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PSYCHE. 



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old speci^iens, while niternalU, the b;iMil 

 portion somewhat darker. Gall formed of 

 sections, each section at base containing a 

 cell in which lives a larva or pupa, sections 

 formed of more or less straight woollv-like 

 brittle fibers all extending upward (down- 

 ward on leaf) from and around the cell 

 which forms basal portion of each section; 

 the fibers are provided with fine spine-like 

 spicules, the more terminal ones arranged in 

 whorls. The fibers are white except on tips, 

 which are pink or pale brownish yellow. 

 These terminal ends of the fibers with their 

 spicules are what form the external vi.,ible 

 surface of the gall, and give it its woolly 

 appearance. The basal portion of each 

 section containing the cell is hard, pale 

 greenish in color, and 5 or 6 mm. long bv 

 about 2 mm. wide external measurement. 

 The cell contained within is about 4 mm. 

 long by I mm. wide. 



Described from si;veral specimens. 

 On leaves of ^nerciis iinditlata var. 



zvrightii. Organ iMts., southern N. M. 



Specimens of the gall-maker, sent 

 to Mr. Wm. H. Ashmead, were deter- 

 mined asCallirhytis sp. Two parasites 

 of tiie latter that had been bred were 

 determined as Svntomaspis sp. antl 

 Torymus sp. 



The Callirhytis is an ample-winged 

 light rufous species. Head and dorsum 

 of abdomen darker rufous. Wings 

 clear. Lengtii 2 mm. ; of wing 3 mm. 

 The .Syntomaspis is a small, elegantly 

 formed, bright metallic green species, 

 with ovipositor nearly as long as abdo- 

 men and thorax together, and hyaline 

 wings. Tarsi yellowish. Length about 

 if mm. ; of ovipositor, i^ mm. 



The Torymus is a very small, elon- 

 gate, dark green species, with tarsi 

 whitish. Wingsclear. Length, i| mm. 



LOCAL BUTTERFLY NOTES. 



On June 2, 1895, while butterfly hunting in 

 Wellesley, I saw and nearly captured a fine 

 specimen of Pafiilio cresp/iontes. This is 

 the first I remember to have seen flying in 

 Wellesley although Mr. Thomas Smith at 

 the Hunnewell gardens has one taken by 

 him a few years ago on those grounds. 



On June 7 Lieut. W. Robinson captured 

 in the street opposite his house in Cam- 

 bridge a perfect specimen of Bnsilarrhia 

 art/iemis which had evidently just emerged. 

 It was busily engaged sucking up the mois- 

 ture from a muddy spot in the street and was 

 taken without difficulty, making no attempt 

 to fly. I can find no record of this butterfly's 

 occurrence in Cambridge, hence communi- 

 cate the fact. 



The aberrations fascititu and oblitcnUa of 

 the butterfly Heodes hypoplilueas have been 

 particularly numerous about Camjjridge this 



season, Lieut. Robinson having taken a 

 great many and well marked individuals of 

 the former and several good examples of the 

 latter. In one specimen of ohliterata not a 

 spot or trace of a spot on the upper or under 

 surface of the fore-wings was visible, except 

 the two included within the cell, which ap- 

 pear to be always present. He also took a 

 remarkable example of the aberration fuUiola 

 in which the upper surface of the fore-wings 

 are a light brassy yellow except near the 

 base on the costal margin where the usual 

 coppery red is visible in a slight degree. 

 This specimen is in excellent condition. I 

 may add, however, that the taking of the 

 above aberrations is the result of intelligent 

 collecting since. Mr. Robinson looked over 

 hundreds in the fields only selecting those 

 that appeared interesting or peculiar. 



Shelley W. Dentou. 

 Welleslev, Mass. 



