Parthenothrips dracenae (Heeger)

Lima, Élison Fabrício B., O’Donnell, Cheryle A., Sousa, Yago Lucas C. & Zamar, María Inés, 2021, Identification of second instar larvae of Panchaetothripinae (Thysanoptera Thripidae) in Brazil and Argentina, Zootaxa 5047 (4), pp. 453-464 : 459

Parthenothrips dracenae (Heeger)

( Fig. 20 )

Body color yellow. Antennal segment III with setae shorter than the length of the segment. Dorsal setae long with strongly expanded apex ( Fig. 20 ). Head setae D3 with expanded apex. Pronotum with no sclerotized blotch. Abdominal tergite II with a pair of spiracles; segments IX–X weakly sclerotized but clear after NaOH washing; segment X with six anal setae short, about 1/8 the length of the segment. Spiracles with pores within facets. Specimens from Brazil have been collected in Paraná state from Chamaedorea sp.

Figures

FIGURES 16–21. Panchaetothripinae second instar larvae. Head and pronotum 16–20: (16) Caliothrips phaseoli; (17) Dinurothrips hookeri; (18) Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis; (19) Hoodothrips lineatus; (20) Parthenothrips dracaenae. (21) Caliothrips insularis meso- and metanotum.