2982 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
notum. Pterothorax normal. Legs normal, somewhat stout. Wings 
fully developed, strongly curved forward in the outer two-thirds ; 
pointed at the tip. Veins on the fore wing not very distinct. On 
the costa 20-24 spines, on the fore vein 6-7 near the base and three 
in the outer half, the proximal one somewhat more separated from 
the other two; on the hind vein 11-14 (one abnormal specimen has 
on one wing only 7 with a gap between the most apical and the 
rest) ; for colour see above. 
Abdomen normal. No comb on the hind margin of the eighth 
tergite. The tenth tergite split dorsally for about three-quarters of 
its length. 
Described from six females taken on the underside of leaves 
of elder (Sambucus nigra) in the garden of a city square in 
Kensington, London, on October 17th, 1915. The leaves of the 
plant were distinctly injured by the feeding of the adults. No 
larvee were seen. 
Type in the author’s collection. 
Thrips (Bagnallia) calcarata, Uzel. 
I received about a dozen females of this species from Mr. A. W. 
Rymer-Roberts, who had found them on the opening leaves of 
lime (T%lia vulgaris) at Windermere, Westmorland, England, on 
May 10th, 1915. The species has not so far been recorded from 
this country. 
Thrips nigropilosus, Uzel. 
A single female was taken among wheat at Merton, Surrey, 
England, on July 27th, 1915. The specimen had been com- 
pared with others from the collection of Uzel. A character not 
mentioned in his description is the rather conspicuous trans- 
verse row of six very dark hairs on each of the abdominal 
tergites. These hairs in other species of the same genus are 
usually very short and inconspicuous. This species has not been 
previously recorded for England. 
Bolacothrips jordant, Uzel. 
A single female beaten from a stack of cut sedge at 
Wicken Fen, Cambridge, on March 1st, 1914. This species has 
not previously been recorded from England. The genus, charac- 
terised by Uzel as being wingless and of narrow form, is of 
somewhat doubtful standing. An examination of B. jordani 
indicates that it would be very difficult to separate from a wing- 
less specimen of the genus J'hrips. Macropterous and brachy- 
pterous forms of this latter genus are known, and there is no 
reason why apterous forms should not occur. B. nigricornis, 
Bagnall, is described from a single male which may well have a 
winged female, and it is also possible that B. jordani might have 
a winged form also. 
It seems best, however, to keep the genus for the present, 
until the above suggestions can be verified or disproved. 
