140 MEMOISS OF THE QUEENSLAND MUSEUM. 



Measurements of holotype : — Length 2-88 mm. ; head, length 0-396 mm., width 

 across ejes 0-23o mm., at base 0-l()2 mm.; prothoiax. length 0-300 mm., \\idth 

 (inchisive of coxse) 0-499 mm. ; pterothorax, width 0-540 mm. ; abdomen, width 

 0-462 mm. ; tube, length 0-313 mm., width at base 0-109 mm., at apex O-OoT mm. 



Antenna] segments : 12345678 



LengthV) 60 68 106 105 81 69 61 38 



Width in) 50 36 50 48 38 31 25 13 



Total length of antenna, 0-588 mm. 



Male {macropterous). — Length about 2-2 mm. Colour and struct urc essentially 

 as in female. 



Measurements of allotype : — Length 2-24 mm. ; head, length 0-342 mm., width 

 across eyes 0-216 mm., at base 0-150 mm. ; prothorax, length 0-222 mm., width 

 (inclusive of coxie) 0-384 mm.; jjterothorax, width 0-408 mm. ; abdomen, width 

 0-414 mm. : tube, length 0-264 mm., width at base 0-091 mm., at apex 0-049 mm. 



Antennal segments : 12345678 



Length (n) 51 58 93 93 75 60 47 33 



Width (ft) 45 33 41 44 34 29 24 13 



Total length of antenna, 0-510 mm. 



Described from one female and two males taken by sweeping in .jungle at 

 Nelson, X.Q., June 2, 1914, and Augu.st 31, 1913, by Mr. A. A. Girault. 



Very close indeed to M. jordani, and perhaps merely a race of that species. 

 The only differences observed lie in colouration of the wings and antennas, and the 

 longer postocular bristles of australice. 



EUOPLOTHRIPS gen. nov. 



(evoirXo^, well-armed ; Opiijj. a wood-worm.) 



Head much longer than wide and much longer than prothorax, widest across 

 eyes and strongly constricted at base ; vertex conically produced, bearing the anterior 

 ocellu.s at its extremity ; cheeks with a few minute bristles. Eyes rather large, 

 rounded, linely fac(?ted, prominent, narrower than their interval. Ocelli anterior 

 in position. Antcnnie eight-segmented, formed as in Mesolhrips. Mouth-cone shorter 

 than its basal width, broadly rounded. Pi-dthorax much shorter than licid, strongly 

 widened posteriorly and fully twice iis wide across coxa^ as at anterior margin, bri.stles 

 rather short. Foie femora slightly enlarged, with a long tooth near middle of inner 

 surface ; fore tibiiu with a iinger-like projection near middle of inner surface ; fore 

 tarsi with a long liooked tooth. Wings of tore pair wide near base, narrower apically, 

 slightly constricted at nuddle. Abdomen slender, narrower than pterothorax. Tube 

 normal, sliorlcf (lian hcatl. 



( lenotyjx' : Euojtlolhriiix bar/naUi s)). nov. 



Related to Mesol.hrips, O'l/iiaUolhri jj.i, and Am/ruthri jjs, hut diU'ering i'lom 

 them and from all other known genera of Thysanoptera in the armature of the fore 

 legs. It is withoiil (liiidii :\ L'all-making genus. 



