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A SAmY ( Caliroa sp.) 
Virginia. L. A. Hetrick (July 3) : Larvae arc so abundant on oaks in one 
part of Caroline County that foliage has "been noticeably injured. 
(Let. by R. A. Cushman.) 
GALL INSECTS ( lleuro torus spp.) 
General. E. P. Pelt (July 24) I H. minutus Bass, has been extraordinarily 
abundant hero and there fron L>elawa,ro north to Boston, Mass. 
Connecticut. E. ?. Pelt (Juno 23 ): Injury by F. niger Gill, has been re- 
ceived from Portland. 
Maryland. E. IT. Cory (July)i ^hi te oak leaves injured by H. niger at Balti- 
more. (Bet. by L. H. ^eld. ) 
GALL MIDGES (Diptera) 
Connecticut. B. P. Pelt (July 24): The oak vein pocket gall, Parallelodiplo- 
sis fieri da Pelt, was extremely abundant on a scarlet oak at New Haven. 
New York. E. P. Pelt (June 23)1 P. florida, was extremely abundant on foli- 
age of pin oak at Pelham. Numerous galls present. 
Pennsylvania. E. F. Pelt (Juno 23)1 Oak twig midge ( Lasioptcra querci- 
perda Pelt) has damaged pin oak at State College. Characteristic 
celk found in the superficial wood layers. 
ALT OAK GALL ( Callirhytis punctata Bass.) 
Connecticut. E. P. Pelt (July 24): Knotty oak galls are extremely abun- 
dant on an oak at Fairfield. 
Now York. E. ?. Pelt (June 23 ): Pound in some numbers on pin oak at 
Amenia. 
OAK CLUB GALL ( Andricus clavulus 0. S.) 
New Jersey. E. P. Pelt (July 24): Extremely abundant on a white oak at 
Short Hills. 
A SCALE ( Kermes pubescens Bogue) 
Pennsylvania. T. L, Guyton (June 27 ): Observed on oak at Pittsburgh on 
June 23 . Reported as injuring a, young oak in Philadelphia. 
Forth Carolina. I. R. Wagner (July lj): Infested post oak Wigs collected 
on July 10 at Oteen. Post oak also observed to be heavily infested 
in Asheville. (Dot. by H. Morrison.) 
