Neuroterus saltatorius texanus

Quercus virginiana, geminata
Leaf galls, detachable
Adults out Mar 8.

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Described as Neuroterus saltatorius texanus Kinsey. On Quercus virginiana. In late fall in Texas. Adults emerged Mar 8.

Neuroterus saltatorius variety texanus, new variety

GALL. — About globose, hardly any longer than high or wide, entirely irregularly roughened, without a trace of a distinct tip apically; gall small; on Quercus virginiana (fig. 28).

RANGE. — Texas: Austin (Patterson coll.); Yoakum, Skidmore, Hondo, (Leander?).

I have galls of this variety from several localities, but Dr. Patterson has succeeded in breeding the wasp. He states that the galls appear late in the fall, the insects emerging by March 8 in 1922. My Leander record may apply to a distinct variety confined to a small area in Central Texas.