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lignicola Hartig, Cynips quercus-calycis Burgsdorf and 

 Schlechtendalia chinensis (Bell). 



For use in dyeing have been recorded: Cynips gallce- 

 tinctoricB Olivier (Cynips tinctoria^nostra) = Cynips in- 

 fectoria Hartig, Cynips insana Westwood, Cynips Jcollari 

 Hartig, Cynips quercus-calycis Burgsdorf, Cynips quer- 

 CHS-pi'lhli Linnnpus, Pemphigus cornicularis, Schlechten- 

 dalia chinensis, possibly Chermes sp. Baker, and the un- 

 determined galls, Aldacay or Caducay galls, the gall-nut 

 used by the Somali women for a tattooing dye, Baizonge 

 Cuvier and Bazdyendge Pomet. 



As food, only a few galls have been used: Aulax sp. 

 Eubsaamen or Baisonge Foekeu, Aulax glechomce, Cynips 

 spp. Girault, Disholcaspis weldi (Beutenmiiller), Cal- 

 lirhytis sp.? Hopkins, Chermes sp. Baker and Schlechten- 

 dalia chinensis. In the case of the last named the gall 

 itself is not eaten but the powder found on the outside is 

 used for seasoning soup. 



As fuel for lamps the Greeks used Cynips theophrastea 

 and an undetermined gall called by Pliny the black-gall- 

 nut. 



Common Names or Insect Gauls 

 In the following list of the common names of the insect 

 galls which have been of any practical use, will be found 

 a number of names for the gall of Cynips galla-tinctoria 

 and several for that of Schlechtendalia chinensis. To 

 avoid confusion I would suggest that for the former the 

 name Aleppo gall be adopted, and for the latter the 

 name Chinese gall, as it is under these names that they 

 are designated in the commerce reports, in some of the 

 trade journals and in the technical works on dyeing, tan- 

 ning and ink manufacture. 



Acorn gall Cynips quercus-calycis Burgsdorf 



Aleppo gall Cynips (jaUce-tin-ctorice Olivier 



Baisonge Foekeu Aulax sp. Riibsaamen 



Bara Mai Hindu name of a gall on Tamarix gallica 



