Twelfth Report of the State Entomologist 313 



A Cecidomvid in Choke-cherries. 



The galls of a Cecidomyid larva on choke -cherry, Prunus Virginianus, 

 were brought by State Botanist Peck, from Bethlehem, N. Y., on May 

 28th. The larvae emerged and entered the ground, but none of the flies 

 have made their appearance. 



In Keene Valley, in former years, I have found this cherry very abun- 

 dantly galled by apparently the same insect, in the month of July. 

 Many larvae were disclosed from them, but in the several attempts made 

 to obtain the imago, all have met with failure. 



The present year not a single galled cherry could be found in the 

 localities in Keene Valley where in other years they had abounded; 



These galls have been studied by Prof. Geo. F. Atkinson, of Cornell 

 University, in connection with a fungus attack which he found to be 

 usually associated with them— named and described by him as Exoas- 

 ais cecidoinophiliis (see Bull. 73, C. U. Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 September, 1894). It was not ascertained by him if the larvae attack 

 the fruit before or after the attack of the fungus. It was thought that 

 the larvae attack and deform fruits which are not affected by the fungus. 

 In this he was probably correct, as I have no recollection of the fungus 

 presence on the galls collected by me in Keene Valley. 



This Cecidomyid has not as yet been described, although it has been 

 observed by several entomologists. 



Euphoria Inda (Linn.). 

 The larvae of ^////;(?/7« ///^/rt; (Linn.), formerly known as the Indian 

 Cetonian, were found in large numbers beneath chip manure at Menands, 

 N. Y., in the latter part of June. From their general appearance and 

 from their occurrence in manure, they were believed to be the " muck- 

 worm," Ligyrus relictus (Say). Examples were brought to me within 

 the manure inclosed in a box. Not long thereafter, they were found to 

 have eaten all of the decayed portion, leaving only the bits and 

 pieces of chips and a large quantity of rounded pellets of their excre- 

 menta. These, together with additional ones obtained, were transferred, 

 on July 30th, to a larger box with an ample supply of food. The box was, 

 opened from time to time, until the 8th of August, when two Euphoria 

 Inda were resting on the surface. Examination of the contents, gave 

 the following: Two perfect beetles within their cells, one of which was 

 on the point of emerging. Another cell gave a beetle, uncolored, having 

 just transformed from the pupa. The remaining cells (5) contained pupae. 



