Litotetothrips species

Mound, Laurence A. & Tree, Desley J., 2021, Litotetothrips Priesner (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripinae); an Asian genus newly recorded from Australia with two new species and one new combination, Zootaxa 5027 (3), pp. 445-450 : 447

Key to Litotetothrips species from Australia

1. Head 1.3 times as long as wide ( Fig. 1 ); maxillary stylets retracted about half-way to postocular setae....... gallicola sp.n.

-. Head no more than 1.1 times as long as wide ( Fig. 2 ); maxillary stylets retracted into head to postocular setae............ 2

2. Major setae on head and pronotum pale; pronotal am setae acute, 5–15 microns long ( Fig. 2 ); mesopresternum transverse but slender ( Fig. 10 ); one posterolateral facet of eyes enlarged............................. caledonensis Bournier comb.n.

-. Major setae on head and pronotum dark brown; pronotal am setae bluntly capitate and 25 microns long; mesopresternum fully developed ( Fig. 9 ); all eye facets equal in size....................................................... tareei sp.n.

Figures

FIGURES 1‒10. Litotetothrips species. Head & pronotum 1–2: (1) gallicola; (2) caledonensis. Mesonotum to tergite II 3–5: (3) caledonensis; (4) gallicola; (5) tareei. Antenna 6-8: (6) caledonensis; (7) gallicola; (8) tareei. Thoracic sternites 9–10: (9) tareei; (10) caledonensis.