226 The Pea TInips (Kak()thrii)s robustiis) 



The two long ocellar spines are between the posterior ocelli. A long spine liehind 

 each eye and two pairs of short ones in a row between these. A few short forward ly 

 directed spines on the cheeks. Faint striations near the hind margin of the head. 

 Mouth cone short and rounded, reaching about three-fifths across the prosternuni. 

 Maxillary palps three segmented, the second segment shorter and the third longer 

 than the first. Labial paljjs two segmented, the basal joint very short. Antennae 

 more than twice as long as the head; the 1st segment short and broad, barrel- 

 shaped; the 2nd broad and truncate at apex; 3rd the longest with short pedicel 

 and dorsal forked trichome; 4th spindle-shaped shghtly broader at the apex than 

 at the base, with ventral forked trichome ; 5th narrowing slightly in the distal third 



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Fig. 1. Kakothrips rohustus. Female. 



and then truncate; 6tli spindle-shaped; 7th shorter and broader tliau Sth. Colour: 

 1 and 2 dark, 3 and basal half of 4 light yellowi^h-biown, apical half of 4 and 5, 0, 

 7 and 8 dark. 



Prothorax wider than long and longer and wider than the liead. Two long 

 spines at each hind angle and one at each front angle, also two not quite so long on 

 the front margin, and four or five pairs of short ones on the hind margin, the inner 

 pair being longer and stouter than the others. A few inimite setae scattered over 

 the pronotum. Very faint striations near the hind margin. Plerolhorax large, 

 front angles rounded. Legs normal, all tai'si yellow, fore tibiae paler than femora. 

 The small projection on the front tarsus noted by Uzel (1895, Fig. 55) is not always 

 distinct. Two rows of stout spines on the hind tibiae. ]yings reaching to the ninth 

 abdominal segment. Fore wings clouded with brown except at the base; 25-30 



