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others with siibmedian, white spots; antennal segments 33, the 

 fifth with a length three quarters its diameter. 



Lasioptera quercifforcB Felt. 



Leaf Galls 

 Leai edge galls. 



Gall a folded leaf edge between serrations. Female, length 1.5 

 mm., abdomen deep red; antennal segments 14, the fifth with a 

 length 2% times its diameter . . . Cecidomyia foliora Rssl. & Hkr. 



Similar gall, possibly identical Cecidomyia eruhcscens 0. S. 



Vein galls. 



A narrow, dark purplish, fusiform, thin-walled swelling on the 

 under side of the mid or lateral veins may contain two or more 

 orange larva, length 8 mm. Male, length 2 mm., abdomen red- 

 dish or dark brown ; antennal segments 14, the fifth with a length 

 nearly four times its diameter. Female, length 2.5 mm., abdo- 

 men dark browm, the fifth with, a length four times its diameter. 



Cincticornia podagra} Felt. 



Gall very similar to, if not identical with the above. 



Cincticornia majalis 0. S. 



Elongate, pocket-like swellings along midrib of round-leaved scrub 

 oak. Male, length 1 mm., abdomen yellowish brown; 14 antennal 

 segments, the fifth having the basal portion of the stem wdth a 

 length one half greater than its diameter, the distal part with a 

 length twice its diameter Clinodiplosis florida Felt. 



An elongate fold gall close to the midrib on the under surface^ 

 length 12 mm., diameter 1 mm. ; on Quercus tinctoria. 



Cecidomyia q-oruca Walsh. 



A large midrib fold with a conspicuous white pubescence. 



Cecidomyia niveipila 0. S. 

 Globose or subglobose, thickened, usually reddish, galls. 



Reddish, oval, irregular, wrinkled leaf gall, diameter 3 to 4 mm. 

 Male, length 3 mm., abdomen dark brown ; antennal segments 14. 

 Female, length 3.5 mm., abdomen dark red; antennal segments 

 14, the fifth with a length about 2i/2 times its diameter. 



Cincticornia pilulm Walsh. 



A similar gall, apparently Southern, possibly made by the same 

 species Cincticornia symmetrica 0. S. 



Gall similar to though much smaller than that of Cinciticornia pilu- 

 Ice. Female, length 1.25 mm., abdomen a nearly uniform dark 

 reddish brown; antennal segments 18, the fifth with a length a 

 little greater than its diameter Dasyneura florida Felt. 



Reared from oak, presumably from a gall resembling that made by 



