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BRITISH APHlbBS. 
SiPHONOPHORA SCABIOS^, ScllT. 
Aphis scabioscBi Soto., 
Plate IV, bis. 
Kalt. 
Apterous viviparous female. 
Indies. 
Size of body . 0'130x0060 
Length of antennse 0*140 
cornicles 0*060 
Millimetres. 
3*30X1*52. 
3*65. 
1*52. 
Large, oblong, bright green, streaked with darker 
green ; or ferruginous mottled with brown. More or 
less tufted with hair. Front pointed. Antennse black, 
with part of third and fourth joints green. Cornicles 
long, black. Tail about one third the length of the 
cornicle, luteoiis. Legs long, green. Femur and 
tibia tips black. Byes garnet red. The green speci- 
mens are the youngest of the brood, and these are 
slightly mealy. 
Winged vivip>arous female. 
Indies. Millimetres. 
Expanse of wings 0*36 9*14. 
Size of body 0*100x0*040 2*54x1*01 
Length of antennie 0*180 4*56. 
,, cornicles 0*035 0*88. 
Shining yellow green. Plead, antenna, prothorax, 
thoracic lobes and scutellum, dark brown or black. 
Abdomen oval and smooth, with three lateral spots on 
each edge, and three dots on each side of the medial 
line. A black semicircle, with a larger spot, occurs 
near the insertions of the nectary. Tail fine yellow 
and hairy. Nectaries long, cylindrical, and straight. 
Legs yellow, with black knees and tibige. Eyes red. 
Wings with yellow veins, cubitus, and stigma. 
This insect has much resemblance to S. roses ; but 
there is much difference in the proportion of the legs 
and wings. The black is confined to the thoracic lobes, 
