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black : the antennae are black, rather thick towards the base, and much shorter than 

 the body : the rostrum is pale yellow ; its tip and the eyes are black : the tubes are 

 yellow, and as long as one-eighth of the body : the legs are yellow ; the tarsi and 

 the tips of the tibiae are black : the wings are colourless : the squamulae are pale yel- 

 low ; the brands and the veins are brown. 



Aphides on the Common Cud-weed (Gnaphalium germanicum). 



Aphis Gnaphalii. 



The wingless viviparous female. — The body is oval, slightly convex, rather long and 

 narrow, shining, pale red : there is a row of black dots on each side of the abdomen, 

 which is greenish towards the tip : the antennae are black, and a little longer than 

 the body : the rostrum is yellow ; its tip and the eyes are black : the tube at the tip 

 of the abdomen is very pale red : the tubes are black, and about one-sixth of the 

 length of the body : the legs are long and pale yellow ; the thighs from the middle 

 to the tips, the tarsi and the tips of the tibiae are black. 



Aphides on the Narrow-leaved Orache (Atriplex angustifolia). 

 Aphis atomaria. 



The wingless oviparous (?) female. — The body is pale green, oval, convex, of mo- 

 derate size, and thickly covered with white powder : the antennae are yellow, black 

 towards their tips, and very nearly as long as the body : the eyes are bright red : the 

 rostrum is dull yellow, with a black tip : the tubes at the tip of the abdomen and the 

 other tubes are dull yellow, and the latter have black tips, and are about one-sixth of 

 the length of the body : the legs are yellow ; the hind tibiae from the base to the 

 middle, the tarsi and the tips of the other tibiae are black. 



Found in the beginning of October. 



Aphides on the Sea Bearbind (Convolvulus Soldanella). 

 Aphis derelicta. 



The wingless viviparous female. — The body is small, yellow, nearly linear, rather 

 narrow and flat : there are two pale green stripes on the back : the limbs are pale 

 yellow : the antennae are black towards the tips, and as long as the body : the tip of 

 the rostrum and the eyes are black : the tubes have black tips, and are nearly as long 

 as one-fifth of the body : the legs are moderately long ; the knees, the tarsi and the 

 tips of the tibiae are black. 



Var. 1 . The body is pale red. 



The winged viviparous female. — While a pupa it is pale red, pale yellow beneath 

 towards the head : the legs are very pale red ; the tarsi are black. The winged insect 

 is black : the abdomen is dark green : the antennae are a little longer than the body : 

 the rostrum is pale dull yellow, with a black tip: the tubes are dull green, and nearly 

 one-fourth of the length of the body : the tibia), excepting their tips, arc yellow : the 

 wings are colourless and much longer than the body ; the squamulae are pale yellow ; 

 the stigmata and the veins are brown. 



