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NEOCECIDOTHRIPS Bagnall 



Neocecidothrips Bagnall, 1929I1 : 186. Type-species Eothrips bursariae Moulton, by monotypy. 



This genus is near Teuchothrips from which it can be distinguished by the presence 

 of two sense cones on antennals III and IV. The praepectus is absent and the meso- 

 praesternum degenerate medially. The only species has been recorded from 

 Victoria and New South Wales, Australia. 



Neoheegeria dalmatica Schmutz 



Neoheegeria dalmatica Schmutz, 1909b : 344. 

 Cryplothrips tenuipilosus Bagnall, 1914c : 293-294. 



The genus Neoheegeria is probably best used for those Haplothrips-Y\ke species 

 which have three sense cones on antennal III, although this excludes the widespread 

 species verbasci Osborn. The similarities between dalmatica, the type-species of the 

 genus, and verbasci are probably superficial. The three Bagnall species treated 

 below under Neoheegeria may eventually have to be placed elsewhere. 



Holotype $ of tenuipilosus. Greece : Corfu (/. Sahlberg). 



Neoheegeria fuscicornis (Bagnall) comb. n. 



Adraneothrips fuscicornis Bagnall, 1929c : 606. 



This species cannot be placed in Adraneothrips as a well developed praepectus is 

 present on the unique holotype. It is very close to pictipes but has the median 

 setae on tergite IX distinctly rounded apically not acute. 



Holotype 9. Malaya : Messua ferrea (J. M. Brander). 



Neoheegeria pictipes (Bagnall) comb. n. 



Haplothrips pictipes Bagnall, 1919 : 273-274. 



This species has three sense cones on antennal III as in the closely related fusci- 

 cornis. 



LECTOTYPE $. [India : Talimparamta, Malabar, on diseased pepper berries, 

 ix.1918 (Ramakrishna)]. Reg. 348. 



Neoheegeria propinquus (Bagnall) comb. n. 



Podothrips propinquns Bagnall, 1918a : 213. 



The unique holotype has three sense cones on antennal III but unlike the above 

 two species the fore tarsi are unarmed. 



Holotype $. Ghana : Aburi, Cola shoots and buds, 5.xi.igi2 (W. H. Patterson). 



