86 L. A. MOUND 



Docessissophothrips major Bagnall 



Docessissophothrips major Bagnall, 1912a : 215. 



This species is probably fairly close to ampliceps. The pelta and metanotum are 

 reticulate and the postocellar setae well developed. There are about seventy 

 accessory cilia on the fore wing, and the hind wing has about eight stout recurved 

 setae basally apparently for attaching it to the fore wing. 



Holotype $. Without data. 



Docessissophothrips monstrosus Bagnall comb. rev. 



Docessissophothrips monstrosus Bagnall, 1909J : 538-539. 

 Egchocephalotkrips monstrosus (Bagnall) Bagnall, 1916b : 408. 



This species is here regarded as an extreme form within the genus Docessissopho- 

 thrips. The head is much expanded dorsally, and the pronotum deeply emarginate 

 anteriorly as a result. There are only two pairs of major setae on the pronotum, the 

 posteromarginals and the epimerals. There is a pair of large setal bases on the 

 metanotum at the centre of a series of concentric rings of reticulation, and the pelta 

 is broad basally and reticulate. Only one of the pairs of wing retaining setae is well 

 developed on each tergite, the anterior pair being weak with the setae usually 

 straight. The praepectus and mesopraesternum are well developed, but unfor- 

 tunately the specimen is badly damaged and parts are missing. 



Holotype (sex unknown). New Caledonia : Mt. Kogin (A. Faurel). 



DOLICHOLEPTA Priesner stat. n. 



Dolichothrips subgenus Dolicholepta Priesner, 1932b : 198. Type-species Dolichothrips giraffa 

 Karny (synonym of micrurus Bagnall), by original designation. 



This genus resembles Dolichothrips in having the praepectus present, meso- 

 praesternum degenerate medially, elongate mouth cone, triangular pelta, abdominal 

 tergites with more than two pairs of wing retaining setae, and sternites with the 

 median pair of marginal setae much longer than the submedian pair. It is to be 

 distinguished from Dolichothrips by the lack of accessory cilia on the fore wing, the 

 elongate antennal III which bears only two small sense cones, the extension of the 

 inner apical margin of antennals IV, V and VI, and the closely striate sculpture on 

 the metanotum. Macrophthalmothrips scotti Morison, 1958 belongs in this genus 

 (comb, n.) and may be a large specimen of jeanneli. The four species known to 

 the present author may be distinguished as follows : 



1 Pronotum with numerous transverse lines of sculpture ; eyes not extended on 



ventral surface of head, or only very weakly so ; pelta weakly reticulate . . 2 



— Pronotum without any sculpture ; eyes strongly extended on ventral surface of 



head ; pelta strongly reticulate ......... 3 



2 Pronotal midlateral setae not developed ; postocular setae slender micrurus Bagnall 



