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XX Nectaries not extending to or beyond the tip of the abdomen. 



§ Nectaries thicker at the base. . . 12. Prunina. 



§§ Nectaries quite cylindrical. 



|| Body bright green. Antennae with all the joints 



cylindrical. . . . . .13. Ballota. 



|| || Body luteous-green. Antenna? with the fifth and sixth 



joints distinctly clavate. . • 14. Helichrysi. 



** Nectaries wbolly black or brown. 

 \ Tail very small, hardly visible. 

 X Body ochraceous. Rostrum extending to the middle legs. 



15. Sambucaria. 

 XX Body bright yellow. Rostrum extending to the hind legs. 



16. Verbasci. 

 ff Tail more or less long. 



X Tail more than half the length of the nectaries. • 17. Cldoris. 

 XX Tail as long as half the length of the nectaries, or shorter. 



§ Abdomen of the viviparous winged female with black marginal 



points. . .... 18. Symphiti. 



§§ Abdomen of the viviparous winged female with no black 

 marginal points. 

 || Antennae of the viviparous winged female longer than the 



body. . . . . . .19. Scabiosce. 



IIH Antenna? of the viviparous winged female as long as the body, 

 or shorter. 

 IT Body intensely green. Antenna? brown. 

 +- Neck mucronate on each side. Rostrum extending 



to the hind legs. . . . 20. Plantaijinis. 



-t — h Neck unarmed. Rostrum not extending beyond 



the middle legs. . . . 21 . Capsella. 



HIT Body grass-green. Antenna? whitish. 



+- Abdomen wholly green .... 22. Mali. 



+--<- Border and tip of the abdomen brown, the same black 



in ihe viviparous winged female. . 23. Solanina. 



aa. Body black, or brown, or blackish green. 



a. Abdomen above brownish lutescent at the base. Antenna? as long as 



the body. ...... 24. Polianlhis. 



aa. Abdomen nowhere lutescent above. Antennae shorter than the body. 

 * Dorsum shining. 

 f Head green. Tail very small, hardly visible. . • 25. Cardui. 



XX Head black. Tail quite apparent. . 26. Medicaginis. 



** Dorsum dull. 



t Body blackish green. 

 X Tail black, a little shorter than the nectaries. . 27. Sedi. 



XX Tail green or white, much shorter than the nectaries. 



§ Antenna? as long as the body. . . 28. Frangula. 



§§ Antenna? shorter than the body. 

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