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or three on the thorax : in the winged state the head and the thorax are black : the 

 antennae and the tubes are of moderate length : the legs are yellow ; the tarsi, the 

 tips of the thighs and of the tibiae are darker : the wings are colourless ; the stigmata 

 and the veins are brown. 



Aphides on the Bedstraw (Galium cruciatum). 

 Aphis Rumicis, var. ? 



The wingless viviparous female. — The body is very small, black, short, broad, oval, 

 convex, smooth, shining, reddish brown beneath : the antennae are black, and nearly 

 as long as the body : the rostrum is dull yellow, with a black tip : the tubes are black, 

 and as long as one-fourth of the body : the legs are dull yellow, and moderately 

 long ; the tarsi are black. 



Var. 1. The antennas are dull yellow at the base. 



Var. 2. The body is dull yellbw. 



The winged viviparous female. — Like the wingless insect, but the tips of the thighs 

 are black : the wings are colourless, and much longer than the body ; the squamulae 

 are pale yellow ; the stigmata and the veins are brown. 



Found in the autumn, near Newcastle, by Mr. Hardy. 



Aphides on the Carrot (Daucus Carota). 



Aphis assueta. 



The wingless viviparous female. — The body is small, yellowish green, elliptical, 

 flat, not shining : the antennae are pale green, and less than half the length of the 

 body : the eyes are dark brown : the rostrum is pale green, with a black tip : the 

 tubes are green, and not more than one-twelfth of the length of the body : the legs 

 are pale green and rather short ; the tarsi are darker. 



Aphides on the Yellow Bartsia (Bartsia viscosa). 



Aphis Babtsle. 



The winged viviparous female. — While a pupa it is elliptical, rather flat, dull 

 greenish yellow, tinged with pale red : the antennae are black, pale towards the base, 

 and much shorter than the body : the rostrum is dull yellow ; its tip and the eyes 

 are black : the tubes are about one-tenth of the length of the body : the legs are dull 

 yellow ; the tarsi, the knees and the tips of the tibiae are black. 



Aphides on the Larch (Larix communis). 



Aphis tenuior. 



The winged viviparous female. — This species approaches Aphis Pinicola, Laricis, 

 &c. The body is yellow, narrow and linear : the head and the lobes of the thorax 

 are brown : the prothorax is pale red, and has a short pale brown band : the breast is 

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