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bb. Abdomen about 1.25 times as wide as prothorax; antennae about 
2.5. timesras lone. as, the neadec = sees eee E. osborni Hinds. 
aa. Mouth cone sharp-pointed at the tip; spines of the body acute. 
b. Mouth cone reaching only middle of prosternum.....L. hindsi Morgan. 
bb. Mouth cone reaching across the prosternum....... E. longilabris, n. sp. 
KEY TO N. A. SPECIES OF HAPLOTHRIPS 
I. Post-ocular spines small or wanting. Antennae almost uniformly 
brown except segment 3 and base of 4 which are light brown. 
a. Brown, with reddish, hypodermal pigment. Wing membrane brown 
for half its length. Tarsal spine large............. H. statices Haliday. 
aa. Brown with black hypodermal pigment. Wing membrane brown at 
extreme base only. Tarsal spine inconspicuous. H. cassiae Watson. 
II. Post-ocular bristles well developed. 
a. Post-ocular bristles and most of those of the thorax knobbed. 
b. Sides of the head set with minute bristles, surface roughened; 
fore tarsi with a large tooth; 10 to 12 accessory hairs on the 
POM AWINES 22) secs isk es Fe ose se aac eee ec ee ae H, flavipes Jones. 
bb. Sides of head with few inconspicuous bristles. 
ec. Eyes produced posteriorly on the ventral side. Wings nor- 
mal length. 
d. Head faintly sculptured; no interlocated hairs on fore 
wings; tibiae brown................. H. bellus Hood and William. 
dd. 3 or 4 interlocated hairs; head almost free of sculpture; 
tibiae pale yellow: 2 eee H. tibialis Hood. 
cc. Eyes not produced posteriorly. 
d. No interlocated hairs; wings only half the length of the 
ppd OMI 2 Yee lee eben eek ee H. gracilis Watson. 
dd. 4 to 7 interlocated hairs; wings normal length. 
e. Post-ocular bristles short.............. H. Dozieri Wats. 
ee. Post-ocular bristles long. 
f. Head wider posteriorly; tibiae brown. 
g. Head about as long as wide; sides of prothorax 
burl oer rs ee eet eee eee H. gowdeyi Franklin. 
gg. Head longer than wide; sides of prothorax concave. 
HA. merrilli Watson (20-b) 
ff. Head narrower posteriorly; tibiae yellow. 
H. funki Watson. 
aa. Post-ocular bristles not knobbed. 
b. Apex of femora with small anteriorly directed tooth within. 
ec. Antennae uniformly dark brown; terminal bristles shorter 
than the tube............. H. jonesi Karny (H. nigricornis Jones). 
ec. Antennal segment 3 brownish yellow; terminal bristles longer 
than -thextube. 2.2 et er ee 2 ee H. haplophilus Hood. 
bb. Apex of femora toothless. 
c. Wings clear except a brownish area at base. 
