Anaphothrips gillespiei, Mound & Masumoto, 2009

Mound, Laurence A. & Masumoto, Masami, 2009, Australian Thripinae of the Anaphothrips genus-group (Thysanoptera), with three new genera and thirty-three new species, Zootaxa 2042 (1), pp. 1-76 : 37-41

Anaphothrips gillespiei sp. n.

( Figs 93–100 )

Female macroptera. Body and legs yellow, abdominal tergites II–VII with pair of brown areas anterolaterally ( Fig. 100 ); antennal segment I white, II brown, III yellow, IV dark brown, V brown with basal third yellow, VI–IX brown; fore wings weakly shaded around vein fork and clavus apex; major setae on abdomen brown. Head wider than long, with transverse sculpture behind eyes extending weakly to ocellar region ( Fig. 96 ); eyes without pigmented facets; ocellar setae III vary in position, usually within triangle but sometimes on anterior margins. Antennae 9-segmented; II with few microtrichia, III–IV with sensorium forked; VI weakly pedicellate ( Fig. 97 ). Pronotum with transverse sculpture lines, numerous discal setae. Metascutum reticulate; median setae near anterior margin; MCS present ( Fig. 94 ). Fore wing first vein with setal row irregular, about 12 setae on basal half, 4–6 on distal half, this row sometimes almost continuous; second vein with 18–22 setae including 2–4 basal to vein fork ( Fig. 95 ); clavus with 7–8 veinal setae and one at base. Abdominal tergites III–VII with no sculpture medially; irregular anastomosing lines laterally extending just mesad of setae S2, with few weak microtrichia ( Fig. 100 ); tergite VIII comb with long, slender teeth ( Fig. 98 ). Sternite VII setae S1 far anterior to posterior margin.

Measurements (holotype, in microns). Body length 1550. Head, length 95; width across eyes 150. Pronotum, length 130; maximum width 210. Fore wing, length 850; median width 55; first vein longest seta in basal row 25. Tergite IV S1 setae 15. Tergite IX, MD setae 12; PM S1 setae 85. Tergite X PM S1 setae 85. Antennal segments III–IX, 50, 50, 40, 37, 12, 7, 12.

Male macroptera. Similar to female but usually without dark tergal markings; tergite VIII with long comb; IX with two pairs of long, thorn-like setae medially ( Fig. 93 ); sternites III–VII with C-shaped pore plates ( Fig. 99 ).

Specimens examined. Holotype female, Queensland, Brisbane, Mt Glorious, from Hibbertia scandens flowers ( Dilleniaceae ), 4.x.1997 (P. Gillespie).

Paratypes: 5 females 2 males taken with holotype; Queensland, Lamington, O’Reilly’s, 4 females 3 males from Pimelia latifolia flowers (Thymeleaceae), 12/ 13.iii.2007; same locality, 2 females 1 male from Solanum mauritianum flowers ( Solanaceae ), 9.x.2006; same locality, 3 females from Helicia glabrifolia (Proteaceae) , 13.iii.2007; 20km north of Townsville, 1 female from grass, 23.viii.2004. New South Wales, Murwillumbah, 1 female from Lantana flowers, 23.xii.2006; Taree, Lansdowne, 7 females from Breynia oblongifolia (Euphorbiaceae) , 23.ii.2002; 20km north of Batemans Bay, 1 female from Synoum glandulosum (Meliaceae) , 16.iii.2006; 30km west of Kiama, 3 females 2 males from flowers, 24.xi.2000; Mt Dromedary, 1 female from Synoum glandulosum , 20.iii.1999.

Comments. This large species, with its strikingly bicoloured antennae and tergites, is presumably polyphagous, but the association with flowers or leaves remains uncertain. It has been collected widely in the eastern coastal areas of Australia. The specimens from Breynia at Taree are smaller with less strikingly bicoloured antennal segments.

Figures

FIGURES 92–99. Anaphothrips of Australia. (92) A. geleznowiae head & pronotum. A. gillespiei 93–99: (93) male tergite IX; (94) meso & metanotum; (95) forewing base; (96) head & pronotum; (97) antenna; (98) tergites VII–VIII; (99) male sternites.

FIGURES 100–105. Anaphothrips of Australia. (100) A. gillespiei tergites V–VII. A. glenysae 101–105: (101) meso & metanotum with forewing base; (102) head & pronotum; (103) antenna; (104) tergites V–VIII; (105) pronotum.