of the Order Thysanoptera. 222 



working out certain anomalous material now in my 

 possession. 



In the meantime I would recommend that the following 

 specialized genera be regarded as the types of distinct divisions, 

 which we may, for the moment, regard as families : — 



Tebebrantia. 



Heterothrips, Hood (nee Buffa) (Thripid^), on account of the 

 structure and segmentation of the antennae, the character of the 

 sensoria, and the tarsal appendages. Heterothripidje, mihi. 



Panchatothrips, Bagnall (Thripidje), on account of the structure of 

 the head, the abdomen, last abdominal segment and ovipositor in female, 

 and venation of fore wings. Panch^tothripid^:, mihi. 



Ceratothrips, Reuter, chiefly on account of the 6-jointed antennas, 

 which [possess only a single-jointed style, the reduction in the antennal 

 joints not being caused by fusion. Ceratothripid^, mihi. 



TUBULIFERA. 



Ecacanthothrips, Bagnall (PHLCEOTHRiPiDiE), chiefly on account of the 

 specialized antennal sense-cones congregated (in the form of numerous 

 fiugers) on the third antennal joint. Ecacanthothripid-e, mihi, 



