Neohydatothrips

Zhang, Hongrui, Xie, Yonghui & Li, Zhengyue, 2012, A new leaf-feeding species of Neohydatothrips from southwestern China (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), Zootaxa 3180, pp. 61-65 : 61-62

Key to species of Neohydatothrips from China

1. Antenna 7 segmented.................................................................................. 2

-. Antenna 8 segmented.................................................................................. 3

2. At least certain antecostal ridges on abdominal tergites II–VII pale or absent [ Taiwan, India, Indonesia, Australia]................................................................................................ plynopygus Karny

-. All antecostal ridges on abdominal tergites II–VII dark [Sichuan]........................... xestosternitus Han and Cui

3. Posterior margins of abdominal tergites with craspedum [Ningxia and Nei Mongol, widespread from Europe to Japan]......................................................................................... gracilicornis Williams

-. Posterior margins of abdominal tergites without craspedum.................................................... 4

4. Pronotal blotch weakly sclerotized; abdomen yellow, tergites II–VI with brown areas posterior antecostal ridge laterally [Tai- wan, Mexico, Hawaii, India, Thailand, Australia]................................................ gracilipes Hood

-. Pronotal blotch well sclerotized; abdomen entirely brown or with paler and darker tergites............................ 5

5. Fore wing second vein with at least 1 seta.................................................................. 6

-. Fore wing second vein without setae...................................................................... 9

6. Mid and hind tibiae brown.............................................................................. 7

-. Mid and hind tibiae yellow.............................................................................. 8

7. Fore wing second vein with 2 setae [ Taiwan]...................................................... medius Wang

-. Fore wing second vein with only 1 seta [Changchun].......................................... epipactis Kurosawa

8. Abdominal tergite VI paler than other tergites [ Taiwan]............................................ surrufus Wang

-. Abdominal tergites VI not paler than other tergites [Sichuan]........................................ elaeagni Kudô

9. Occipital apodeme touching posterior margin of eyes [ Taiwan]..................................... tabulifer Priesner

-. Occipital apodeme not touching posterior margin of eyes ( Fig. 3 )............................................... 10

10. Body bicolored yellow and brown....................................................................... 11

-. Body pale yellowish, laterals of abdominal tergites II–III and tergite VIII grayish shaded [Hainan].......... trypherus Han

11. Posterior margin of blotch straight ( Fig. 5 ); fore wing dark with base paler [Yunnan]................... magnoliae sp. n.

-. Posterior margin of blotch deeply concave medially; fore wing with transverse bands............................... 12

12. Fore wing with three dark bands; antennal segment I brown [ Taiwan, widespread around world]......... samayunkur Kudô

-. Fore wing with two dark bands; antennal segment I yellowish [Ningxia and Nei Mongol]............... tadzhicus Pelikan

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 7. Neohydatothrips magnoliae. (1) Dorsal view of female. (2) Dorsal view of male. (3) Dorsal view of head. (4) Mesonotum and metanotum. (5) Pronotum. (6) Metasternum. (7) Left antenna.