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bristles on 7 at least twice as long as those on 8, and about 
0°6 the length of the tube. Those on 9 as long as the tube. 
Easily recognised by the wholly black antenne and the 
posteriorly convergent cheeks, this latter character bringing 
it in the same group as L. elongatus, Bagnall (vide Karny’ s 
table, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1912, pp. 47 0-475), i in which species 
the third antennal joint is yellow and the tube exceptionally 
short. 
Loc. Srycuewtes. Silhouette: 7 ¢, Mare aux Cochons 
and forest above, September 1908. 
17. Liothrips intrepidus, sp. n. 
6 .—Length ec. 3°3 mm. 
This species so closely approaches L. nigricornis in every 
way that a separate deser iption is unnecessary. The head 
is shorter and only 1:35 times as long as broad. The 
antenna is about twice as long as the head. The prothorax 
is More massive and convex, broader, more than half as long 
as the head and 2°3 times as broad as long. The tube is 
slightly longer than the head, and the abdominal bristles are 
shorter, those on segment 9 being but one-half as long as 
the tube. 
The relative lengths of the third and fourth antennal 
joints appear to differ, but unfortunately they are mounted 
at an angle. The insect is noticeably smailer than L. nigri- 
cornis. Unfortunately, there are but two examples and one 
is so distorted in mounting that I have considered it 
advisable to destroy it (though better than the type-specimen 
in its abdominal chetotaxy) rather than risk it misleading 
future students. I hope that further examples may be 
forthcoming. 
Loc. Srycnevirs. Silhouette: Mare aux Cochons and 
forest above, September 1908. 
18. Liothrips sp. (? micrurus, Bagn.). 
(Pl. VI. figs. 1-3.) 
There is one mutilated ¢ example of a species of 
Liothrips, which if not identical with ZL. micrurus is very 
closely related to it. The tube is longer than in mounted 
examples of L. micrurus,and the head is also longer, but the 
specimen may be a large example. The mount is of such 
a fragmentary nature that it is impossible to say more. 
L. micrurus is an Egyptian insect found on Zyziphus. 
