AUTUMN NUMBER 39 
Ill., June 28, 1909, taken in an old cypress swamp. This is the 
first record of this lace bug in the United: States. The speci- 
mens agree with Champion’s description and: figure, and with 
my specimens from Mexico, except that the subcostal area is 
slightly wider and contains two and a partial third row of 
areolae. This difference is not very marked and does not seem 
to warrant a varietal name. 
Athaes angustroriparius Heidemann. 
Taken in company with A. mimeticus Heid. and A. insignis 
Heid. at Tupele, July 1, Belmont, July 5, Leland, Aug. 15, and 
Columbus, Miss., June 24, 1921, on Desmodium sv. Recorded 
heretofore from Florida and Texas. 
_ THE CAMPHOR THRIPS IN FORMOSA 
Ever since the. Camphor Thrips (Liothrips floridensis 
(Wats.) ) was discovered in 1912 there has been more or less 
speculation as to its origin. A survey of the state during the 
following two years showed that it was widely but not universal- 
ly distributed wherever camphor was grown. It has never been 
_taken on-the Lower East Coast and camphor in that section, 
scuth of Cocoa, shows no injury. It also seemed to be absent 
from many localities in other parts of the state. Nevertheless 
its wide distribution indicated that it had been long in the state. 
Its spotted distribution and the severe injury it inflicted sug- 
gested an introduced insect (Annual Rep. Fla. Agric. Exp. Sta., 
1913,p.lxiv.). For some time it was confused with the Bay 
Thrips (Liothrips perseae (Mason) ), which led to the conclu- 
sion that it was a native insect. 
The writer has recently received three adults from Prof. R. 
Takahashi of the Agricultural Research Institute at Taihoku, 
Formosa, Japan. Altho these specimens have somewhat. larger 
and darker bristles than Florida specimens, there can be no 
doubt of their specific identity. 
It would thus seem that the camphor thrips was introduced 
into Florida from. Formesa with the camphor tree itself. Prof. 
Takahashi states that the insect is scarce in Formosa and the 
damage it does is consequently of little importance. 
J. R.. WATSON. 
