16. Rhopalosipum miniatum n. sp. 



Winged viviparous female — lindy ()raili:rc yellow. .Antennae dirt>' _\-ellow, 

 the 3rd joint fuscous, at the base pale fulvous, with about 40 sensoria on the outer 

 side, the 4th with about 8 sensoria near the middle t)n the outer side, somewhat 

 longer than the 5th, anterhinarial about 4 times as long as the postrhinarial. 

 Wings w-ith a light fulvous tinge, veins and stigma brownish yellow, 2nd furcal 

 rather nearer to the apex of the first, cornicles fuscous, at the middle distinctly 

 dilated and with a wliitish band. Cauda small, constricted at the middle. Legs 

 fuscous, coxae, trochanter and the extreme base of the femora, fulvous. 



Length — 4.3 mm,; exp. 14 mm ; inteimae .1.5 nim.; cornicles 0.8 mm., cauda 

 0.25 mm. 

 Apterous viviparous female — Difters from the winged viviparous female as 

 follows : 



Body co\'ered with white meall\-substances. .Antennae broader, shorter, the 

 3rd and 4th joints want sensoria; anterhinarial .about 6 tines as long as the post- 

 rhinarial. Cornicles shorter, want u-hitish band; cauda broad-conical, short, 

 broader than long. I-egs, especially the femora, much l)roader. Head, antennae, 

 rostrum and cornicles entirel)' fuscous. 



Length — 4 mm.; antennae 3 nmi.; cornicles 0.4 mm.; cauda 0.2 mm. 

 Hab. — Hokkaido (Sapporo) ; in the middle part of June, 1917, collected 

 by the author in the Botanical Garden of the Liiperial Agricultural 

 College. 

 F. P. — Staphylea Biitiialda : verx- injinious, often causing the death of the 



branches. 

 Nom. Jap. — MttsubantSHi^i-tokkuriabura. 



17. Ehopalosiphum hemerocallidis ". -^ij. 



Much resembles R. tniiiiatinn M.\is., but differs from the latter as follows : 

 Winged vi\ iijarous female - Body much narrower. Antennae entirely fuscous, 

 the 3rd joint with some more sensoria, outer ones being arranged in a regular 

 r 5\v, the 4th \j'ants sensoria. Veins of tin; wings distinctly narrower. Abdomen on 

 the sides fuscous spotted, clotheti \viti'i some meally substances. Cornicles entirely 

 fuscous, near the apices much constricted. Cauda much longer, conical, 2/3 the 



