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slender curved spine on inner anterior angle. Segment 2 light brown, 

 very long and the dorsal portion prolonged forward over the third 

 segment and bearing two stout spines as in var. bispinosus Morgan ; 

 in side view this segment is triangular in outline. Segment 3, basal two- 

 thirds white or gray, distal third light brown, carrying four good- 

 sized spines as do all the other segments except 7 ; 4, basal half yellow, 

 distal brown, 5 yellow, 6-8 dark brown. Eyes dark red, with 30-40 

 large facets. 



$ . Similar in size to E. tritici. More inclined to be orange in 

 color than the female. Differing from the species chiefly in the char- 

 acters of the antennae. Segment i, 20; 2, 34; 3, 24; 4, 37; 5, 30; 6, 40; 

 7. 7; 8, 9 microns. The most decided difference between this variety 

 and the species is again found in the second segment of the antennae, 

 which in the male, however, is markedly shorter than in the species 

 while in the female it is longer. The projection of the second over the 

 third segment is even more pronounced than in the female. 



This variety is more closely related to var. bispinosus Mor- 

 gan than to the species, but differs in the forward projection 

 of the second segment and in its relative length. The spines 

 on this segment are also different. The spines on the ventral 

 side at the apex are much shorter than figured by Morgan 

 and there is a stout spine near the base that he does not figure 

 at all. 



This is a very common type in Florida, being found in a 

 great variety of blossoms, as orange, tomato, roses, begonia, 

 numerous composites, and among the needles of tall pine trees. 



Described from numerous females and males. 



Cryptothrips floridensis. 



The author has received what appears to be this same spe- 

 cies from Mr. A. Rutherford, government entomologist of 

 Ceylon. This greatly extends the range of this species. See 

 Entomological News, April, 191 3. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE IL 

 Figs. 1-4. Cryptothrips pint n. sp. i. Head and prothorax of fe- 

 male. 2. Posterior portion of abdomen of female. 3. 

 Dorsal view of right antenna of female. 4. Fore wing. 

 Figs. 5-6. Heterothrips aesculi n. sp. =;. Head and thorax of female. 



6. Tip of abdomen of female. 

 Figs. 7-10. Euthrips tritici var. projecfus n. var. 7. Head and thorax 

 of female. 8. End of obdomen of female. 9. Dorsal 

 view of left antenna of female. 10. Side view of sec- 

 ond and third segments of left antenna of male. 



