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(4) Physolhrips nsitalus, p. 291, Anvals and Magazine of N, H. XII, 1913— on 



flowers of Butea frondosa, Allahabad. 



(5) Phoxothrips breviceps, p. 380, Annals and Magazine of jV. H. XIV, 1914 on 



wild plants, Himalayas. 



(6) Leeuwenia indicns, p. 377, Annals and Magazine of N. H. XIV, 1914^— from 



Burma ; on wUd plants. 



(7) Hindsiana apicalis, p. 323, Annals and Magazine of .V. H. XV, 1915— Almora 



(North India) ; on wild plants. 

 (S) Physoihrips longiceps, p. 221, Annals and Magazine of X. M. XVII, 1916— on 

 Rhododendron, Garhwal (North India). . 



(9) Tceniothrips major, p. 216, Annals and Magazine of N. H. XVII I9l6 on 



Rhododendron, Garhwal (Himalayas). 



(10) Aplinoiliripa ruficornis var. connaicornis, Uz., p. 205, Annals and Magazine of 



N. H: 1918— on tea flowers, Darjiling. •* 



(11) Haphlhrips leniripennis, p. 206, Annals and Magazine of i\. H. 1918— on tea 



and rose, Darjiling. 



(12) Phi/sollirips seliventris, p. 65, Bulletin of Entomological ResearcJi IX, 1918— on 



tea : North India. 



(13) Physoihrips brunneicornis, p. 206, Annals and Magazine of ^V. //. 1918 on 



rose, Darjiling. 



(14) Physothrips pecidiaris, p. 206, Annals and Magazine of N. H., 1918 on 



lucerne, Pusa. 

 In 1915, my specimens of Thrips collected on paddy from Madurantakam (Cliingleput) 

 were described by Mr. Williams in the Bulletin of Entomological Research 

 p. 353, to belong to a species of Thrips and was. named Thrips (Bagnallia) 

 oryza; being the first record of a species of the genus Thrips from India. 



Eecently I forwarded some of my material to Mr. Hood of the United 

 States and he has so far identified the following new forms from my lot. 

 The'descriptions of these have not yet appeared in print. [Since appeared 

 in Insecutor Inscitice Menstruus, April 1919.] 



(1) Arrhenothrips ramakrishncB (Plate 99). On Mimusops elengi, Coimbatore 



(2) Bhipiphorothrips cruentalus. On grape vine leaf, Coimbatore. 



(3) Scirtothrips dorsalis. On chillies and castor shoots, Coimbatore. 

 {^) Xciiheegeria indica. On ^t?an<Aw.s shoots, Coimbatore. 



(5) Periss'otTirips parviceps. On Ailanthus shoots, Coimbatore. 



The above appear to be the species so far noted from India till now. 



Speaking of the economic side of Thysanoptera, there are some species 

 which are really very injurious. Thrips orijzm on young paddy does 

 considerable damage in certain seasons in different parts of South India 

 There are, I know, one or two species of Thrifts {Physothips) which often 

 give a' good deal of trouble in the tea gardens, as Mr. itndrews will be 

 able to tell us. Tlie turmeiic thiips {Pancluctothrips indicvs, Bgl.) 

 is sometimes found bad also. The onion crop in different parts of the 

 ^ country is often seriously injured by Thrips (Heliolhri2)s indicns). The 

 one on Mimusops (Arrhenothrips ramakrishice) is very serious on this 

 garden plant in Coimbatore. The leaves are twisted and galled and the 

 plant suffers considerably. The grape-vine Thrips {Rhipij)horothrips 

 cmentatum) is also capable of doing appreciable harm to the tender 

 foliage of grape. I have recently noted a species on young pepper 

 leaves, curhng up the leaves, and the species appears similar to one 

 noted on pepper in Ceylon {Gynaikothrips kamyi, Bgl.). 



