Allothrips hamideae, Mound, Laurence A., 2007

Mound, Laurence A., 2007, New Australian spore-feeding Thysanoptera (Phlaeothripidae: Idolothripinae), Zootaxa 1604, pp. 53-68 : 59

Allothrips hamideae sp.n.

( Figs 8–10 )

Female aptera. Colour light brown, tarsi paler, antennal segment II and basal pedicel of III yellow in sharp contrast to brown of segments III–VIII; tube reddish-brown with grey apical band. Head longer than wide; eyes reduced to three dorsolateral ommatidia; postocular setae long and pointed, interocular setae short, midvertex setae no longer than minor setae on vertex; maxillary stylets retracted to postocular setae, sub-parallel medially about one-third of head width apart ( Fig. 8 ); mouth cone broadly rounded, maxillary palps with large sensorium ( Fig. 9 ). Antennal segment III with prominent basal ring ( Fig. 10 ). Pronotum with five pairs of major setae, epimeral sutures complete; prosternal basantra weak; mesopraesternum and spinasternum not developed, mesoeusternum entire ( Fig. 9 ). Mesonotum transverse, lateral setae pointed, posterior margin with two pairs of small finely pointed setae. Metanotum without sculpture, one pair of prominent setae medially. Pelta with transverse line of sculpture near posterior margin; tergites II–VII with one pair of long marginal setae laterally; tergite IX setae S1 slightly shorter than tube.

Measurements of holotype female in microns. Body length 1600. Head, length 200; width 160; postocular setae 55. Pronotum, length 120; width 200; major setae am 25, aa 25, ml 40, epim 50, pa 45. Metanotal median setae 45. Tergite IX setae S1 90, S2 125. Tube, length 120; anal setae 125. Antennal segments III– VII+VIII length, 45, 40, 37, 37, 60.

Material studied. Holotype female, Australian Capital Territory, Black Mountain, from dead twigs, 18.x.2005 (Kambiz Minaei).

Paratypes: 1 female taken with holotype; 1 female at same site, ix.2005 (DM1158); 1 male at same site, 14.iii.2006 (Shuji Okajima).

Non-paratypes: Queensland, Dalby, Lake Broadwater road, 2 females from dead branches, 8.iii.2006 (Shuji Okajima).

Figures

FIGURES 8 – 10. Allothrips hamideae. 8, Head; 9, Prosternites; 10, Antenna.