238 The Pea Tlirips (Kakothrips robustvis) 



Middlesex. Richmond 1912. 



Norfolk. Bessingham 1913. 



Oxford. Walton Manor (Westwood 1880). 



Shropshire. Near Shrewsbury 1913. 



Stafford. Weston 1910*, Stoke-on-Trent 1910*. 



Surrey. Reigate (Theobald 1906), Merton 1912, 1913, 1914. 



Sussex. ?Crawley (Theobald 1900), Hailsham 1912 *, Ditchling 1912. 



Warwick. Warwick 1907*, Lupworth 1908*. 



Westmorland. Kirkby Stephen 1912, Kendal 1912. 



Worcester (Theobald 1906). Waif ord-on- Avon, Evesham and Wor- 

 cester 1905*, Stourport 1907*, Redditch 1909*, Kidderminster and 

 Studley 1910*. 



Yorkshire. Malton 1913. 



[The records with an asterisk * were kindly furnished by Mr W. E. 

 Collinge.] 



Wales. 



Carnarvon. Pwllheli 1913. 

 Denbigh. Colwyn Bay 1913. 



Irelayid. 



Carloiv. Bagenalstown 1913. 



Cork. Rochestown 1913. 



Dublin. Glasnevin. I am informed that in 1897 a black active 

 thrips injurious to peas appeared in the botanic garden; it is almost 

 certainly this species. 



Distribution abroad. 



Bohemia (Uzel 1895). 



France. Loiret, Darcy, Seine, Marseilles (Gaumont and Vuillet 

 1914). 



Germany (Kirchner, von Schilling). 



Italy (Buffa 1907). 



Sweden. Stockholm, Ostergotland (Trybom 1899). 



Nature and Extent of Damage. 



The parts of the plant which suffer most from the ravages of this 

 insect are the young leaves in the terminal shoots, the flowers and the 

 pods. There is no record of the older leaves being attacked (cf. the 

 American bean thrips below). In this country the terminal shoots 

 appear to be infested only when the other situations are not available, 



