INSECTS 



Xestophanes brevitarsis, Thorns. Similar 

 swellings on the stems of P. tormen- 

 tilla. Guest/ing, Hollington, Hastings 



Periclistus caninas, Htg. Distorts and en- 

 larges galls of R. eglanteriae. Guestling 



Diastrophus rubi, Htg. Spindle-shaped poly- 

 thalamous swellings on the stems of 

 Rubi. Guest ling. Fair light, Beauport Park 



All the following galls are found on the 

 oak :— 



Andricus glandium, Gir. Forms a number 

 Beauport 



Forms 

 of galls within the acorn. 

 Park on Turkey oak (Quercus cerris), 

 Hollington on common oak (Q. robur) 



ostreus, Gir. The oyster gall ; small, 

 breaking out from the ribs of the leaf ; 

 common 



fecundatrix, Htg. The artichoke gall ; 

 the true gall is hidden in the greatly 

 developed leaf buds ; common 



*pilosus, Adler. Very small, hairy galls 

 on the catkins 



globuli, Htg. Green globular bud gall. 

 Guestling, St. Helens 



inflator, Htg. Gall concealed in the 

 greatly thickened and shortened shoots ; 

 not uncommon 



radicis, F. Large polythalamous swell- 

 ings on the lower part of the trunk. 

 Hastings, Guestling, etc. 



trilineatus, Htg. Galls concealed in the 

 twigs ; not common 



sieboldii, Htg. Gregarious conical galls 

 on the twigs, red when young, brown 

 and striate when old. Bexhill, Guest- 

 ling, Crowhurst, etc. 



testaceipes, Htg. Small elongate galls on 

 the mid-rib or petiole. Hastings, Hol- 

 lington 



corticis, Htg. Galls on the thick roots or 

 on the trunk where the bark has been 

 injured. St. Helens, Hollington 



*gemmatus, Adler. A very small and 

 inconspicuous gall on the adventitious 

 buds 



*collaris, Htg. A small bud gall almost 

 concealed in the bud scales 



curvator, Thoms. Irregular bladder-like 

 swellings containing a small gall ; com- 

 mon 



quadrilineatus, Htg. Longitudinally fur- 

 rowed galls on the catkins. Guestling, 

 Hastings, etc. ; not uncommon 



cirratus, Adler. Oval galls on the cat- 

 kins with woolly hairs at the apex 



callidoma, Thoms. A leaf bud gall on a 

 long peduncle. St. Helens, Hollington 



* Not yet observed in the district, but m 

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Andricus albopunctata, Mayr. A bud gall, 

 green spotted with white. Fairlight, 

 Hollington, etc. 



— glandula?, Schenck. A bud gall some- 



times like an acorn and cup, at other 

 times truncated. Guestling, St. Helens, 

 Hollington 



— solitarius, Fonsc. A pointed and spindle- 



shaped bud gall covered with ferrugi- 

 neous hair. Guestling, St. Helens, etc. 

 Cynips kollari, Htg. The marble gall ; on 

 the twigs ; common 



("Trigonaspis megaptera, Pz. Small reddish 



I galls c 



galls on the adventitious buds ; not un- 

 I common 



— renum, Gir. Small kidney-shaped galls on 

 the veins of the leaves ; not uncommon 



j^Biorhiza terminalis, F. The well known 



"I oak apple ; common 



*■ — aptera, F. Small galls on the roots 



(Dryophanta folii, Htg. The cherry gall ; on 

 the mid rib of the leaf; common 

 — taschenbergi, Schl. Small oval velvety 

 galls on the adventitious buds. Hol- 

 lington 

 longiventris, Htg. Gall like that of D. 

 folii, but smaller and striped. Guestling, 

 Hastings 

 *similis, Adler. Gall very like taschen- 

 bergi 



— agama, Htg. Globular leaf galls with 

 large central cavity. Guestling 



r — divisa, Htg. Galls smooth with small 

 \ central cavity. Guestling 



\ — *verrucosa, Schl. Oval greenish or yel- 

 lowish galls 



— disticha, Htg. Gall like a flattened orange. 

 Guestling, Hollington 



[Neuroterus lenticularis, Oliv. The common 



spangle ; very abundant 

 baccarum, L. The currant gall ; on leaves 



and catkins ; common 

 fumipennis, Htg. Like the common 



spangle, but smaller ; not uncommon 

 tricolor, Htg. Small and whitish covered 



with glistening white hairs ; not un- 

 common 

 Isviusculus, Schenck. The smooth 



spangle ; very common 

 albipes, Schenck. Galls small, indenting 



the edge of the leaf. Guestling, Hastings 



— numismatis, Oliv. The silk button gall ; 

 common 



— vesicatrix, Schl. Gall embedded in the 

 leaf marked with rays from the centre. 

 Guestling, Hastings 



— aprilinus, Gir. A pea-like bud gall matur- 

 ing very quickly. Battle Great Wood 



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