Phibalothrips rugosus Kudô, 1979

Wang, Zhaohong, Mound, Laurence, Mao, Runqian & Tong, Xiaoli, 2022, Two new synonyms among Panchaetothripinae (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) with three species newly recorded from China, Zootaxa 5190 (2), pp. 275-285 : 282-284

Phibalothrips rugosus Kudô

( Figs 28–31 , 42–43 )

Phibalothrips rugosus Kudô, 1979: 351 .

Described originally from a single female taken in Malaysia at Kuala Lumpur, this species was subsequently recorded from the island of Okinawa, Japan ( Minoura & Masumoto 2016). In recent years, it has been found quite commonly in South China from the leaves of bamboo, sometimes in large numbers.

Specimens studied. CHINA, Guangdong, Shenzhen, Mt. Wutongshan (22°24′N, 113°17′E), 6 females from bamboo, 19.xii.2015 (Zhaohong Wang) ; Guangdong, Shaoguan, Mt. Danxianshan (24°53′N, 113°40′E), 68 females, 28 males from bamboo, 12.xii.2020 (Zhaohong Wang) .

Figures

FIGURES 23–31. Panchaetothripine species. 23–25, Helionothrips aino male pore plates: (23) sternites VI–VIII; (24) sternites VI–VIII; (25) sternites V–VIII. 26–27. Panchaetothrips timonii female: (26) head and pronotum; (27) tergites I–IV. 28–31, Phibalothrips rugosus female: (28) pronotum;, (29) head; (30) meso–metanotum; (31) tergites IV–V.

FIGURES 32–43. Panchaetothripine species from China. (32) C. insularis female; (33) C. quadrifasciatus female; (34) C. quadrifasciatus male; (35) C. tongi female; (36) Helionothrips aino female; (37) Helionothrips aino male; (38) Hercinothrips femoralis female; (39) Hercinothrips femoralis male; (40) Panchaetothrips timonii female; (41) Panchaetothrips timonii male; (42) Phibalothrips rugosus female; (43) Phibalothrips rugosus male.