ROSE LOUSE. 
GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Rostrum bent inwards. 
Antenna; longer than the thorax. 
Wings erect and either four or none. 
Feet formed for walking. 
Abdomen generally furnished with two little horns or pro- 
cesses on the hinder part. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Aphis Rosje. A. rosae. Linn. Syst. Nat. Gviel. l.p. 2204. 
Aphis viridis, comiculis longissimis, rosae. Degeer 
Ins. p. 65. no. 10. t, 3. f. 10. 
Rose aphis, of a green colour, with very long an- 
tennae. 
Rose Louse. Reaum. Ins. 3. t. 21. f. I — 4. Shaw Gen. Zool.6. 
pi. 58. 
This is the insect which so frequently infests our 
rose-trees, to the great annoyance of the gardener, 
who finds it very difficult, if not impossible, to de- 
stroy them entirely. They adhere in vast numbers 
to the branches and under side of the leaves, where 
they remain so closely wedged together as to give 
a green appearance to the plant. About the be- 
