Bounds on the order of cross characteristic subgroups of the finite simple groups of Lie type Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 126 (1998), 3183-3189. Tihomir Asparouhov California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125 Abstract. Let $X(r)$ and $G(q)$ be finite groups of Lie type and $r$ and $q$ be coprime. If $G(q)$ is embedded in $X(r)$, then the Landazuri-Seitz-Zalesskii theorem implies that $G(q)$ is small relative to $X(r)$. We formalize this observation and illustrate how it can be used with some applications.