16. Rhopalosipum miniatum n. sp. 



Winged viviparous female — litxiy oraiit^e yellow. Antennae dirty yellow, 

 the 3rd joint fuscous, at the base pale fulvous, with about 40scnsoria on the outer 

 side, the 4th with about 8 sensoria near the niidclle on the outer side, somewhat 

 longer than the 5th, anterhinarial about 4 times as long as the postrhinarial. 

 Wings with a light fulvous tinge, veins and stigma brownish x'ellow, 2nd furcal 

 rather nearer to the apex of the hrst, cornicles fuscous, at the middle distinctly- 

 dilated and with a whitish baud. Cauda small, constricted at the middle. Legs 

 fuscous, coxae, trochanter aiul the extreme base of the femora, fulvous. 



Length — 4.3 mm.; exp. 14 mm.; ;uiteimae 4.5 mm.; cornicles 0.8 mm., cauda 

 0.25 mm. 

 Apterous viviparous female — Differs from the winged viviparous female as 

 follows : 



Body covered with white meally-sul)stances. Antennae broader, shorter, the 

 3rd and 4th joints want sensoria; anterhinarial about 6 times as long as the post- 

 rhinarial. Cornicles shorter, want whitish band ; cauda broad-conical, short, 

 broader than long. Legs, especially the femora, much broader. Head, antennae, 

 rostrum and cornicles entirely fuscous. 



Length — 4 mm.; antennae 3 mm.; cornicles 0.4 mm.; cauda 0.2 mm. 

 Hab. — Hokkaido (Sapporo) ; in the middle part of June, 1917, collected 

 by the author in the Botanical Garden of the Lnperial Agricultural 

 College. 

 F. P. — Staphylea Bmnalda ; very injurious, often causing the death of the 



branches. 

 Norn. Jap. — MitsiibaiUsugi-tokkiiriabiira. 



17. Rhopalosiphum hemerocallidis n. s[). 



Much resembles R. ininiatuui Majs., but diffci s from the latter as follows : 

 Winged vixiij.u'ous female - liody much narrower. Antennae entirely fuscous, 

 the 3rd joint with some more sen.soria, outer ones being arranged in a regular 

 riw, the 4th \rants sensoria. VtMus of the wings distinctl)- nanower. Abdomei^ on 

 the sides fuscous spotted, clothetl with some nu.illy substances. Cornicles entirel}' 

 fuscous, near the apices much constricted. Cauda much longer, conical, 2/3 the 



