THE BIOLOGICAL REVIEW. Ill 



These galls are usually found on diminutive plants, growing 

 in the shade of open woods and partially hidden by ferns and 

 herbaceous plants. I have not yet found them on robust plants 

 growing on exposed situations. 



A collection of galls was made October 8, 1893. O n May 1, 

 1894, * ne larvae were of a pale straw color ; on May 29, 1894, 

 they were still pale, and were beginning to pupate. From 

 June 13 to June 21, 1894, Torymus parasites emerged ; from 

 June 18 to June 23, 1894, producers emerged ; from June 18 to 

 July 1, 1894, small parasites (pteromalus) emerged ; from June 

 21 to July 5, 1894, Inquilines emerged. 



There is no doubt but this is Osten Sacken's gall (C. 

 farinosa), but his descriptien is very inaccurate. This gall is 

 not " woody "' ; it is not at all like a " swelling " ; it is much 

 more like an excresence, and the larvae are not red. 



GENERAL NOTES. 



Argynnis bellona Fabr. — I captured a specimen of this rare 

 butterfly May 13th, 1894, and another August 19th at Grimsby, 

 Ont.; in the summer of 1892 I collected a specimen at Toronto. 



Lycaena comyntas Godt. is very scarce in the vicinity of 

 Toronto, and at Grimsby also; I have a Toronto specimen, 

 dated July 25th, 1893, and a Grimsby specimen for May 13th, 

 1894. I might also mention the capture of two fine specimens 

 of Satyrus alope Fabr. (Canadian form) at Grimsby. I know of 

 only one being taken at Toronto in the last three years. 



Ancyloxypha numitor Fab., that beautiful little skipper, 

 was quite common at Grimsby. My first capture was made on 

 the 17th of June; it then disappeared and became rather 

 common for about ten days between August 10th and 20th. 



I was fortunate enough to secure two individuals of that 

 lovely moth, Utelheisa bella Linn., July 31st, at Grimsby. 



Toronto. W. Metcalfe. 



