The Ohio Journal of Science. Vol. XVI., No. 2 (December, 1915) — John Shaqi
The Ohio Journal of Science. Vol. XVI., No. 2 (December, 1915)Various
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The Ohio Journal of Science. Vol. XVI., No. 2 (December, 1915)
Various
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Cylindric-conic, sharply bent over against the leaf, attenuate distal
part short, not recurved, 3½ mm. long. Smooth, white like ivory. Wall
rather thick, hard. Base of gall in shallow saucer-like depression
against the vein. Interiorly the distal end is choked with coarse
trichomes.
10. =Cecidomyia= sp. =Cecidium= nov.
Leaf, under side, distal ⅔ of gall dome-shaped with 3-many triangular
sides, the flaring base resting on the proximal, constricted or
saucer-shaped ⅓; 2-3 mm. high, 3-4 mm. wide. Tip attenuate, not sharp
pointed, however. Light green to yellowish green, the tip darker,
reddish to black. Surface smooth under lens. Larval chamber spherical,
surrounded by sclerenchmya layer. This gall is very distinctive no
other forms having the peculiar angular structure which it possesses.
Not abundant.
Collected at Gypsum, Ohio, August, on _H. microcarpa_.
Type specimens at Ohio State University.
11. =Cecidomyia= sp. =Cecidium= nov.
On leaf, under side, rather large conic gall, whose distal ½-⅓
constitutes a very slender apical process. Through this passes the fine
canal leading to the depressed, sub-globular chamber in the proximal
part of the gall. The galls are either erect or more generally tilted
to one side, always arising from one of the larger veins. 5-8 mm. long,
2½-3½ mm. wide at base. Outline of the flaring sessile base generally
angular. Attenuate distal portion turning dark early. Light greenish
yellow to brown when old. Smooth. Walls of chamber thick. A slender
probable variety of this is figured in 11a, pl. I.
Collected in Hocking County, Ohio, on _H. alba_. July.
Type specimens at Ohio State University.
12. =Caryomyia caryæcola= O. S.
On leaf, under side, large galls with globular basal part extending
into a point distally. Shape suggests that of a Prince Rupert’s drop.
4-7 mm. long. Surface very smooth, greenish to reddish tinged. Some
show a definite blue color over the attenuate apical end. Walls of
medium thickness, very firm. Somewhat similar to _C. sanguinolenta_
O. S. but differs from that gall in its larger size and much more
attenuate distal end. Common on different hickories.
Osten Sacken, Lowe’s Mongr. Dip N. Am. Pt. 1, p. 192. 1862.
Felt, Jour. Econ. Ent. 4:456. 1911.
13. =Caryomyia sanguinolenta= O. S.
On leaf, beneath, stoutly conical, varying in size from 1½ mm. to
4 mm. high. Tip erect or often bent to one side. Smooth, green to
purplish-red and finally a brown when old. Attached to smaller veins by
short pedicel, hidden from view, however, by the rounded base of the
gall. Walls medium in thickness, possessing the rather soft texture of
charcoal when dry; brown in color.
This form is often found in enormous numbers on certain trees, bringing
about early disintegration of the affected leaves. The lower leaves are
more heavily infested due to the fact that the insects are apt to reach
these first in their flight from the ground in the spring.
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