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Geiuis COMPSOTHRIPS Reuter (10) 1901. 



Api. 190S, Macrothrips Ruffa (4), p. 4, llgs, 1-5. 



Sept. 1903, Lc^fro</u7'^>sRAGNALL(2), p. ]96-214;pl. VI, figs. 11-12. 



In a paper published April 15th 1908, Dr Pietro Ruffa founded 

 the genus Macrothrips for the réception of PhlœotJtvips albosi</natus 

 Reuter, whilstin Septeniber of the same year I fonnded the genus 

 LeiirotJirips for two new species one of which, in an addenduni to 

 ttie same paper, is referred to Reuter's P. aibosignatus (9). VVe 

 hâve both unfortunately overlooked a paper by Prof. Reuter 

 pubUshed in the year 1901, in winch he founds the genus Conipso- 

 thr/ps for the réception of the same species. Macrothrips Ruffa, and 

 Leurothrips Bagnall mnst therefore be regarded as synonyms of 

 Co))ipsot]irips Reuter, in winch genus we recognize two species, 

 C. aibosignatus (Reuter) and C. linearis (Ragnall). 



P\irther, a genus to which I gave the name Macrothrips (1), was 

 founded by me in a paper published on April Ist 1908, for the 

 réception of two peculiar Malayan species. Dr. Ruffa {in litt. 17 

 XI. 1908j asks me to propose a new name for this genus, but, apart 

 from the fact that Macrothrips Ruffa is a synonym oi Compsothrips 

 PxEUter, Ruffa 's paper was not published until April 15th 1908, 

 and I am thus able to establish priority, by a very slender margin, 

 it is true; and Macrothrips Ragnall must stand. 



MEGATHRIPS, Targ.-Tozz., and allied Gênera. 



Dr. Ruffa (3) bas shown tliat MeyatJirips Piccioli TARGfONi- 

 Tozzetti(11)(1878), agrées perfectly with the Phlœothrips lativcntris 

 of Heeger (7) 1852), and fhat therefore the genus Mc<iaihripsTAHG.- 

 Tozz., must take precedence of the genus Megalothrips founded by 

 Uzel (12) for the réception of P. lativcntris Heeger, and a new 

 species, Bonannii Uzel. MegaloUirips Bonannii was described by 

 Prof. Uzel from a single maie, but this year, 1908, Ruffa (5) bas 

 discovered and ligured the female, and in bis opinion this species is 

 not co-generic with Mcgafhrips lalicenlris (Heeger). In fact he bas, 

 unfortunately, placed }[. Bouantiii in the genus Idolotlirips Haliday 

 on account of the forni of the hcad, the antennas, and of the tube. 

 As 1 understand it, the genus Fdololhrips (Mal.), is composed of 

 species having the head long and cylindrical ; the antennic long and 

 very slender; the prothorax subijuadrate and tuberculate; the fore- 

 tarsus armed more or less strongly in both sexes; the abdomen long 

 and slender, carinate, the segments, as a rule, being much longer 

 than broad, and always sim{)le in both sexes. 



