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X [j\\ I. — Brief Descriptions of new Thysanoptera. — VIII. 

 By Richard S. Bagnall, F.L.S. 



Suborder T E r e b r a n t i A. 



Family JEolothripidae. 



Subfamily Oeoturipin^. 



Orothrips propinquus, sp. n. 



? . — Very like 0. australis, Bagn., l)ut stouter and larger 

 (1"8 mm. loi)<^ as against 1*5 mm.) and also darker in 

 coloration. The head is shorter than the prothorax ; the 

 maxillary palpi are distinctly 8-joiuted, whilst the autennal 

 joints 3 and 4 are practically subequal, the relative lengths 

 of joints 3 to y being us iollows ; — 



0. }>i'opinquus, sp. n., 108 : 102 : 51 : 39 : 28 : 20 : 15. 

 0. austrads, Bagn., 104 : 82 : 52 : 32 : 24 : 18 : 12. 

 0. (enuicornis, sp. n., 165 : 126 : 66 : 48 : 50 : 30 : 19. 



All legs dark grey-brown ; fore-tibice and tarsi a shade 

 lighter — yellowish-grey-bro-vvn. Colour of antcnnge as in 

 O. australis. Fore-wings broader than in 0. australis, with 

 the brown markings across middle and tip occupying only 

 about 0*20 and 0*15 of the total length, the comparative 

 extent of areas being: as follows : — 



Comparative length . 20 IG 19 



Setae on veins of fore-wings minute. 



Type. Hope Department of Zoology, University Museum, 

 Oxford. 



Hah. Australia, C!reswick, Victoria ; on sweet pea, 

 ?3 only, 17. i. 15 (i?. Kelly). 



Orothrips tenuicornis, sp. n. 



?. — !Near 0. prapinquus, colour of abdomen lighter, and 

 apical abdominal bristles shorter and more slender. Antennae 

 more slender and the third joint long, clear lemon-yellow. 

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