Nesothrips capricornis ( Mound, 1974 a: 23) Eow, 2014

Eow, Li-Xin, 2014, Australian species of spore-feeding Thysanoptera in the genera Carientothrips and Nesothrips (Thysanoptera: Idolothripinae), Zootaxa 3821 (2), pp. 193-221 : 216

Nesothrips capricornis ( Mound, 1974 a: 23) comb.n.

( Fig. 67 )

Although described in Bolothrips , this species was transferred to Carientothrips because of the presence of four sensoria on the fourth antennal segment ( Mound, 1974b), but is here recognised as a species of Nesothrips because of the form of the maxillary palps. It remains known only from two females collected in northern Queensland, near Townsville.

Diagnosis. Micropterous, body bicoloured with head, thorax and legs yellow in contrast to dark brown abdomen; head much longer than wide, maxillary stylets widely spaced, V-shaped, retracted to mid-dorsal setae, postocellar setae stout and broadly blunt, postocular setae long and finely blunt; pronotum with 2 pairs of large epimeral setae ( Fig. 67 ); metanotum with no sculpture medially; pelta broadly triangular; tergites III–VI with wingretaining setae very long and straight, discal area with transverse row of about 20 small setae; tergite IX setae about 0.8 as long as tube.

Figures

FIGURES 62–68. Nesothrips species. Thoracic features and pelta: (62) coorongi, (63) rossi, (64) brigalowi, (65) barrowi. Pelta: (66) hemidiscus. Pronotum: (67) capricornis. Maxillary palps and mesopresternum: (68) propinquus.