XXIV MONTHLY PROCEEDINGS 



Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift herausgegeben von der Deutschen 

 Entomologischen Gresellschaft, 1881, No. 1. From the Society. 



Verhandlungen des naturforschenden Vereines in Briinn, vol. xviii, 

 1879. From the Society. 



Bullettino della Societa Entomologica Italiana, vol. xiii, No. 1 . From 

 the Society. 



Entomologische Miscellen herausgegeben von dem Verein fiir schlesische 

 Insektenkunde, Breslau, 1874. From the Society. 



Zeitschrift fiir Entomologie herausgegeben vom Verein fiir schlesische 

 Insektenkunde zu Breslau, Heft, iv, Sept., 1874. From the Society. 



Papilio : organ of the New York Entomological Club, vol. i, Nos. 1 — 5. 

 From the Club. 



July 8, 1881. 

 Vice-Director Dr. Horn in the chair. 



The Publication Committee reported favorably the following paper 

 presented at the last meeting for publication in the Transactions of the 

 American Entomological Society :■ — 



" On the genera of Carabidae with special reference to the fauna of 

 Boreal America," by George H. Horn, M. D. 



The Publication Committee laid upon the table pages 65 — 88 of 

 volume ix of the Transactions of the American Entomological Society 

 printed since the last meeting. 



In behalf of the author. Dr. Horn presented the following paper, 

 entitled 



On the CYIVIPIDOUS GAL.LS of Florida. 



BY WILLIAM II. ASHMEAD. 



Jacksonville, Florida. 

 [Paper No. 3.] 



The Live Oak Root Gall. 



This interesting gall was discovered the latter part of March. A work- 

 man ploughing around a live oak, Quercus virens, noticed some curious 

 galls on the roots and called my attention to them. A careful search 

 soon revealed great quantities, always on the small rootlets running along 

 just beneath the surface. On pulling up these roots, I discovered a series 

 of gall clusters every four or five inches apart, and have bred from them 

 nearly two hundred specimens, % and 9 Ai^s. These are the first 

 authentic oak root galls discovered in the United States. 



BiorrMza niger^ Fitch, discovered on snow probably produces galls 

 on oak roots ; but the galls have not yet been found. < 



