Vulgatothrips shennongjiaensis Han

Wang, Zhaohong, Li, Yajin, Tong, Xiaoli & Mound, Laurence, 2020, Phylogenetic analysis of the Taeniothrips genus-group, with revision of the species of Ctenothrips and Vulgatothrips (Thysanoptera, Thripinae), Zootaxa 4750 (3), pp. 301-327 : 317-318

Vulgatothrips shennongjiaensis Han

Vulgatothrips shennongjiaensis Han, 1997: 544 .

( Figs 14 , 20 , 41, 46, 52 , 65, 66 )

This species was described from only three females, 1 macroptera and 2 micropterae, taken in southwest China. Here, more females and males are recorded from Sichuan. The males are similar to the females, but the tergal reticu- lations are weaker, the comb on tergite VIII is shorter, and abdominal sternites III–IV each have a small pore plate about 20 microns long and 45 microns wide ( Fig. 46 ). These specimens generally have postocular setae pair I absent, metanotal campaniform sensilla absent, and pronotum without discal setae. However, there is some variations in these character states, with postocular pair I sometimes present, one campaniform sensilla present on metanotum, and pronotum with a few discal setae.

Material examined: CHINA, Sichuan, Pingwu, Baimaxiang, Wanglang National Nature Reserve (32°26’N, 104°22’E), 2 females 2 males collected from Urticaceae and Balsaminaceae , 2.viii.2016 (B.Q. Pan) ( SCAU) .

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FIGURES 2–15. Characters on head & pronotum. 2–9 Head: (2) C. kwanzanensis; (3) C. distinctus; (4) C. parisae; (5) C. transeolineae; (6) V. smilax; (7) V. dissimilis; (8) H. aino; (9) Ta. damansarae. 10–15 Head and pronotum: (10) Ay. chaetophora; (11) Ta. eucharii; (12) Te. frici; (13) C. bridwelli; (14) V. shennongjiaensis; (15) C. transeolineae.

FIGURES 16–31. Characters on thorax. 16–19 pronotum: (16) C. distinctus; (17) C. distinctus; (18) C. transeolineae; (19) C. parisae. 20–23 Meso-and metanotum: (20) V. shennongjiaensis; (21) C. distinctus; (22) Ta. eucharii; (23) C. parisae. 24–26 Meso-and metasternum: (24) C. distinctus; (25) Ta. eucharii; (26) V. smilax. 27–28 Hind leg: (27) C. bridwelli; (28) C. distinctus. 29–31 Fore wing: (29) Ta. orionis; (30) C. parisae; (31) C. distinctus.

FIGURES 39–52. Characters on abdomen. 39–40 Tergites: (39) Ta. orionis tergites III–IV; (40) Ta. eucharii tergites IV–VI; (41) V. shennongjiaensis tergite VIII; (42) Te. frici tergites VI–X; (43) C. kwanzanensis tergites V–VII; (44) C. distinctus VII–IX. 45–46 Male sternites: (45) C. parisae; (46) V. shennongjiaensis. 47–49 Male tergites IX: (47) C. kwanzanensis; (48) C. parisae; (49) C. transeolineae. 50–52 Sternites: (50) C. bridwelli; (51) Ta. picipes; (52) V. shennongjiaensis.

FIGURES 64–67. Vulgatothrips. (64) paratype of dissimilis; (65) paratype of shennongjiaensis; (66) shennongjiaensis; (67) male of smilax.