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differs from it in the following points: 



1. Body much smaller, namely measuring in the body-length 

 about 1.2 mm* and in the wing-expanse about 6.0 mm. 



2. The 3rd and 5th joints of the antennae subequal, the 4th 

 a little more than I the length of the 5th. 



3. Stigmata of the fore wings pale grayish and not fulvous colo- 

 ured as those of the former species and longer, narrower, at the 

 end obliquely truncated. 



4. Galls - Dark brown, with a purplish shade; nearly waternut- 

 shaped in form, with 2 or 3 blunt protuberances, on each apex 

 of the latter is ma<le a cross-like slit, from which the winged 

 insects escape; the whole surface covered with short hairs, 

 wanting by fuscous grannules as those of miyabei, and meas- 

 uring in the larger ones about 30 by 2ii mm. 



Hab. - Honshu (vicinity of Tokyo). 



F. P. - Rhus semidlata. 



Nom. Jap. - Nurudeno-mimAfushi. 

 The dark brown colour of this gall is quite conspicuous, for the 

 other galls are mostly yellowish brown or reddish, with numerous pro- 

 tuberances. 



3. Schlechtendalia intermedia n. sp. (PL XII, f. 5, a; pi. IV. f. 4) 

 ? Schlechtendalia chinensis Licht. Stett. Ent. Zeit. 54, 

 P. 242(1883). 



Winged viviparous female - Closely allied to S. mimifushi Mats., 

 but differs from it as follows; 



1. Fore-wings distinctly shorter and smaller, the first 2 obliques 

 nearer to each other at the bases, stigma at the apex very 



