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Desmothrips propinquus (Bagnall) 



Orothrips propinquus Bagnall, 1916b : 397. 



Desmothrips propinquus (Bagnall) ; Mound, 1967b : 65-66. 



From australis this species can be distinguished by the dark costa around the 

 distal pale area of the fore wing. 



LECTOTYPE $. Australia : Victoria, Creswick, on Sweet Pea, 17.L1915 

 (R. Kelly). 



Desmothrips tenuicornis (Bagnall) 



Orothrips tenuiconnis Bagnall, 1916b : 397-398. 

 Desmothrips tenuicornis (Bagnall) ; Mound, 1967b : 68-70. 



Although Bagnall refers to three females in the original description of this species 

 only one remains in the collection, labelled ' Type '. In spite of the long, clear 

 yellow third antennal segment, tenuicornis is very closely related to australis. 



Holotype $. Australia : Victoria, Healesville, Erythraea australis, 21.xii.1913 

 (A. E.Shaw & R. Kelly). 



Franklinothrips tenuicornis Hood 



Franklinothrips tenuicornis Hood, 1915b : 164-165. (April). 

 Mitothrips petitions Bagnall, 1013d : 496-498. (September). 

 Franklinothrips tenuicornis Hood ; St.mn.inl, 1952 : 14-23. 



Holotype $ of petulans. Trinidad : Sangre Grande, vii.1913. 



Melanthrips ficalbii Buffa 



Melanothrips [sic] ficalbii Buffa, 1907 : 61. 

 Melanothrips [sic] angusticeps Bagnall, 1924a : 10-11. 



Bagnall considered that angusticeps differed from ficalbii in having the head as 

 long as broad instead of strongly transverse. 



LECTOTYPE $ of angusticeps. England : Berks., Cholsey, in yellow flower, 

 ? Potentilla, vi.1913 (R.S.B.). 



Melanthrips fuscus (Sulzer) 



Thrips fuscus Sulzer, 1776 : 113. 

 Melanothrips [sic] harrisoni Bagnall, 1930a : 48-49. 

 Melanothrips [sic] bisetosus Bagnall, 1934c : 485-486. 

 Melanthrips fuscus (Sulzer) ; Speyer & Parr, 1950 : 37-39. 



Bagnall described harrisoni from a single deformed immature female, and the two 

 subapical external setae on the hind tibiae of bisetosus are variable in development. 



Holotype $ of harrisoni. England : Sandhurst, ? grass, vi.1929. 



Paratypes $ & $$ of bisetosus. France : Dercy, Pisum sativum, 18. vii.1913 

 (I. Bru). 



