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of the frout, 4-jointecl, furnislied with a few bristles; tJie 3rd joint slightly longer 

 than the Ijasal 2 joints taken together, with a small apical protuberant sensor ium; 

 the 4th almost as long as the 3rd, ])rovided with a few very long bristles at the tip, 

 these almost as long as the 4ih antennal joint. Eostrum reaching the middle coxae. 

 Cornicles and cauda not visible. Anal plate not bilobed. Legs comparatively 

 large, stout, more so than the antenna; tibiae provided ^^■ith a few very long bristles 

 at the tip; hind tibiae almost as long as tlie 3rd and .4th antennal joints taken 

 together; tarsi furnished with a few very long bristles. Body about 0. 38 mm. 



Many nymphs of the winged viviparous female were observed on iv'cw-s rehim 

 on December 23, 1922, and January 17, 1923, at Taihoku. The full grown nymph 

 of the winged form of A. fci Takah. resembles tliat of A. cit.'tpiJaicw Essig et Kuw, 

 in having tubercles on the abdomen. 



Full grown nymph of winged form of ^1. cu.vpkl(tt(w Essig et Knw. : Body 

 stout, with some very long stout hairs, provided with numerous very small wax- 

 pores wliich are rather irregular in sliape and scattered over tlie dorsal surface as in 

 tlie apterous form of Oregma bamhtmieola Takah. Head and jn-onotuni not fused 

 togotlier. Antennae very stput, 5-jointed. Abdomen near tlie sides furnislied with 

 about 7 sliort stout blunt tubercles, from each of which a very long bristle arises. 



Some wingless forms of A. fici Takah. \\ere S(!en on Fiem return on Noveni- 

 ber 27, 1923, at Shijukei, Koshun, Formosa. 



Aleurodaphis blumeae v. d. Goot. 



Aphididae of FiTmosa-l, p. 92 (1921); Aphididac of Formnsa 2, p. 150 

 (1923). 



syn. Astegopteryx japonica, Takaliashi, Aphididae of Formo?a-2, p. G7 (1923). 

 Nymph of wingless viviparous female. 



(The first instar) Pink. Eyes black. Antennae and legs almost colourless 

 to imle pinkish. Wax protruding from the wax-pores arranged around tlie whole 

 mirgin of the body. 



Body ol)long, soft, about 2.7 times as long as the antenna, almost twice as long 

 as wide. Wax-pores smal', circular, somowliat protuberant, more than 10") in 

 number, arranged in a single row around the whole margin of tlie body, not pres' 

 ent on the dorsum. 



Head large, without horns, fused witli tiie prothoriix, provided with a pair of 

 rather long bristles and 2 short hairs on the front. Frontal tubercles lacking. Eyes 

 small, of 3 facets which are larger than the wax-pore. Antennae short, 4-jointed; 



