Frankliniella, Karny, 1910

Pal, Shash, Patidar, Abhishek, Kumar, Vikas, Panjaliya, Rakesh Kumar & Tyagi, Kaomud, 2023, Frankliniella species from India (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), with a new generic synonym and an unusual new species, Zootaxa 5360 (1), pp. 44-56 : 48

Key to six the species of Frankliniella recorded from India

1. Metanotum with campaniform sensilla.................................................................... 2

-. Metanotum without campaniform sensilla................................................................. 3

2. Posterior margin of tergite VIII with complete comb of microtrichia, ocellar III behind the fore ocellus and at the anterior line of hind ocelli............................................................................... occidentalis

-. Posterior margin of tergite VIII with microtrichia but absent medially, ocellar III between the hind and fore ocelli at the line of ocellar triangle................................................................................. insularis

3. Head produced anteriorly, and longer than wide; dorsal length of eye shorter than cheeks............................ 4

-. Head normal, and wider than long; dorsal length of eye longer than cheeks....................................... 5

4. Ocellar III situated just behind the fore ocelli and almost on the line of inner margin of hind ocelli, antennal segment V brown; posterior margin of tergites III – VII without scallops.................................................... unicolor

-. Ocellar setae in front of hind ocelli, antennal segment V yellow in yellow form but brown apically in yellowish brown form; posterior margin of tergites III – VII with scallops................................................ insolitum sp. n.

5. Posterior margin of tergite VIII with complete comb of microtrichia, ocellar III between the anterior margin of hind ocelli and at the line of inner margin of ocellar triangle........................................................... intonsa

-. Posterior margin of tergite VIII without microtrichia, ocellar III between the anterior and posterior margin of hind ocelli.................................................................................................. schultzei