n6 L. A. MOUND 



Haplothrips reuteri (Karny) 



Anthemothrips reuteri Karny, 1907 : 51. 

 Haplothrips satanus Bagnall, 1933a : 321-323. 

 Haplothrips tenuisetosus Bagnall, 1933a : 320-321. 

 Haplothrips reuteri (Karny) ; Priesner, 1964 : 151. 



According to Priesner this species is widespread in the Mediterranean region. 

 The median dorsal setae on abdominal segment IX are almost as long as the tube, 

 and the three subbasal wing setae arise close together with their bases forming a 

 triangle. 



Holotype $ of satanas. France : Perpignan, Centaurea solstitialis, viii.1926 

 {R.S.B.). 



Holotype $ of tenuisetosus. Sudan : Wad Medani, Dolichos lablab, 7JV.1932 

 {A. P. G. Michelmore). 



Haplothrips robustus Bagnall 



Haplothrips robustus Bagnall, 1918a : 209-210. 

 Haplothrips melanoceratus Bagnall, 1918a : 210. Syn. n. 

 Haplothrips ? clarisetis O'Neill, i960 : 507-510. 



This species is apparently common in South Australia on many flowers and there 

 is considerable size variation in the specimens available to the present author. The 

 tip of the aedeagus is triangular and the species can further be distinguished from 

 clarisetis Pr. by ; 1. tergite IX median setae softly rounded not acute at apex ; 

 2. basal wing seta III not much longer than II ; 3. male pronotal anteromarginal 

 setae much weaker than antero-angulars. The species recorded by O'Neill from 

 North America as ? clarisetis is very probably robustus, but males have not been 

 found and it is possible that further closely related species will be found in Australia. 

 H. melanoceratus was described from a single female with uniformly dark antennae 

 taken with robustus females which have rather paler antennals III. 



Holotype $. South Australia : Adelaide, Mt. Lofty Range, flowers of Acacia 

 myrtifolia or Epachris impressa, 9.viii.igi4 (E. B. Poulton). 



Holotype $ of melanoceratus. South Australia : Adelaide, Outer Harbour, 

 flowers of Mesembryanthemum, 28.viii.1914 (E. B. Poulton). 



Haplothrips senecionis Bagnall 



Haplothrips senecionis Bagnall, 1932a : 164. 



This species apparently differs from distinguendus in having softly rounded apices 

 to the major setae. It is related to both verbasci Osborn and marrubiicola, and has 

 been recorded from both Britain and France. There are four slides bearing both 

 sexes and labelled ' paratypes ' in the Bagnall collection. 



Paratypes <$$ and $$. Scotland : Kinghorn, Senecio jacobea, vii.1930 (R.S.B.). 



