56 BuUctiìi de la Société Roijalr Eiitomolo/juiue iVEgijpte 



iiiclcs; short hairs on the body, longer ones on apical 

 area. 



Length : i.'o - ■! mm. 



Apterous viviparous feiuale : 



"Ochreous or yellowish-green and some speci- 

 mens may be found which are orange or almost red- 

 dish or pale reddish. Skin characteristic, it is roughen- 

 ed and shiny. Eyes a very dark red. Antennae pale 

 and glassy in appearance; apices of segments 5 and 6 

 pale smoky. Legs pale or a pale ochreous, tarsi dusky. 

 Cornicles same colour as body, but may be shaded 

 towards and at the apex. Body sparsely covered with 

 stiffish hairs, most marked on apical part of abdo- 

 men" (Willcocks). No specimens sent. 



Nymph : 



" More ochreous grey than apterous female. Head 

 an obscure greenish-yellow. Eyes very dark. Anten- 

 nae with segments i, 2 and 3 pale, 4, 5 and 6 smoky. 

 (Cornicles smoky. On the thorax are two parallel 

 emerald green lines and a median line of the same 

 liue on the dorsum of the abdomen." (Willcocks). 



Food Plant : Cinerarias. 



LocALiTiE» : Gizeh (Egypt), III.1918; Stirkohe, 

 Wick. N.B., 16. VI. 22 (D. J. Jackson). 



Observations : Attacks the leaves and terminal 

 part of the stem and the stem itself — the leaves and 

 the stem curl up forming a tight head or knot — 



