Neohydatothrips flavicollis (Hood)

(Fig. 93)

Sericothrips flavicollis Hood, 1954: 204 .

Female macroptera. Colour: body bicoloured (Fig. 93), head light brown, metanotum brown but mesonotum yellowish-brown, tergites II–III brown on lateral two thirds, IV–VI yellow with small brown areas anterolaterally and antecostal ridge dark, VII–IX brown; pronotum pale with blotch weakly defined; fore wing with 3 dark and 3 pale bands, apex pale, clavus dark with pale setae; antennal segments I, II and most of III pale, IV brown with base paler; V–VIII brown, hind tibiae yellow with brown markings.

Structure: Occipital apodeme almost confluent with posterior margin of eyes, ocellar area with closely spaced striations; antennal segments III & IV with an apical neck; pronotum transversely striate; mesonotum and metanotum closely striate; metasternal plate weakly developed, and with anterior margin almost transverse. Fore wing second vein with no setae; tergites VII–VIII with complete comb of microtrichia on posterior margin, comb absent medially on remaining tergites; tergite IX with 2 pairs of mid-dorsal setae.

Material studied. Holotype female, BRAZIL, Rio de Janeiro State, Ilha da Gipoia, 25.v.1948 (USNM) .

Comments. This species is known only from the original 3 females. It is closely related to N. fasciatus, but is less shaded brown on abdominal tergites II–VI, and bears a shorter mouth cone that does not extend to the fore coxae.