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13. — Neto South African Thysanoptera. — By Eichard S. Bagnall, 



P.E.S. 



A SPECIES of South African Anthothrips has been kindly submitted 

 to me for identification by Dr. L. Peringuey. I understand that 

 this insect is an important factor in the cross-fertihsation of certain 

 plants, and that a paper upon this most interesting subject has been 

 pubHshed lately.''' I may here remark that a common European 

 Thrips [Anthothrips statices, Hal.), closely allied to the South African 

 species, has been observed by me to carry pollen of certain Com- 

 positae — such as the Sea Aster [Aster trifolium), the Dog Daisy 

 [Chrysantheimmi leucophthahimm), the Eagwort [Senecio jacohcea), 

 and the Tansy [Tanacetum vulgare). 



The South African form does not appear to have been described, 

 and may be called Anthothrips nigricornis. In a future paper I 

 hope to describe the species more fully, and also to figure the 

 sexes. 



Ordee THYSANOPTEEA. 

 Sub-Oeder TUBULIFERA. 



Family PHLCEOTHRIPID^, Uzel. 



Gen. ANTHOTHEIPS, Uzel. 

 Anthothrips nigricornis, sp. n. 



$ . 20 mm.-2'7 mm. long ; width of mesothorax about 0*45 mm. 

 General colour, shining black. 



Head about as long as broad, smoothly rounded in front, longer 

 than prothorax. Cheeks very gradually and slightly widened to 



* Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Afric, I., 1909, p. 311. 



