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the base and a longitudinal middle furrow in the anterior two-thirds. 

 Metanotum glabrous, shagreened, with three longitudinal carinae, the 

 lateral ones curved ovitwards. Wings hyaline, fringed, with a fuscous spot 

 at the base of the radical cell; tirst abscissa of the radius angulate. Legs 

 brownish red, hind femora and middle part of the hind tibiae fuscous; 

 claws simple. Abdomen smooth, shining, laterally pubescent only at the 

 base of the second segment, longer than the head and the thorax united; 

 second segment one-fourth shorter than the whole abdomen, finely punc- 

 tnlate apically, laterally very sloping; the two following segments also 

 punctulate. Length of female: 3.5-4 mm. 



Gall. — A bud gall on Qnercns agrifolia, globular, the <lianieter 22 mm. 

 or more, whitish, smooth and gla'lirous, apically with a very small wart; 

 the inner substance is also whitish, somewhat sjiongiose, and contains 

 below the middle several brownish cells which are 4 mm. high and 2 mm. 

 wide. 



This species is allied to the genus Amj)hilin]ip8, from whiidi it is 

 excluded by the tarsal claws being simple. 



3145 Callirhytis eriophora n. sp. 



Brownish red, opaque, scarcely pubescent, and finely shagreened. 

 Head enlarged behind the eyes. Antennae 14-jointed the second joint 

 longer than thick; the third fully thrice as long as thick, scarcely longer 

 than the fourth; the following joints gradually shorter and thicker; the 

 penultimate, one-third longer than thick, shorter than last. Mesonotum 

 nearly glabrous, with four dusky longitudinal strij)es, the lateral of which 

 are abbreviated anteriorly, the two others shortened posteriorly; par 

 apsidal furrows not complete, anteriorly obliterated. Scutellum rugose, 

 nearly glabrous, basally with two divergent foveae. Metanotum black- 

 brown, with two parallel carinae. Wings hyaline, fringed, the v.dns 

 brown, the first abscissa of radius angulated. Legs faint yellow; claws 

 simple. Abdomen dark red-brown, above nearly black; the second segnrent 

 occupying nearly the whole abdomen, very shining, glabrous, posteriorly 

 microscopically punctulate; ventral-spine eight times as long as wide. 

 Length of the female 3-3.2 mm. 



Gall. — A bud gall on Quercus Wislizenii; the gall is round".', 10 mm. 

 in diameter, the outer portion a yellowish wool-like substanc(\ the inner 

 a globular, ligneous, thin-shelled and monothalamous cell, 4 mm. or more 

 in diameter. 



3143 Callirhytis Clarirnontis n. sp. ^ 



Brownish yellow, finely shagreened and scarcely shining. Head enhir- 

 ged behind the eyes. Antennae black-brown apically, 14-3ointed; the third 

 joint nearly five times as long as thick, one half longer than the fourth; 

 the following joints gradually decreasing in length., the penultimate one 

 third longer than thick, the last more than twice as long as thick. Meso- 

 notum nearly glabrous, with four dusky longitudinal stripes, the two la- 

 teral ones abbreviated anteriorly; the parapsidal furrows complete. Scu- 

 tellum rugose, nearly glabrous, with two divergent foveae at the base. 



