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Elaphrothrips laevicollis (Bagnall) 



Dicaiothrips laevicollis Bagnall, 1910a : 375-376. 

 Elaphrothrips laevicollis (Bagnall) ; Hood, 1955 : 54. 



The two syntypes are not in the British Museum nor the University Museum, 

 Copenhagen. The original data were ; Venezuela : Los Tejes, 20.ix.1891 

 (Meinert). One male identified as this species by Bagnall from Trinidad has been 

 examined and this is very close to foveicollis. Hood gives an account of the hetero- 

 gony exhibited by the males. 



Elaphrothrips laticeps Bagnall 



Elaphrothrips laticeps Bagnall, [935a : 142-143. 

 Elaphrothrips laticeps Bagnall ; Priesner, 1952 : 862. 



The unique holotype is damaged, but antennal III is clear yellow and IV weakly 

 shaded apically. This should be compared with uniformis Buffa in which both III 

 and IV are yellow. 



Holotype $. Tanganyika : Moschi, 1905. 



Elaphrothrips longiceps (Bagnall) 

 (Text-fig. 36) 



Idolothrips longiceps Bagnall, 1908c : 211-213. 



The unique holotype has a well developed, dark sickle-shaped seta on the fore 

 femur. The inner apical margin of the fore tibia bears a distinct tooth, and the fore 

 tarsus is rather short with a broad-based, claw-shaped tooth. 



Holotype^. [Mexico]: Orizaba, xii. 1857 {H.S. & F.D.G.). 

 Elaphrothrips madagascariensis Bagnall 



Elaphrothrips madagascariensis Bagnall, 1935a : 138-140. 

 Elaphrothrips madagascariensis Bagnall ; Priesner, 1952 : 865. 



Holotype $. Madagascar : Ambalamadakana, 1901 (Alluaud). Paris Museum. 



Elaphrothrips tnahensis (Bagnall) 



Dicaiothrips mahensis Bagnall, 1921b : 283-284. 

 Dicaiothrips rex Bagnall, 1921b : 281-283. Syn. n. 

 Dicaiothrips hystrix Bagnall, 1921b : 284-286. Syn. n. 



Although the name rex has page priority, the present author as first reviser 

 (International Code, 1961 : 24A) uses mahensis, because the holotype bearing that 

 name is in good condition whereas the holotype of rex is crushed, macerated and 

 lacks antennae. These two forms are here regarded as the major males of the 

 species and hystrix represents the females. The males which Bagnall labelled 



