Iih^ecis Injniious to the Apple. 



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do. Yiniii!4' Ijlussmn tufts are most attacked, and are seriously 

 damaged. 



The iijili-roiiK CI njianmsfriiidlc can at once be told from tlic u;reen 

 ]iyriforni y)f/;/((' liy liein^ more oval and haA'ing a darker ;_;reeii area 

 on the dorsum and tlie cornicles pale firown instead of Ijlack, and very 

 short, slightl)' swollen, and occasionally with a rusty basal spot. 



Tlie I'-iiiifciJ i:l ri/iiii-ii/is Jciiinb: has the abdoiiren green, and slioit, 

 light Ijrown, swollen corniides, and the wings different. 



FIG. lU.— J;-///.S IJtrh! 



i)N Ai'l'LE SHi 



:.iT. 



The oripiiriiHS J'aiiiilc is green, with short swollen oiirnicles, which 

 are light brown, whilst a rusty red spot occurs at their liase. 



The ///'(/'' is winged and so can be easily told from the male 

 pomi, and from the winged male sorU by the greener e(.ilour and 

 duskv tranSN'crse markings and shorter cornicles. 



This species in all its stages can at once bn^ told from the Aphis 

 poiiii by the shorter and thicker cornicles. 



The intermediate food plant has not lieen definitely traced in this 

 country. ,Suggestions have been made in Airrerica that they go to 

 <vrasses and wheat. Search in thrs country failed to re\eal any on corn 



