Neurisothrips fasciatus ( Moulton, 1937 )

Mound, Laurence A., 2020, Diversity in the Hawaiian endemic genus Neurisothrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae), Zootaxa 4779 (2), pp. 215-229 : 220

Neurisothrips fasciatus ( Moulton, 1937)

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Described from a single female taken in a wind trap at Kipapa, Oahu, in October 1935, no significant details were given apart from colour: body brownish yellow, with fore wings having a brown band medially and at apex. No further specimens have been seen, and the species remains unique in the genus in having banded fore wings. Although brown in colour, it is similar to dubautiae in having unusually short setae on the head, with ocellar setae pair III 25 microns long, and postocular setae pair IV scarcely 15 microns. The abdomen of the holotype is shrunken, thus obscuring details, but there seem to be fewer setae laterally on the tergites than in some other members of this genus .

Figures

FIGURES 1–14. Neurisothrips species.Antennae 1–8: (1) antennatus; (2) bidens sp. n.; (3) janis sp. n.; (4) dubautiae; (5) karl sp. n.; (6) fran sp. n.; (7) robbiei sp. n.; (8) tsuda sp. n. Fore wing colour 9–10: (9) fullawayi; (10) saki sp. n. Head 11–14: (11) antennatus; (12) fasciatus; (13) multispinus; (14) saki sp. n.