Caliothrips insularis (Hood)

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 : 211

Caliothrips insularis (Hood)

( Figs 13 , 81 , 99 )

Commonly associated with grasses, this species is widespread and native to the Neotropics ( Mound & Marullo 1996). Apart from the characters in the key, it has antennal segments III–V pale with brown apical halves, fore wing with base brown and median band brown, gradually becoming pale before dark brown apex ( Fig. 81 ). Male is unknown.

Figures

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 77–91. Panchaetothripinae species. Meso- and metanotum 77–79: (77) Hoodothrips brevipilus; (78) Hoodothrips constrictus; (79) Hoodothrips lineatus. Fore wing 80–91: (80) Caliothrips fasciatus; (81) Caliothrips insularis; (82) Caliothrips nanus; (83) Caliothrips phaseoli; (84) Caliothrips punctipennis (darker wing); (85) Caliothrips punctipennis (clear wing); (86) Hercinothrips bicinctus; (87) Hercinothrips femoralis; (88) Hoodothrips constrictus; (89) Hoodothrips lineatus; (90) Parthenothrips dracaenae; (91) Retithrips syriacus.

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).