New British Aphides. 



Aphis Dianthi ? 



The ivingless viviparous female. — The body is oval, convex, smooth, shining, green 

 and tinged with yellow : the antennae are yellow, darker towards their tips, and nearly 

 as long as the body : the eyes are dark red or nearly black : the rostrum and the tubes 

 are yellow with black tips, and the latter are nearly one-fourth of the length of the 

 body : the legs are yellow and moderately long ; the tarsi and the tips of the tibiae are 

 black. 



Var. 1 (or a distinct species ?). The body is dull pale green: the head is pale 

 yellow : the antennae are black, much longer than the body, pale yellow towards the 

 base : the legs are long and pale yellow ; the knees, the tarsi and the tips of the tibiae 

 are black. 



The winged viviparous female. — While a pupa it is pale red, mingled with yellow : 

 the rudimentary wings are pale yellow, darker towards their tips. The winged insect 

 is black and of moderate size : the borders and the under-side of the prothorax and 

 the abdomen are dull yellowish green, tinged with red : the abdomen is darker on the 

 disk, and has a row of black dots on each side : the antennae are black and a little 

 longer than the body ; the base of the third joint is pale yellow : the rostrum is pale 

 yellow, with a black tip : the tubes are dull yellow, with darker tips, and rather more 

 than one-sixth of the length of the body : the wings are colourless ; the squamulae 

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



Aphides on the Eyebright (Euphrasia officinalis). 



Aphis Euphrasia. 



The ivingless viviparous female. — The body is very small, oval, rather broad to- 

 wards the hind part of the abdomen : the tubes are as long as one fourth of the body. 



Aphides on the Willow Herb (Epilobium). 



Aphis tincta. 



The wingless viviparous female. — The body is very narrow, and increases in breadth 

 from the head to the tip of the abdomen ; it is pale green, darker along the middle 

 and on each side : the limbs are pale yellow ; the antennae have black tips, and are as 

 long as the body : the eyes, the tip of the mouth and the tips of the tubes are black, 

 and the latter are as long as one-fifth of the body : the legs are moderately long ; the 

 thighs are pale green ; the tarsi and the tips of the tibiae are black. 



Aphis Rumicis ? var. 



The wingless viviparous female. — The body is small, slightly oval, convex, dull 

 black : the limbs are dull white : the antennae and the mouth have black tips, and the 

 former are shorter than the body : the legs are moderately long ; the knees, the tarsi 

 and the tips of the tibiae are black. 



With the preceding species, in the middle of July. 



