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XXVIT. — Brief Descriptions of now Thi/sanoptera. — V. 

 By RicHAUD S. Bagnall, F.L.S., F.E.S. 



Suborder T e r e B R A N T I A. 



Family ^olothripidae. 

 Subfamily Melaxothsipinje. 

 Melanothrips fuscus (Sulzer). 



Tunis : Tunis, 56 ? ? and 2 S^, Feb. 7tl), and 1 ?, 

 Feb. 20tli, 1903 ; Sousa, 2 ? ? and 1 c? , Feb. 2«th, 1903 

 (^Biro). h\ the National Hungarian Museum. 



Genus Cranothrips, nov. 



Apex of tbe first antennal segment strongly produced 

 inwardly, witli the inner edge of the produced part serrate. 



Fi-;. 1. 



CranotJirips poulfoyii. First and second joints of right antenna. 



Head broader than long; a long stout genal spine liehiud 

 each eye and inter-ocellar and postocular bristles present. 

 Fore-winos with cross-veins. 



Type. Cranothrips pouhoni, m. 



The genus comes very near Ankotliripf^ and Is easily 

 lecognized by the structure of the first antennul joint and the 

 sim))le second joint. 



