2248 Insects. 



Aphides on the Sea Lavender (Statice Limonium). 

 Aphis Sonchi, var. ? 



The wingless viviparous female. The body is oval, convex, dull olive-green, not 

 shining, of moderate size : the antennae are yellow, black at the base and towards the 

 tips, and as long as the body : the rostrum is dull yellow ; its tip and the eyes are 

 black : the tubes are dull yellow, with black tips, and about one-sixth of the length of 

 the body : the legs are dull yellow and rather long ; the tarsi, and the tips of the 

 thighs and of the tibiae, are black ; the hind shanks are slightly dilated from the base 

 to the middle. 



Near Fleetwood, in the beginning of October. 



Aphides on the Woodruff (Asperula odorata). 

 Aphis Asperul^e. 



The wingless viviparous female. The body is reddish brown, pale red beneath, 

 oval, convex, shining, rather broad and shallow : the antennae are brown, slender, se- 

 taceous, shorter than the body, dull buff towards the base, which is dark brown : the 

 eyes are dark brown : the rostrum is brown ; its base is pale red : there is a rim and a 

 row of impressions on each side of the back : the tubes are brown, and between one- 

 fourth and one-fifth of the length of the body : the legs are pale buff, slender and 

 moderately long ; the tarsi and the tips of the tibiae are brown. When young the 

 body is linear and pale red : the head, antennae, rostrum, tubes and legs are somewhat 

 darker. 



Near London, in the beginning of May. 



The winged viviparous female. While a pupa the body is red : the antennae are 

 pale red and as long as the body ; their tips are brown : the tubes are as long as one- 

 fourth of the body ; their tips are brown : the legs are pale red and moderately long ; 

 the tarsi are brown : the rudimentary wings are pale red. The wings are unfolded in 

 the beginning of June, and the body is then dark reddish brown and shining: the an- 

 tennae are black and as long as the body : the eyes are black : the rostrum is pale 

 yellow; its tip is brown : the tubes are black, and as long as one-sixth of the body: 

 the legs are long and pale yellow ; the hind thighs except the base, the tarsi, and the 

 tips of the thighs and of the tibiae, are brown : the wings are colourless and much 

 longer than the body ; the squamulae are pale yellow ; the stigmata are dull yellow ; 

 the veins are pale brown. 



It disappears before the beginning of July. 



Aphides on the Germander (Veronica Chamaedrys). 



Aphis Veronica. 



The wingless viviparous female. The body is very small, oval, convex, smooth, 

 shining, and of a very dark olive colour or almost black : there is a rim on each 

 side of the body: the antennae are black, slender, setaceous, and more than half 

 the length of the body : the eyes are dark brown : the rostrum is black : the tubes arc 



