Octothrips bhattii (Wilson)

Li, Yajin, Li, Zhengyue & Zhang, Hongrui, 2019, Trichromothrips genus-group (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) from China, with descriptions of three new species and ten new records, Zootaxa 4544 (1), pp. 79-92 : 80

Octothrips bhattii (Wilson)

( Figs 33 , 50 )

Octothrips comprises three species from Asia, but only bhatti is known from China. It is similar to Neocorynothrips and Trichromothrips , with ocellar setae I absent, and antennal segment I with dorso-apical setae. Octothrips species can be distinguished by the head and pronotum ( Fig. 33 ) with strong sculpture, the median pair of tergal setae arising close together, the sternal marginal setae arising anterior to the margin, and abdominal tergites II–VIII with a cluster of setae laterally ( Fig. 50 ).

Specimens examined. China, Yunnan, Menglun Town, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanic Garden , 4 females and 3 males from fern, 24.x.2017 (Hongrui Zhang & Yajin Li) .

Figures

FIGURES 31–39. Head and pronotum of Trichromothrips genus-group species. (31) Laplothrips bicolor. (32) Yoshinothrips pasekamui. (33) Octothrips bhatti. (34) Trachynotothrips striatus. (35) Trichromothrips falcus. (36) T. elegans. (37) T. crispator. (38) T. trifasciatus. (39) T. indicus.

FIGURES 40–50. Trichromothrips genus-group species. (40) T. albus head and pronotum. (41) T. indicus male abdominal sternites III–VII. (42) T. elegans male abdominal tergites VIII–X. (43) Laplothrips bicolor fore wing. (44) T. falcus fore wing. (45) T. trifasciatus fore wing. (46) T. indicus fore wing. (47) Trachynotothrips striatus antennae. (48) T. falcus antennae. (49) T. trifasciatus antennae. (50) O. bhattii abdominal tergite IV.