list of homopterous insects. 971 



62. Aphis pallida. 



Aphis pallida, Walk. Ann. Nat. Hist. Ser. 2, ii. 430, 54. 



Distance between the first and second veins at the tips about 

 thrice that between them at the base ; third hardly farther from the 

 second at the tip than at the base, farther from the second at the 

 base than the second is from the first ; first fork as near to the 

 second fork as to the third vein, nearer to the third vein than the 

 third is to the second ; second fork much nearer to the fourth vein 

 than to the first fork ; fourth vein curved, almost straight towards 

 the tip, nearly twice farther from the tip of the rib-vein than from 

 the second fork. 



a—g. England. (In Canada Balsam). From Mr. Walker's col- 

 lection. 



63. Aphis Fragaei^. 

 Aphis Fragariae, Walk. Attn. Nat. Hist. Ser. 2, ii. 431, 55. 



Var. ? The viviparous ivinged female. Pupa elliptic, yellowish 

 grass-green, with a lively green stripe down the middle of the 

 body : feelers pale yellow, longer than the body ; tips of the joints 

 black : mouth pale yellow with a black tip : nectaries very pale 

 yellow, pale green at the base, black at the tips, and nearly one- 

 third of the length of the l)ody : legs long, very pale green or almost 

 white ; knees, feet, and tips of shanks black. When winged it is 

 black : the fore and the hind border of the fore-chest and the fore- 

 breast dull greenish yellow, as is also the abdomen : feelers longer 

 than the body : mouth dull yellow, with a black tip : nectaries 

 black, and full one-fourth of the length of the body: legs yellow ; 

 feet and tips of thighs and of shanks black : wings very much 

 longer than the body ; wing-ribs yellow ; wing-brand and veins 

 brown. 



England. 



64. Aphis dirhoda. 



Aphis dirhoda, Walk. Ann. Nat. Hist. Ser. 2, iii. 43, 56. Hardy, 

 North British Agriculturist, W. 707. 



Distance between the first and second veins at the base much 

 less than half that between them at the tips ; third very little 



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