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fruits {see fig. 2). The galls iu nature have a pale 

 yellowish-gi'pon appearance with a tinge of reddish-brown. 

 Often the plant, which is occasionally used as a standard 

 to train the pepper vine on, suffers very much from this 

 Psyllid. 

 (2) The other is the gall caused, by an undetermined species ; and 

 although I have consulted Crawford's " Monograph of 

 American Psyllidaa " I have not been able to find any figures 

 or ' descriptions that would apply to this interesting species. 

 I have sent it on to Dr. Crawford for correct identification. 

 The gall made by this insect is very curious and beautiful 

 (see fig. 1). It was found on a wild shrub, Ficiis nervosa, 

 in the Taliparamba forest in North Malabar. Any casual 

 observer will sm-ely mistake the gall for some natural out- 

 growth of the plant. The galls are attached to the mid-rib 

 of each leaf and commonly on the upper surface. In struc- 

 ture it is oval covered over with hairy and villose processes 

 of plant tissue. In nature it is greenish in colour with a 

 mixtm'c of light yellow. The galls are not very unlike that 

 shown in plate 5 of Ind. Mus. Notes, V. 2. caused by Psijlla 

 isil.is. but certainlj' shows differences. 

 The object of tliis note is simply to create if possible an interest in 

 this very interesting study of insect galls in India. 



PJiacopteron lentiginaston is common in all forest areas, not only in Mr. Beeson, 

 Dehra Dun and Poona. 



In Travancore Garvga pinnala is popularly called the Mosquito- Mr. Isaac, 

 tree as it is believed to give birth to raosquitos from its limbs. 



This tree is of no economic importance. On account of this Psyllid Mr. Ramakrishna 

 only galls are found and we do not see any leaves on it when it is attacked Ayyar. 

 in this way. 



The whole subject of galls and gall-makers in India is one which Mr. Fletcher 

 requires investigation. It is a very wide subject which is at present 

 awaiting workers to take it up. One comes across the most curious 

 galls at times. I have here [exhibited] a, photograph of a gall which 

 occurs commonly on Qvercvs griffUliii at Shillong ; as you will see , it 

 forms a curious sort of rosette something like an unexpanded thistle- 

 flower. Another gall which I found at Shillong last year was on leaves 

 of Rubus assamensis and resembled a small spiny sea-urchin ; from 

 this I bred a Cecidomyiad fly. 



