Apterygothrips Priesner, 1933

Dang, Lihong, Zhao, Linpeng, Li, Yanqiao & Qiao, Gexia, 2022, The genus Apterygothrips Priesner (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripinae, Haplothripini) from China, with one new species, ZooKeys 1112, pp. 1-9 : 1

Apterygothrips Priesner

Apterygothrips Priesner, 1933: 153. Type species: Apterygothrips haloxyli Priesner, 1933.

Diagnosis.

Micropterous or apterous (rarely macropterous). Body uniformly brown or bicolored. Head longer than wide, eyes normal or small, ocelli small or absent, postocular setae well developed, pointed or capitate at apex; stylets about one third of head width apart, maxillary bridge present. Antennae eight-segmented, antennal segment III with one or two sense cones, IV with two or three. Pronotum usually smooth, with five pairs of major setae, sometimes am or (and) ml reduced, notopleural sutures complete; basantra present; mesopresternum boat-shaped or eroded medially; metathoracic sternopleural sutures absent. Fore tarsal tooth small or absent. Pelta trapezoidal or hemicircular; tergites II-VII with or without two pairs of weak, wing-retaining setae; tube shorter than head.