Dactuliothrips Moulton

Pereyra, Veronica & Borbón, Carlos Manuel De, 2013, The American genus Dactuliothrips (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) with three new species, Zootaxa 3734 (1), pp. 1-14 : 3

Dactuliothrips Moulton

Dactuliothrips Moulton 1931 . Type species D. spinosus Moulton.

Diagnosis. Antennae 9-segmented ( Figs 12–18 ); antennal segments with rings or annulations bearing microtrichia ( Figs 12–20 ); antennal segments III–IV with two circular-to-oval, subapical, emergent sensoria ( Figs 19–20 ); maxillary palpi with three segments, labial palpi with two segments; head and pronotum with long dark setae ( Figs 21–36 ); fore tarsus with a distinct hamus; fore tibia with two strong setae on inner apex ( Figs 72–75 ); fore femur with 2–9 spurs on inner margin that vary in the degree of development ( Figs 63–73 ); wings fully developed, rounded at apex, longitudinal and cross veins present ( Figs 77–81 ).

Figures

FIGURES 12 – 28. Dactuliothrips female antenna: (12) D. ephedra sp. n.; (13) D. kaszabi; (14) D. malloi; (15) D. monttea sp. n.; (16) D. prosopis sp. n.; (17) D. spinosus; (18) D. xerophylus. D. ephedra sp. n. antennal segment III – IV sensoria: (19) female; (20) male. Dactuliothrips female head: (21) D. ephedra sp. n.; (22) D. kaszabi; (23) D. kaszabi head microtrichia; (24) D. malloi; (25) D. monttea sp. n.; (26) D. prosopis sp. n.; (27) D. spinosus; (28) D. xerophylus.

FIGURES 63 – 81. Dactuliothrips fore legs: (63) D. kaszabi female; (64) D. monttea sp. n. female; (65) D. monttea sp. n. male; (66) D. prosopis sp. n. female; (67) D. prosopis sp. n. male. Dactuliothrips fore tibia and fore femur spurs: (68) D. kaszabi male; (69) D. prosopis sp. n. male; (70) D. spinosus female; (71) D. xerophylus female; (72) D. ephedra sp. n female; (73) D. ephedra sp. n male. Dactuliothrips fore tibia claw: (74) D. monttea sp. n. male; (75) D. malloi female. Male fore femur spurs: (76) D. monttea sp. n.. Dactuliothrips fore wing: (77) D. ephedra sp. n male; (78) D. kaszabi male; (79) D. monttea sp. n. female; (80) D. xerophylus female; (81) D. prosopis sp. n. female.