22 Ctnipidae 



II. Galls of the Stems: 



(A) Mossy— 



Rhodites ros« Linn. Syst. Nat. Ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 533 (Cynips), 9 : O. S. '63, p. 40-41, 47, 

 cf 9, N. Y., Conn. Emerges May: Riley '68, N. Y.: Riley '70, N. Y.: Riley '80, 

 Ga.: Comstock "Manual Insects," Sweet-briar: Provancher, Quebec: Harvard Coll., 

 R. rubiginosa, N. Y., Mass.: Beut. Cat., Rosa Carolina, R. villosa, N. Y. : Beat. '04, 

 R. rubiginosa, N. Y. : Ash. '87b, Canada. 

 Rosa rugosa, R. blanda, R. cinnamomea, Mass., R. I. Gall winters; fly May-June, 

 plate 5, 92. 



(£) Swellings at tips of twigs — 



Rhodites globulus Beut. Cat. '92, p. 247, pi. IX, fig. 4, cf 9 , Rosa Carolina, ISi. Y.; =0.S. '63, 

 Gall No. 5, p. 42, Conn. : Cook '05, '95, R. Carolina, Ind. : Harvard Coll., N. Y., Mass., 

 Conn. 

 R. I., Mass. Oval, abrupt. 

 R. globuloides Beutm. 



*Rhodites variabilis Bass. '90, p. 61-62, cf 9 , Utah. 



Reniform; also on leaves. 

 Rhodites tumidus Bass. '90, p. 60-61, d" 9 , Utah. 



Branch becomes a cone covered with bract-like leaves. 

 *Rhodites similis Ash. '97, p. 136, cf 9 , Wyo. 



Like variabilis. 



B. arefaclus GiU, 



(C) Swellings of stems which are tyiDically not terminal in position — 

 Rhodites dichlocerus Harris '41, p. 399-400 {Cynips), fly, Mass.: 0. S. '63, p. 44, 46, cf 9 , N. Y., 

 Conn.: Beut. Cat. and '04, R. Carolina, N. Y.: Cook '05, R. Carolina, Ind.: Harvard 

 Coll., Mass., N. Y.: Ash. '87, Fla. April. 

 Rosa nitida, Rosa species, R. canina, Mass., R. I. Fly early June; gall winters. Oval, 

 gradual enlargement of stem, plate 5, 112. 

 Rhodites verna 0. S. '63, p. 41, 47-48, cT 9, D. C: Harvard Coll., R. rubiginosa, D. C: Beut. 

 Cat., R. lucida N. Y. 

 Small, oval swellings. 

 Rhodites tuberculosa 0. S. "Stettin," p. 415 {Cynips, Rhodites?), cf 9 , D. C. Species doubtful. 

 Neither 0. S. nor other writers refer to it again and it is very imperfectly character- 

 ized. May be Rh. verna. 

 Rhodites arefactus Gill. '94, p. 157-158, cf 9 , Colo., May 23. 



Corky enlargements at base of branches. 

 Rhodites neglecta Gill. '94, p. 158-159, cf 9 , Colo., May 17. 

 Abrupt swelling. ' (Polythalamous; 15 x 18 mm.) 

 Rhodites multispinosa Gill. '90, p. 25, fig. 2, cf 9 , Iowa; =Bull. Iowa Exper. Sta. Rh. spino- 

 sissima. (Preoccupied.) 

 Abrupt swelling; very spinosei 

 Rhodites fusiformans Ash. '90, p. 14, d' 9 , R. arkansana Colo.: Gill. '92, Colo. 

 Irregular swelling. 



III. Galls of the Leaves: 



{A) Galls in the parenchyma — 



Rhodites lenticularis Bass. '90, p. 59-60, & 9 , Rosa lucida, Mass. : Beut. '04, p. 8, R. lucida, N. Y. 

 Disc-like thickenings. 

 R. rosoefolicB Ashm, 



