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major males, although in the minor males (approximatus) the tooth is weaker and 

 lacks the tubercle on the internal margin. As is not uncommon in females of 

 Elaphrothrips, the type specimen of achaetus has no major outstanding setae on 

 antennals III and IV. 



Holotype <$ of proximus. Ceylon : Peradeniya, Crotalaria pods, xi.1912 (E. E. 

 Green). 



Holotype $ of achaetus. Ceylon : Peradeniya, Crotalaria .pods, xi.1912 (E. E. 



Green). 



Holotype <J of approximatus. CEYLON : Peradeniya, Hevea dead leaves, 6. v. 1914 

 (A. Rutherford). 



Elaphrothrips propinquus (Bagnall) 



Dicaiothrips propinquity Hagnall, i<>ioa : 377-378. 



The unique male on which Bagnall described this species is not in either the 

 British Museum (Natural History) nor the University Museum, Copenhagen. The 

 published data were ; Venezuela : Los Trincheras, n.xii.1891 (Meinert). This 

 may represent the male - of brevicornis. 



Elaphrothrips seychellensis (Bagnall) 



Dicaiothrips seychellensis Bagnall, 1921b : 280-281. 

 Elaphrothrips seychellensis (Bagnall) Priesncr, 1934 : IQO - 



Holotype $. Seychelles : Mahe [above Port Glaud, 500-1,000 ft., 5.xi.igo8 

 {H.Scott)]. 



Elaphrothrips spiniceps Bagnall 

 Elaphrothrips spiniceps Bagnall, 1932c : 514-515. 



In view of the absence of antennae from the unique holotype, this species cannot 

 be placed in Priesner's key (1934). 



Holotype <$. India : Sikkim, Gangtok (Bailey). 



Elaphrothrips stenocephalus (Bagnall) 



Dicaiothrips stenocephalus Bagnall, 1914c : 288-289. 

 Elaphrothrips nigrospinosus Bagnall, 1932c : 515-516. Syn. n. 

 Elaphrothrips atrispinis Bagnall, 1935a : 135-137. Syn. n. 

 Elaphrothrips variispinis Bagnall, 1935a : 137-138. Syn. n. 



The stem of antennal segments IV and V varies in colour from yellow to light 

 brown, although IV always has a conspicuous narrow dark brown ring at the 

 extreme base. The major head, pronotal and femoral setae are dark, although the 

 lateral abdominal setae and B x on tergite IX (not B 2 or B 3 ) are hyaline. The first 

 pair of cheek setae have pointed apices and the outer margins of the fore femora have 



