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5. Hindwings with 3 and 4 coincident 3. Garella 



Hindwings with 3 .and 4 stalked 4. Gyrtothripa 



6. Hindwings with 3 and 4 coincident ... 5. Characoma 



Hindwings with 3 and 4 stalked 7. 



Hindwings with 3 and 4 not stalked ... 11. 



7. Abdomen with 3 or more dors<^l crests ... 8. 

 Abdomen with one or two dorsal crests 



only 10. 



8. Abdomen with large crests on 4th and 5th 



segments 6. Lophothripa 



Abdomen with crests on 3 basal segments 

 only 9. 



9. Palpi with second joint broadly expanded 



at apex 7. Mniothripa 



Palpi Avith second joint not exp^anded at 



apex 12. Barasa 



10. Palpi with 3rd joint as long or longer than 



2nd and fringed with hair on upper- 

 surface 8. Sarrothripus 



Palpi with 3rd joint shorter than 2nd, 



smooth 10. Giaura 



11. Abdomen with one or more dorsal crests 12. 

 Abdomen without crests .... 20. 



12. Palpi porrect, 2nd joint with an apical 



inferior tuft 9. Selepa 



Palpi not so formed 13, 



13. Palpi with terminal joint nearly as long 



or longer than 2nd 14. 



Palpi with terminal joint not exceeding 

 f 2nd 16. 



14. Palpi with long hairs on upper-surf ace of 



2nd joint towards apex 14. Ochthophora 



Palpi with 2nd joint smooth on upper 

 surface 15. 



15. Thorax with a large rough erect posterior 



crest 13. Ochrothripa 



Thorax with a small smooth posterior crest 18. Lahanda 



16. Palpi with terminal joint about ^ or f ... 17. 

 Palpi with terminal joint not exceeding 3 19. 



17. Palpi porrect, terminal joint hairy beneath 17. Plotheia 

 Palpi ascending, terminal joint smooth ... 18. 



18. Palpi with terminal joint dilated at apex 16. Gadirtha 

 Palpi with terminal joint not dilated at 



apex 19. Blenina 



19. Palpi with 2nd joint strongly expanded 



with rough hairs above and beneath ... 21. Timorodes 

 Palpi with 2nd joint, only moderately 



thickened 22. Bisoha 



20. Palpi with terminal joint as long ,as 2nd 15. Eliqma 

 Palpi with terminal joint not exceeding ^ 20. Calathusa 



1. Gen. MiCROTHRiPA, Hmps. 



Frons not projecting. Palpi moderate, ascending, rather 

 slender ; second joint smooth, with a small posterior apical 

 tuft; terminal joint moderate. Tliorax not crested. Abdomen 



