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262 PSYCHE. [July 1895.
jointi vary in the different ~ipecimens of the s.une species even to a greater
degree than the above authors state
exists between Cnephalia and Spallan-
zania, the former cannot be maintained
even in the sense of a sub-genus, but
must be considered a synonym of
Spa1 lanzania.
The species referred to above as
having been assigned to Acroglossa by
Giglio-Tos, is evidently the form pre-
viously described by Van der Wulp as
Pros$herysa vilis (Bid Cenl. Am.,
Diptera, 11, IZI), which Brauer and
Bergenstani~n make the type of their
new genus, Chaetogaedia (1. c.. V,
336). Giglio To5 remarks on the close
resemblance between his species and
fro'r~tina acroglossoides Town., ; the
latter is a synonym of Raumhaueria
analis V. d. \V., and also belongs to
Chaetogaedia.
The forms discussed above may be
listed as follows (synonyms in italics) : Spallanzania Dew. CnephaZia Rond. ;
Acrog-Zossa Will.
hespericlarum Will. {Acrop-lo.wa).
Pseudogonia ruficauda Town. ;
P. obsoZeta Town.
Chaetogaedia B. B.
analis V. d. W. (Baumhaueria).
Frontina. acroglossoides Town.
vilis V. d. W. (&osfheWa)
A croglossa tesseHata Giglio-Tos.
WOOLLY LEAF-GALL MADE BY A SPECIES OF CALLIRHYTIS ON SCRUB OAK.
BY C. H. TVLER TOWNSEND, BROWNSVILLE, TBX. In the Can. Ed., 1892, p. 200, I
mentioned the breeding of a hymen-
opteron, determined by Dr. Riley as
Andricus sp. (?) from a woolly leaf-
gall on scrub oak, found in the Organ
Mts., Donna Ana Co., N. M.
On Nov. 12, 1892, this gall was
found on scrub oak well up in the
Organ Mts., above the
Modoc vine.
Sections that were opened on this date
contained pupae. The galls were also
noticed same date on scrub oaks
at the
base of the same mountains, at Riley's
water.
On March 16, 1893, there were found
issued and dead, from galls collected
Nov. 12, 1892, eleven gall-flies of a
beautiful metallic green color. This is
the above species. There was also
found one specimen, larger in size and
of a flavous brown color, apparently dif- ferent, which had issued with the rest.
The gall may be described as
follows :-
fiall.- Diameter, about 12 to 15 mm. ;
greatest height, 8 to 9 mm.
On under side
of leaf, woolly s~~bhemispherical or dotne- shaped in form, attached to the leaf by
small rootlets or stem6
on the basal flattened
surface, a stem to each principal section of the gall. Color, pink externally, shaded to slightly brownish or yellowish in mature or



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specimens, white internally, the basal
portion sc~mewhat darker.
Gall formed of
sections, each section at base contixining -A cell in which lives a larva or pupa, sections formed of more or less straight woolly-like brittle fibers all extending upward (down- ward on leaf) from and around the cell
which forms basal portion of each section ; the fibers Eire wilh fine spine-like
spicules, the more terminal ones arranged in whorls. The fibers are white except on tips, which arc pink or pale brownish yellow.
Theseterminal ends of the fibers with their spicules are what form the external viaible surface of the gall, and give it its woolly appearance. The basal portion of each
section containing the cell is hard, lmle greenish in color, find 5 or 6 mm. long by about 2 mm. wide external measurement.
The cell contained within is about 4 mm. long by I mm. wide.
Described from several specimens.
On leaves of Querciis zmdulata var.
wriifli-tii. Organ Mts., southern N. M.
Specimens of the gall-maker, sent
to Mr. Wm. H. Ashmead, were deter-
mined as C:~llirhytis sp. Two parasites
of the hitter that had been bred were
determined as Syntomaspis sp. and
Torymus sp.
The Callirhytis is an ample-winged
light rufous species. Head and dossum
of abdomen darker rufous. Wings
clear. Length 2 min. ; of win$ 3 mm.
The Syntomaspis is a small, elegantly
formed, bright metallic green species,
with ovipositor nearly as long as abdo-
men and thorax together, and hyaline
wings. Tarsi yellowish. Length about
I+ mm. ; of ovipositor, I+ mm.
The Torymus is a very small, elon-
gite, dark green species, with tarsi
whitish. Wings clear. Length, I+ mm.
Tuly 1895 1 PSYCHE. 263
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LOCAL BUTTERFLY NOTES
On June 2, ISQ<;, while butterfly hunting in Welleslev, I snw and neaily captured a fine specimen of Pa'pilio cres$hontes. This is the first I remember to have seen flying in Wellesley although Mr. Thomas Smith nt
the Hunnewell yiirciens has one taken by him a few years ago on those gronnds,
On June 7 Lieut. W. Robinson captured
in the street opposite his house in Cam- bridge a perfect specimen of Baftilcif'chia arthemis which had evidently just emerged. It was busily engaged sucking up the mois- ture from a muddy spot in the street and was taken without difficulty, making no attempt to fly. l can find no record of tin's butterfly's occurrence in Cambridge, hence communi-
cate the fact.
The aberrationsfascz'aia and obliiemta of the butterfly Heodes hy$ophlii~.as have been pi~rtieul~rly numerous about Cambficlge this season, Lieut. Robinson having taken a
great inany and well marked individuals of the former and several good examples of the latter. In one specimen of otiUterntu not a spot or trace of a spot on the upper or under surface of the fore-wings was visible, except the two included within the cell, which ap- pear to be.always present. He also took a remarkableexa~nple of the aberration/^ZZioh in which the upper surface of the fore-wings are a light brassy yellow except near the base on the costal margin where the usunl coppery red is visible in a slight degree. This specimen is in excellent condition. I nay ndd, however, that the taking of the above aberrations is the result of inlelligent collecting since. Mr. Robinson looked over hundreds in the fields only selecting those that appe~ired interesting or peculiar.
Shelley W. Denton.
Wellesle,~, Mass




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