^>f>> cow A ACAOF.MV O f'' SCTKS CF.S'. 



;il»()ut, iiuVl-suiiinicr^ ami the flic-- hcoiit- t«) cscaix' aljorii' ((\( 

 la.st of ( )c1;,()lH>y, Flv, m'arlj om'-^^txtli '»f au inch in Icui^-th r. 

 pri'vailins" cwlovs^ cHi-uaniftm l>m\vii» and black. rUc >h(1<'s of 

 the alxlcmicB. have a )M_*^aiitifuI velvety laster, c^uls<^d in a 

 deii>?<^' jelh)vyish-«-iiiy [jU'lx^scem'C whicb sui>■;<>•e^its the iiaiiic oi 

 the -.pecies^ The wtiigH ave alM)rted,. ]>e¥ibo- «)iily sLkoiI, stubs.. 

 Foina!e>s tm\y harc^ heeii Keased. 



j^eur&teroas nigvumj »,sp. TIk' i^alts og t&is s|>ecie?« appeal 

 as small piiiipleft ois the Iwiveis-of th(r white »>alv ( Q\ hUmi).- 

 find the l)i>rv twik ((/. iiiorv(X'f(rp(r). llwy arc from ti>ne-si.\'- 

 teenth t» ».Mie-twelfth wf au iiicb tii diam-etetv and show 

 P(iuall3' well fvf)m either siuface of the leaf. Tke ii'itlilf^iippciir 

 ill Auf>Vi&t and tfete flies enjerize the ff^llowinir summer. Fly, 

 very siiwill^ alx)ut one-tw(Mvty-li*ft!i «)f an inch in leR<>th. and 

 f)lack Ml ct)kw excerpt the tarsi au.d jjoiuts nf t!ie leos-, which, 

 are bvowii. 



AiitpliihoUps (-mjlai, n. sp\ ^ilifhiUar ir^iJls nitli central 

 fH'lls and stout radiating- tshers-. 'riiey «K'cur in, thefaU of the 

 year ou the l>uds of the red <«ik {Q. nrhf-a). The iirowing- 

 g-all reseinhles very EiucSi the _<>-all of .1. i/iants, (). S., but it 

 is smaller, and the radiatina" fil)ers and the outer shell are 

 much heavfer. A little Ix'fore the leaves fall these «>-al}s drop 

 to the yroHiid, turn brown in colnr, aiKl soon iH^'ome much 

 shriveled wp. The Hie* do not appear until late the follow- 

 liit^- summev. FlVr only females were reared. Lenijth, one- 

 fifth of uii inch; i>ei>eral color, ])>lack; (infenjfrv, 13-jointed, 

 with the third joint the longest : face deei)ly pittotl or sculp- 

 tured ; thorax and seutellum deeply sculptured ; legs, amber 

 colored; wings somewhat smoky and with a large stigmaS 

 spot. Only females reared- 



