76 Bullet in de la Société Royale Entomologique d'Egypte 



LcngUi : 2 - 2.5 mm. 

 Food Plant : Paiiicuni sp. 

 Locality : Gizeh (Eyypt), X.18. 



Observalioììs : This very marked Geoica occurs 

 on llic roots of the j^^r.iss mentioned. The apterous 

 females are very marketl owin^' (o the u Limerons 

 spatidate hairs on the l)ody. Jn thi' ahite female the;) 

 are not noticeable but many are enlarf;ed in an oar- 

 shaped manner. 



The winji- veination seems sidjject to much va- 

 ri. it ion and there are numerous minute glands on the 

 abdomen. 



Genus ASIPHONELLA nov. gen. 



Cornicles absent as such. Antennae of alate fe- 

 male of 6 sepfments, the sensoria elongate oval; an- 

 tennae of apterae of 6 .seofments, thin, the sixth Ihe 

 lono^est in the latter, as long- as the 3rd in alatae; na;i 

 half the length of base of (ith; cauda rounded. Wax 

 plates on the body. Eyes sessile in the a])lerae, ocelli 

 three only. Wings with the media of front pair sim- 

 ple; hind wings with media and cul)itiis present. 



Root feeder on grass ; also found on lower 

 part of stems — in the crown of the plant. 



Asiphonclla dactyionii nov. sp. 

 Alale i^iviparoui^ female : 



Head and antennae black. Eyes very dark brown. 



