List of the Insect Vnnna of the Count}/. 



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ing the galls. I have added a few Essex locahties, but these 

 must be taken as being very far from exhaustive ; when in- 

 creased attention is paid to these interesting productions the 

 limits of the distribution of the more uncommon forms will 

 doubtless be greatly extended.^ 



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Synopsis of Species. 



Part I. Botanical Akrangement. 



Kanunculace^. 



Eanunculus repens, L. 

 Leaf. The palmate seg- 

 ments of the lower leaves 

 are rolled inwards from the 

 base, forming a thickened 

 and hard pseudo-gall. The 

 orange-red larvae pupate 

 within the gall. Ceci- 

 domyia Ranunculi, Bremi. 

 (Fig. 1). 



Fig. 1. Cecidomyia Ranunculi. 



PAPAVERACEiE. 



Papaver PiHtEAs, L. Capsule. The seed-capsule is much 

 distorted, swollen and hardened. It contains many larvae 

 cells of the Cynipid, which pupates in the gall. Aulax 

 Rhgeadis, Hartig. 



Crucifer^. 



Barbarea vulgaris, Br. Flowers. In May the yellow 

 flowers become galled and do not open ; the anthers become 

 greatly swollen, and the whole bloom deformed. The yellow 

 larvae pupate within the gall. Cecidomyia Sisymbrii, Shrank. 



•*^ [The issue of some projected instructions on the best methods of 

 breeding gall-flies, with hints for the study of the same, is postponed, in 

 order to avoid delay in the publication of this part of the ' Transactions,' 

 but Mr. Fitch has kindly promised to make these matters the subject of a 

 separate communication to the Club. — Ed.] 



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