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With regard to the new species, Rhagoietis intrudens, described above 

 by Professor Aldrich, this is the one referred to by the late Dr. Fletcher 

 in his annual report for 1906, page 228, under the title, "A Cherry Fruit 

 Fly, Rhagoletis cingulata, Loew." This insect caused noticeable damage 

 to cherries, in 1906, in British Columbia. 



Mr. W. R. Palmer, of Victoria, B. C, in whose orchard the insect 

 was injurious, was asked to send to the Division some living puparia, but 

 in 1907 he wrote that he was unable to find any during the winter. Writing 

 under date of July 20th, 1907, he says : "We had a harder winter than 

 usual, and they do not seem to be as prominent. They still stick to the 

 same irtes as last season." 



No reports of injury by the larvee of this fly have been received during 

 1908. — Arthur Gibson, Division of Entomology, Central Experimental 

 Farm, Ottawa. 



LEPIDOPTEROUS GALLS COLLECTED IN THE VICINITY 

 OF TORONTO —No. 2. 



BY DR. WiM. BRODIE, TORONTO. 



Ejicosma Saiddcriana, Clemens ; Pcedisca saligneana, Clemens. 

 (The High Solidago Gall.) 



The galls were collected usually in the spring, February and March, 

 occasionally late in the fall, and kept in a suitable jar, until all occupants 

 were out ; always two seasons. 



Annual collections were made during 12 seasons, from 1883 to 1895, 

 each collection averaging over 45 specimens. Most of the collections 

 were from the vicinity of Toronto, a few from distant localities. 



From 1854 to 1864 these galls were very common throughout North 

 York, and are so still. I have found these galls at Owen Sound, North 

 Bruce, Temagami, Algonquin Park, Tobermory, Manitoulin. North Bay, 

 Essex, St. Mary's, St. Catharines, Whitechurch, Scugog and other localities, 

 and no doubt they are common in Ontario wherever the host-plant, S. 

 Canadensis, is found. 



The galls are at the top of the main stems of the plants, usually 

 within the flowering panicle, rarely on the branches of the panicle; usually 

 but one gall on a plant, occasionally two, rarely three. 



The galls are spindle-form, varying in size from 10x16 mm. to 12x28 

 mm.; diameter of stem below gall from 4 mm. to 5 mm.; the average of 



February, 1909 



