. The Canadian entomologist. Insects; Entomology. 58 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. species, says in a recent letter that he has worked up an in- teresting paper on its economic importance. It is regretted that specimens of P. vejdovskyi could not be secured for comparison with the American form. Prosopothrips cognatus sp. nov. Figs. A and B. Female.—L ength about mm. Head and prothorax dark chocolate brown, nearly black; pterothorax and abdomen orange yellow, the last abdominal seg- ment and the anterior angles of the meso- thorax tipped with brown or gray; antennae yellow, darkened with brow
. The Canadian entomologist. Insects; Entomology. 58 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. species, says in a recent letter that he has worked up an in- teresting paper on its economic importance. It is regretted that specimens of P. vejdovskyi could not be secured for comparison with the American form. Prosopothrips cognatus sp. nov. Figs. A and B. Female.—L ength about mm. Head and prothorax dark chocolate brown, nearly black; pterothorax and abdomen orange yellow, the last abdominal seg- ment and the anterior angles of the meso- thorax tipped with brown or gray; antennae yellow, darkened with brown beyond middle of segment 6; fore legs largely brown, middle and hind legs yellow. Head about times as wide as great- est exposed length, prominently reticulate- rugose, with a dark chitinous line bordering the eyes within; vertex sulcate, two prominent projections overhanging the basal segments of the antennae; cheeks swollen, but without spine-bear- ing tubercle; no macrochaetae present. Eyes not prominent, not protruding, slightly flattened laterally. Ocelli wanting. Antennae one and two-thirds time as long as width of head; segment 1 short, distinctly shorter than 2 and very broad; 2 unusually large, narrowed toward apex and with short, slender pedicel; 3-5 slender, equal in length, similar in form, each with about four encircling lines of sculpture; 6 slender, longest in entire antenna, with about six encircling chitinous lines; 7 and 8 short and slender, forming a stylus; segment 1 brownish yellow; 2 orange; 3-5 yellow; 6. Fig. 13.—Prosopothrifis copuatus Hood. A—Head and prothorax, female. B—Right antenna, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871); Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ); Entomological Society of Ontario. Ottawa
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