Odontothrips, Amyot & Serville

Alavi, Jalil & Minaei, Kambiz, 2022, The genus Odontothrips in Iran with two new species (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), Zootaxa 5125 (4), pp. 379-388 : 382-383

Key to Odontothrips species from Iran

[*indicates not examined]

1. female.............................................................................................. 2

-. Male.............................................................................................. 10

2. Distal fore tarsal segment with one or two small teeth on inner margin ( Fig. 1 )..................................... 3

-. Distal fore tarsal segment without tooth on inner margin ( Figs 2–3 ).............................................. 5

3. Fore tibia apex with one small tooth shorter than surrounding setae ( Fig. 1 ).................................. meliloti

-. Fore tibia apex with one or two large teeth as long as or slightly longer than surrounding setae........................ 4

4. Fore tibia apex with one large tooth.................................................................... loti *

-. Fore tibia apex with two large teeth................................................................. biuncus *

5. Fore tibia apex without teeth, with only one stout seta................................................. iranensis *

-. Fore tibia apex with one or two small teeth, sometimes overlooked ( Figs 2 , 10, 11 , 23, 24 )........................... 6

6. Antennal segment VIII yellow...................................................................... moritzi

-. Antennal segment VIII dark brown....................................................................... 7

7. Antennal segment II with one inner small tooth distally, bearing a long apical seta ( Figs 21–22 ).............. pitkini sp. n.

-. Antennal segment II without tooth........................................................................ 8

8. Antennal segment IV yellow, sometimes slightly shaded ( Fig. 7 )........................................ bezii sp. n.

-. Antennal segment IV as dark as following segments.......................................................... 9

9. Fore tibia apex with two equally small teeth ( Fig. 3 ), fore wings brown..................................... confusus

-. Fore tibia apex with one tooth, fore wings pale but shaded at extreme apex.............................. phlomidinus *

10. Genitalia without canaliculi and endothecal spines ( Figs 17 and 33 )............................................ 11

-. Genitalia with canaliculi and endothecal spines ( Figs 4–5 ).................................................... 12

11. Parameres medially with a dorsal series of ridges ( Fig. 33 ), antennal segment II with one inner small tooth distally.................................................................................................. pitkini sp. n.

-. Parameres sub-basally with one dorsal tooth ( Fig. 17 ), antennal segment II without tooth.................... bezii sp. n.

12. Genitalia with three to four pairs of endothecal spines ( Fig. 4 )............................................. meliloti

-. Genitalia with one or two pairs of endothecal spines......................................................... 13

13. Genitalia with two pairs of endothecal spines ( Fig. 5 )................................................... confusus

-. Genitalia with one pair of endothecal spines............................................................... 14

14. Fore tibia apex without tooth..................................................................... iranensis * -. Fore tibia apex with one or two teeth..................................................................... 15

15. Fore tibia apex with one tooth........................................................................ loti *

-. Fore tibia apex with two teeth..................................................................... biuncus *

Figures

FIGURES 1–5. Odontothrips species. (1–3) Fore tarsus and apex of fore tibia, female: (1) O. meliloti, (2) O. moritzi, (3) O. confusus. (4–5) Abdominal tergites XI–X and genitalia, male: (4) O. meliloti, (5) O. confusus.

FIGURES 6–17. Odontothrips bezii sp. n. Female 6–15: (6) body, (7) antennal segments I–VIII, (8) antennal segments VI– VIII, (9–11) fore tarsus and apex of fore tibia (9 and 10 lateral views), (12) head & pronotum, (13) meso- & metanotum, (14) abdominal tergites VIII–X, (15) fore wing. Male 16–17: (16) body, (17) abdominal tergites XI–X and genitalia.

FIGURES 18–33. Odontothrips pitkini sp. n. Female 18–29: (18) body, (19) antennal segments I–VIII, (20) antennal segments VI–VIII, (21–22) antennal segments I–III, (23–25) fore tarsus and apex of fore tibia (25 lateral views), (26) head & pronotum, (27) meso- & metanotum, (28) abdominal tergites VIII–X, (29) fore wing. Male 30–33: (30) body, (31) fore wing, (32) abdominal sternites IV– VII, (33) abdominal tergites XI–X and genitalia.