45 K. Takaluiblii 



Siiiiie wingless vlvipai'ous females ol' an .iplils colliM'teil on tlie leaves of 

 .Misninl/H!.s sji. ;it Tiikyo, on -lunc 14, 192:', seem lo liclong lo tliis speeiiis, althougli 

 tliey defter soniewlua from llie Formu an specimens. Tliis species is a synouyni of 

 A])liis saceliari Zciiiit. 



Anui-aphis helichrysi (Kali.) 



Apiiiditlac of Formosa 1, p. 59 (1921); Apliidiciae of Formosa 2, p. 112 

 (1923). 



Full grown nympli of wing.-d viviparous female. 



Head provided witli a few long li.xirs. Frontal tubercles alisent. Fyes willi 

 ocular tul^rcles. Antennae rather stout, witii a lew ralln'r .'diort liairs, (j-jointed; the 

 3rd joint very slightly or scarcely imbricated, almost as stout as the tibia; tiie 4tli 

 imbricated, siiorter than the Ijasal 2 joints taken together; tiie 5th Avitli an apical 

 scnsorium of medium size; the relative length of joints as follows: 111-39, IV-20, 

 V-18, YI-51(14-f 37). Rostrum almost i-eaehing tlie middle coxae. Thorax with 

 a few moderately long stout hairs. Abdomen witli a few moderately long liairs on 

 the Imsal part and some very long stout bristles whijh are sluu'ter tlian tlie cornicle 

 on the distal part. Tubercles absent. Cornicles almost as in tlie wingless adult, 

 stout, about 1.5 times as long as wide, expanded toward the bas ', not curved, not 

 imbricated, longer than tlie 4th anicnnal joint. 



Cauda sJiort, wid('r th;in long, miudi wider tiiaii the cornicle, almost as long 

 as the base of the last aiitennal joint, somewhat broadly rounded, witli 3 pairs of 

 long bristles. Legs with some very long bristles; tibiae more slender than the 

 cornicle; tarsi imbricated; hind tarsi almost as long as the 4th antonnal joint. 

 Lengtli of body-aliout 1.4 mni. Antenna aliout 0.7 mm. 



Describttl from specimens collected on Atjcrutntii <:(;ii.i/:MiJcx, wliicii is the 

 most favored host of this aphis. A few winged and wingless viviparous females 

 were collected on B/di/iis piloMi L. on December '-9, 1922, at Taihoku. Many 

 wingless vivijiarous females were collected on the upper surface of the leaves of 

 Aster indicus^ by the writer at Kyoto, Japan, on June 3, 1923, 



Anuraphis artemisiae n- sp. 

 (l'l.IV,B,figs. 5-9) 

 Ctronipha i>pL'fic8, Takahashi, Aphididae of Formosa-2, p. 42 (192.">). 



Wingless viviparous female. 

 Green, slightly yellowish. Eyes almost black. Antennae, cornicle ■ ami c.uida 

 greeu. Legs pale green, tarsi slightly dusky. 



