CATALOGUE OF BRITISH PLANT-GALLS i8i 



Fungi 



Coleop- 

 tera 



Homop- 

 tera 



Coleop- 

 tera 



Oxyria digyna Hill. 31. Mountain Sorrel. 

 Inflorescence swollen, containing the very pale violet 

 teleutospores. 



UsTiLAGO VINOSA Berkeley 328 

 Syn. UsUlago vinosa Tulasne. 

 Plowright, p. 278. 



Rumex conglomeratus Murr. 97. Sharp Dock. 

 Fusiform swelling in the midrib of the leaf, contain- 

 ing a bright Orange larva. 



Apion miniatum Germar 329 

 Houard, No. 21 18. 



Bumex pulcher Linn. 43. Fiddle Dock. 

 Fusiform swellings in the stem and lateral branches. 



Apion violaceum Kirby 330 

 Houard, No. 2125. 



Buinex crispus Linn. 112. Curled Dock. 



Margins of the leaf curled inwards and slightly 

 swollen. Aphis wholly black. Larvae at first slate-grey, 

 then blackish. 



Aphis rumicis Linn. 331 



Buckton, ii., 83. 



Buinex Acetosa Linn. 112. Sorrel Dock. 



Somewhat rounded or subconical; hard, unilateral 

 swelling on the floral stem, i'5 to 2 by 2 to 4 mm., uni- 

 locular. Situated at a node or just above it, the internode 

 always shortened. 



Apion affine Kirby 332 



Houard, No. 2137. 



Fusiform swellings on the stem and lateral branches. 



Apion violaceum Kirby 333 

 Houard, No. 2138. 



On the midrib of the leaf or on the petiole. A fusiform 

 swelling, yellow or red, surrounded by a zone of darker 

 colour, 10 mm. long, 5 mm. in diameter, containing an 

 orange larva. 



Apion frumentarium Linn. 334 



Houard, No. 2132. 



On the midrib or the petiole. Gall similar to that 

 caused by the larva oi A. frumentarium. See No. 334. 



Apion humile Germar 335 

 Houard, No. 2133. 



