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"Described from many female specimens, which issued at various 

 dates between January 18, 1885 and February 11, 1SS6. The gall 

 occurs in California on Quercus chrysolepis, and was sent to the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture by Mr. Albert Koebele." (W. H. Ashmead). 



I have only seen specimens of the gall, which were collected 

 from Quercus chrysolepis, in the Stevens Creek Canyon, above 

 Cupertino, Cal. It is very characteristic and unmistakable. 



Andricus kingi Bass. 

 Andricus kingi, H. F. Bassett, Tr. Am. Ent. Soc, vol. 26 (1900). p. 316, 317. 



Female. Brown, eyes, ocelli, tips of mandibles, tips of tarsi and 

 dorsal valve black. Head finely reticulate, face a pale brown, without 

 pubescence, antennae 14-segmented, 1st and 2nd segments stout, 3rd 

 segment long, nearly as long as 1 and 2 together, one-third longer than 

 4th, 4th and 5th subequal, succeeding segments to 9th progressively 

 shorter, 9th and following segments subequal, all the segments more or 

 less fuscous. Thorax finely reticulate and punctate, covered with a 

 sparse pubescence, parapisdal grooves complete and deep, median 

 longitudinal lines and smooth lines over base of wings rather indistinct, 

 median longitudinal groove from posterior margin very indistinct, 

 mesopleura smooth, shining, microscopically reticulate, pubescent 

 below, scutellum rugose, basally with large, circular foveas, shallow, 

 with smooth bottom, and contiguous, separated only by a carina. 

 Abdomen smooth, shining, compressed, 2nd segment occupying about 

 one-half its length, following segments wholly visible, dorsal valve and 

 ovipositor sheaths prominent, last segment reticulate, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th 

 and margin of 2nd punctate. Wings hyaline, pubescent, with faint 

 iridescence, radial cell open and rather long, areolet small, cubitus not 

 reaching basal vein. Length 2mm. 



Gall. Small, pink, cone-shaped galls on the under side of leaves of 

 Quercus lobata, about 5mm. high and 4 mm. across the base, which is 

 broad and rather saucer-shaped. The outer portion of the gall is 

 conical, the sides curved inwards slightly. The larval chamber is near 

 the apex, where the exit hole is found. Some of the galls, from which 

 flies were bred in every way identical with those from typical specimens, 

 are said to be whitish striped with red and on leaves of Quercus douglasi, 

 but specimens are not at hand. 



Andricus parmula Bass. 



Andricus parmula, H. F. Bassett, Tr. Am. Ent. Soc, vol. 26 (1900), p. 312. 



Female. Ferruginous, the legs and antenna? yellowish brown, 

 eyes, ocelli, tips of mandibles, tips of tarsi, abdomen dorsally at apex 

 and ventral valve black. Head faintly rugose, face pubescent, antennas 

 13-segmented, 1st and 2nd segments stout, 3rd segment long, only a 

 little longer than 4th, 4th and 5th segments subequal, succeeding seg- 

 ments to 10th progressively shorter, 10th and following segments 

 subequal, except last, which is twice as long as penultimate. Pronotum 

 narrow in the middle, mesonotum coarsely reticulate, parapsidal grooves 



