Kinsey: Gall Wasp Genus Cynips 
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I do not know the basis of the McCracken and Egbert record 
for Q. Douglasii. 
While we may yet find this variety in the Central Valley 
proper, it is noteworthy that up to date the only records are 
from the foothills rimming the Valleys from their northern to 
their southern limits, a peculiarly outlined area that has other 
insects and plants confined to it. 
The figure in Kellogg’s American Insects, and galls in my 
collection taken east of Dinuba, show larger, more swollen 
apices than any of the galls from other parts of California. 
The insects from the Dinuba material similarly average 
larger. 
Upon transferring this insect to the genus Cynips , Beuten- 
miiller’s name of clavula, being pre-occupied, gives way to 
teres for the species and a new name for the variety. 
There are galls of this species in the Ashmead collection at 
the National Museum labelled types of Andricus claviger Ash- 
mead. This is a confusion of material, for the holotype in- 
sect of claviger represents a Florida species of an entirely 
different genus. 
Cynips teres variety hildebrandae, new variety 
agamic form 
Figures. 29, 162, 173, 189, 196 
FEMALE. — Head and thorax rather dark rufous, the scutellum 
darker, the abdomen entirely black including the hypopygium; the legs 
entirely dark brownish rufous; the head wider than the thorax, the 
thorax small, no longer than high, only half again as long as wide; 
parapsidal grooves fine, more or less indistinct in places; anterior par- 
allel and lateral lines more or less lacking; scutellum small, a little 
longer than wide, quite flattened, broadly depressed anteriorly but with 
no other indication of a foveal groove; abdomen enlarged, not much 
longer than high, the second segment short tongue-shaped, covering 
little more than half the whole area; wings much reduced, about 0.52 
of the body in length, reaching half way along the abdomen, distinctly 
longer than in the variety teres; the venation reduced but complete 
from the base of the wing and distally to include one-third of the apical 
portion of the subcosta, of the second abscissa of the radius, and of 
the cubitus; length 2.0 to 2.2 mm. Figures 162, 173, 189. 
GALL. — Rather short, up to 6.5 mm. in length, the stalk rather 
slender but not long, the swollen portion spherical, rounded at the apex; 
on leaves of Quercus dumosa and Q. durata. Figure 196. 
