NO. 1590. ON SOME NEW WEST INDIAN THRIPS— FRANKLIN. 727 



larged; each fore and middle femur bears a single very long erect 

 and slender spine in front near its base; each hind and middle tibia 

 bears a similar long, slender, erect spine on its outer side toward its 

 apex; each fore tibia bears two or three such spines, similarly lo- 

 cated; fore tarsi armed with a strong tooth. All the coxse and femora 

 and the middle and hind tibi?e deep brown in color; posterior tarsi 

 Jighter brown than tibia?; middle tarsi light yellowish brown; fore 

 tibiae light brown at base and quickh^ shading out into yellow ; fore 

 tarsi yellow with a noticeable dark spot on the inside of the apical 

 portion; middle tarsi with a similar dark spot on the inside of the 

 apical portion. Wings with their fringes not reaching the base of the 

 tube; fringes long and heavy, rather dark brown in color, double for 

 several hairs on hind border of fore wing near the tip. Wings clear 

 transparent. 



Abdomen broad and heav}^, elongate ovate in outline, considerably 

 wider at the middle than at the base, widest at the fourth segment; 

 segments telescoped about two-fifths. Tube nearly as long as the 

 head, some of the terminal spines nearh^ as long as the tube. Spines 

 on aj)ical segments as a whole long, rather slender, yellowish. The 

 sides of the tube bear at intervals rather minute but conspicuous dark- 

 colored spines. 



Described from one female (the type) deposited in the collection of 

 the Massachusetts Agricultural College. 



Male unknown. 



Specimen taken at Newstead, St. Peters, Barbados, on flower of 

 La France rose, July 31, 



3. CEPHALOTHRIPS YUCC^ Hinds. 



This species has heretofore been reported only from Amherst, 

 Massachusetts, and Washington. District of Columbia. There are 

 two specimens in the collection from Barbados collected July 10 on 

 flowers of Hibiscus at Pine Estate, St. Michael. 



4. CRYPTOTHRIPS ASPERSUS Hinds. 



This has, up to this time, been recorded from Amherst, Massa- 

 chusetts, only. In the collection from Barbados it is represented by 

 eight females and five males. These were collected on July 21 and 22 

 at Glendor and Bellevue, St. Michael, and Cane Garden, St. Thomas, 

 on Solanimi, morning glory, and Crotolaria^ for the most part from 

 the flowers, where they were solitary. 



5. CRYPTOTHRIPS FASCIAPENNIS, new species. 



Plate LXIV, figs. 12, 13. 



Female. — Length, 1.06 mm.; length of head, 0.19 mm.; length of 

 antenna, 0.35 nun.; width of head, 0.19 mm.: width of mesothorax, 



