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BRITISH APHIDES. 
Yery large, shining pea“green. Head, band on pro- 
thorax, three thoracic lobes, and scntellnm, black. 
Abdomen ovate, with 3 black lateral spots and irregular 
dark green dorsal stripe. Cornicles long, thin, and 
straight, tipped with black. Cauda green. Legs 
ginger yellow, and hairy. Femora points and tarsi 
black. Wing insertions pale green. Stigma pale 
brown. Other veins fine and pale brown. 
Numerous on the stinging nettle, Urtica dioica. 
Walker says it feeds also on Geranium robertianum, 
Malva sylvestris, and Ghelidonium majus. In mild 
winters it continues to viviparize, and then probably 
the oviparous female does not make her appearance 
throughout the whole year. 
XT' SiPiiONOPHORA OARNOSA, Bucktou, Plate XX. 
Ajpterous vivi]parous female. 
Indies. 
Size of body 0*130x0*060 
Length of anteniise 0*140 
,, cornicles 0*040 
Millimdres. 
3*30x1*52. 
3*55. 
1 * 01 . 
Large. Dark ginger-brown, lilac, flesh-colour, or 
grey. Hoary, punctured, much corrugated ; particu- 
larly near the carina or connexivum. Head and thorax 
broad. Antennse and legs ginger -brown and hairy. 
Depressions on the first and second thoracic rings. 
Carina much marked and wrinkled. Tail brown. 
The Pupa. 
Smaller than the larva. Most usually of a rosy 
pink with greenish wing-cases. Carina distinct. The 
hoary coat more pronounced than in the larva. 
