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Fig 2. Brachi/scelis urnalis, spec. nov. Natural size. 



a. Abnormal sessile female gall. 



b. Aggregated abnormal galls, distorted and bored by parasites, 



c. Normal female gall (])ored by a parasite at the side of the 



cone). 



d. Young fen 'ale galls. 



e. Male galls on twigs. 



/. Abortive female galls, affected by Chalcids. 

 (J. Section of female gall. 

 h. Small abortive galls of B. reducta. 

 i. Female insect, imderside. 

 Fig. 3. Brachyscelis strombylosa, spec. nov. Natural size. 



a, a. Old female galls, h. Nearly fullgroAvn gall. 

 c. Section of old gall, showing peculiar form of cavity, and the 

 tunnelling of Curculionid larva- in the walls. 



Plate V. 

 Fig. 1. Brachysce/i-^ calycina, spec. nov. Natural size. 



a, a. Three mature galls, one stalked, two sessile, in various 



positions. 

 h. Three younger female galls. 



c. vSection of half-grown female gall, showing cavity and 



channel. 



d, d. Male galls around young twigs. 



Fig. 2. Brachyi^cdis Neumanm, spec. nov. Natural size. 



a. Normal form of female gall. 



h. Abnormal form of female gall. 



r. Male galls (?) interspersed among the females. 



d. Section of female gall. 

 Fig 3. Brachysceli-^ (? ) Beyerin', spec. nov. Natural size. 



a, e. Female galls, in various stages of growth. 



d. Section of small mature gall, showing the cavity, &c. 

 Fig. 4. Asrelis (? ) multitndinea, spec. nov. Natural size. 



a. Mature and young galls, as appearing when dried. 



h. Female gall, after being soaked in water. 



c. Section of same, showing cavity and channel. 



d. Female insect, natural size and magnified. 



