Elixothrips brevisetis (Bagnall)

Lima, Élison Fabrício Bezerra, O’Donnell, Cheryle Ann, Miyasato, Elisa Aiko & Br, Pi., 2020, The Panchaetothripinae (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) of Brazil, with one new Caliothrips species, Zootaxa 4820 (2), pp. 201-230 : 214

Elixothrips brevisetis (Bagnall)

( Figs 17 , 40 , 72 , 105, 106 )

Hoodothripiella ignacio Retana-Salazar, 2007: 24 syn. n.

This is the only species in the genus Elixothrips ( Fig. 17 ). It is widespread on islands from the Indian and Pacific Oceans ( Mound & Marullo 1996), and in the Americas it is recorded from Brazil, Guadeloupe ( Mound & Marullo 1996), Martinique ( Rey 2002) and Cuba ( González & Castillo 2009). In Southern Brazil, it was observed causing silvering of banana fruits in the State of Santa Catarina ( Lima & Milanez 2013) ( Fig. 132 ), but specimens have been collected in Cuiabá, State of Mato Grosso on leaves of Malpighia glabra (11.iii.2016); in the State of Ceará on leaves of ruderal herbs in impacted mangrove plantings in Fortaleza (24.iv.2016) and on banana crops in Aratuba (12.vi.2018); and in Manaus, State of Amazonas, on leaves of Piper sp. (1.viii.2019); in Areia, State of Paraíba on guava leaves (2.xi.2019); and in São Cristóvão, State of Sergipe, on leaves of unidentified plants (7.xi.2019). As indicated in the generic notes above, there are no character states to distinguish ignacio from brevisetis .

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FIGURES 2–17. Panchaetothripinae species habitus (female, except where noted): (2) Anisopilothrips venustulus; (3) Arachisothrips millsi; (4) Bradinothrips williamsi; (5) Bradinothrips williamsi (male); (6) Brachyurothrips anomalus; (7) Brachyurothrips anomalus (male); (8) Caliothrips cangaceiro sp. n.; (9) Caliothrips cangaceiro sp. n. (male); (10) Caliothrips nanus; (11) Caliothrips phaseoli; (12) Caliothrips punctipennis; (13) Caliothrips insularis; (14) Dinurothrips hookeri; (15) Dinurothrips vezenyii (macropterous); (16) Dinurothrips vezenyii (micropterous); (17) Elixothrips brevisetis.

FIGURES 34–51. Panchaetothripinae species. Antenna 34–47: (34) Arachisothrips millsi; (35) Brachyurothrips anomalus; (36) Bradinothrips williamsi; (37) Caliothrips cangaceiro sp. n.; (38) Caliothrips punctipennis; (39) Dinurothrips vezenyii; (40) Elixothrips brevisetis; (41) Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis; (42) Heliothrips longisensibilis; (43) Heliothrips similis; (44) Heliothrips zucchi; (45) Hoodothrips constrictus; (46) Hoodothrips lineatus; (47) Selenothrips rubrocinctus; (48) Brachyurothrips anomalus (head); (49) Caliothrips punctipennis (head and thorax); head and pronotum 50–51: (50) Caliothrips phaseoli; (51) Caliothrips nanus.

FIGURES 65–76. Panchaetothripinae species. Head and thorax: (65) Selenothrips rubrocinctus. Meso- and metanotum 66–76: (66) Anisopilothrips venustulus; (67) Arachisothrips millsi; (68) Brachyurothrips anomalus; (69) Caliothrips cangaceiro sp. n.; (70) Dinurothrips hookeri; (71) Dinurothrips vezenyii; (72) Elixothrips brevisetis; (73) Helionothrips errans; (74) Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis; (75) Heliothrips longisensibilis; (76) Heliothrips similis.

FIGURES 92–106. Panchaetothripinae species. Fore wing: (92) Selenothrips rubrocinctus. Fore tarsus 93–95: (93) Dinurothrips hookeri; (94) Dinurothrips vezenyii; (95) Hercinothrips femoralis. Hind coxa: (96) Caliothrips phaseoli. Abdominal tergites 97–106: (97) Brachyurothrips anomalus (VI–X); (98) Caliothrips fasciatus (IV–V); (99) Caliothrips insularis (III–VI); (100) Caliothrips punctipennis; (101) Caliothrips nanus (I–VI); (102) Caliothrips cangaceiro sp. n. (II–VI); (103) Dinurothrips hookeri (VIII–X); (104) Dinurothrips vezenyii (II–III); (105) Elixothrips brevisetis (I–III); (106) Elixothrips brevisetis (X).

FIGURES 121–138. Panchaetothripinae species and damages to plants.Alive individuals 121–128: (121) Bradinothrips musae; (122) Caliothrips phaseoli; (123) Dinurothrips hookeri in courtship; (124) Helionothrips errans; (125) Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis; (126) Heliothrips longisensibilis; (127) Retithrips syriacus; (128) Selenothrips rubrocinctus (adult). Damages 129–138: (129) Banana bunch with bronzing caused by Bradinothrips musae; (130) Soybean leaf chlorosis caused by Caliothrips phaseoli; (131) Mint leaf with chlorosis caused by Dinurothrips hookeri; (132) Banana bunch with bronzing caused by Elixothrips brevisetis; (133) Orchid leaves with chlorosis and fecal markings caused by Helionothrips errans; (134) Jasmine leaf with chlorosis caused by Heliothrips longisensibilis; (135) Physic nut leaf with chlorosis caused by Retithrips syriacus; (136) Rose leaves with chlorosis caused by Retithrips syriacus; (137) Guanandi leaves with bronzing caused by Selenothrips rubrocinctus; (138) Liquidambar styraciflua leaves with chlorosis caused by Selenothrips rubrocinctus.