apart and almost parallel, indicuited by coarse 

 punctures, a deep transverse furrow dividing mesothorax from scutellura, a few 

 microscopical whitish pubescence towards head, disk free; scutellum round, ele- 

 vated, deeply irregularly rugoso-punctate, free from pubescence, excej^ting a few 

 microscopical whitish hairs more perceptible at posterior margin, two deep round 

 foveae not quite separated by the pointed process of the scutellum, which does not 

 reach the margin, pleurae rugoso-punctate, pubescent, as well as the triangular 

 piece beneath the wing and the metathorax ; abdomen bright, smooth, reddish- 

 brown, globular and regularly rounded posteriorly, a high ridge at base of second 

 segment, slightly pubescent, more noticeable at sides and beneath, a high power 

 show the segments are finely punctate, ventral sheath not projecting, venter hairy 



