THE ROSE APHIS. d 
eyes are dark red, the cauda is yellowish, and the veins of the wings 
are light yellow. The legs, antennas, and cornicles are very long and 
slender, the antennas longer than the body. The length of the body 
is about one-twelfth of an inch (2.5 mm.) from the front to the tip of 
the cauda and the length of wing about one-sixth of an inch (4.2 mm.). 
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Fig. 1.— The rose aphis (Macrosiphum rosse): a, Winged viviparous female; 6, wingless viviparous female; 
c, e, g, third antennal article, cornicle, and style, respectively, of winged female; d,f, h, same of wingless 
female. Greatly enlarged. (After Essig.) 
In the wingless female, also (fig. 1, b), the body is pear shaped, 
more or less blunted at the posterior end, and pinkish or bright green 
in color. The eyes are red. The antennas are as long as the body 
and very light green. The cornicles and legs are long and slender 
and light green. The length of the body is about one-twelfth of an 
inch (2.5 mm.). 
