Psalidothrips, Priesner, 1932
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Key to Australian Psalidothrips View in CoL
1. Pronotal aa well-developed, often twice as long as pronotal discal setae ( Fig. 11 View FIGURES 10–18 )................................... 2 -. Pronotal aa minute, about as long as pronotal discal setae, or shorter ( Fig. 7 View FIGURES 1–9 )..................................... 11 2. Pronotal am well-developed, longer than pronotal discal setae ( Fig. 10 View FIGURES 10–18 ).......................................... 3 -. Pronotal am minute or as long as pronotal discal setae ( Fig. 7 View FIGURES 1–9 ).................................................. 5
3. Vertex anteromedially with weakly or strongly net-like reticulation ( Fig. 4 View FIGURES 1–9 ); fore tarsal tooth present in male, absent in female...................................................................................... cecryphalus View in CoL sp.n.
-. Vertex with sculpture only near posterior margin ( Fig. 10 View FIGURES 10–18 ); fore tarsal tooth absent in both sexes....................... 4
4. Antennal segment III without sense cones (or with one very small sense cone), tergites II–V each with one pair of well-developed median setae ( Fig. 41 View FIGURES 38–49 ); male sternite VIII with complete pore plate ( Fig. 27 View FIGURES 19–37 ); both sexes apterous... minantennus View in CoL sp.n.
-. Antennal segment III usually with 0+1 or 0 1 +1 sense cones, tergites II–V median setae undeveloped, male pore plate on sternite VIII usually divided into two parts ( Fig. 29 View FIGURES 19–37 ), rarely complete................................ taylori Mound & Walker View in CoL
5. Pelta eroded to small discrete sclerite separate from anterior margin of tergite II ( Figs 41, 45, 46 View FIGURES 38–49 ); male without fore tarsal tooth............................................................................................... 6
-. Pelta well developed and confluent with anterior margin of tergite II ( Figs 38–40 View FIGURES 38–49 ); male with or without fore tarsal tooth... 7
6. Antennal segment VIII broadly joined to VII; male sternite VIII with slender transverse pore plate ( Fig. 28 View FIGURES 19–37 ).... postlei View in CoL sp.n.
-. Antennal segment VIII weakly constricted to base; male sternal pore plate comprising two small transverse lateral areas (cf. Fig. 29 View FIGURES 19–37 )............................................................................... greensladeae View in CoL sp.n.
7. Antennal segment III wider than long, base of VIII not clearly narrower than apex of VII ( Fig. 34 View FIGURES 19–37 ) [tergite IX setae S1 longer than tube]................................................................................. platetus View in CoL sp.n.
-. Antennal segment III clearly longer than wide ( Figs 35, 37 View FIGURES 19–37 ), VIII weakly or strongly narrower at base than VII at apex..... 8
8. Antennal segment III with 2 slender sense cones, VIII weakly narrowed to base.................................... 9
-. Antennal segment III with 1 sense cone, VIII sharply constricted at base........................................ 10
9. Head and pronotum equally light brown to yellow; male without fore tarsal tooth, and no pore plate on sternite VIII.................................................................................................. wellsae View in CoL sp.n.
-. Head paler than pronotum; male with stout fore tarsal tooth, pore plate broadly transverse across sternite VIII (cf. Fig. 24 View FIGURES 19–37 )........................................................................................... daguilari View in CoL sp.n.
10. Antennal segment IV sub-globose ( Fig. 31 View FIGURES 19–37 ) particularly in apterae; compound eyes of apterae with 4–10 (usually 6) facets ( Fig. 3 View FIGURES 1–9 ).................................................................................. brittoni View in CoL sp.n. [in part]
-. Antennal segment IV more slender ( Fig. 35 View FIGURES 19–37 ) [macropterae not known]; compound eyes of apterae with 2 large and 1–2 small facets...................................................................................... trivius View in CoL sp.n.
11. Antennal segment III with 3 sense cones.................................................................. 12
-. Antennal segment III with 1 or 2 sense cones.............................................................. 13
12. Antennal segments III–V yellow, VII–VIII brown; legs and abdomen yellow; mesopresternum with posterior margin entire........................................................................................... bipictus View in CoL sp.n.
-. Antennal segments III–VIII almost uniformly brownish yellow; femora and abdomen brown; mesopresternum posterior margin weakly eroded and not confluent with anterior margin of mesoeusternum....................... gloriousi View in CoL sp.n. [in part]
13. Head dark brown contrasting with yellowish pronotum and pale abdomen ( Figs 2, 3 View FIGURES 1–9 , 15 View FIGURES 10–18 )............................ 14
-. Head and pronotum not strongly differing in colour ( Fig. 7 View FIGURES 1–9 )................................................... 15
14. Mesopresternum complete, both sexes macropterous; tergites each with 2 pairs of wing-retaining setae ( Fig. 39 View FIGURES 38–49 ).. verus View in CoL sp.n.
-. Mesopresternum almost absent, including in macropterae; females macropterous and apterous, males apterous; tergites with one only pair of wing-retaining setae (cf. Fig. 40 View FIGURES 38–49 )............................................ brittoni View in CoL sp.n. [in part]
15. Mid and hind tibiae yellow in contrast to dark brown femora; fore wing with 4–5 duplicated cilia.... gloriousi View in CoL sp.n. [in part]
-. Mid and hind tibiae and femora similar in colour, usually yellowish; fore wing either with no more than 4 duplicated cilia or with none at all [macropterae or apterae].................................................................. 16
16. Apterae with compound eyes multifaceted with about 25 facets ( Fig. 5 View FIGURES 1–9 ), macropterae not known [male with transverse pore plate]....................................................................................... howei View in CoL sp.n.
-. Apterae with compound eyes reduced to 10 facets or less ( Fig. 13 View FIGURES 10–18 )............................................. 17
17. Sternite VIII of male with small oval pore plate medially ( Fig. 25 View FIGURES 19–37 ); macropterae with 2–4 duplicated cilia on fore wing............................................................................................. driesseni View in CoL sp.n.
-. Male with pore plate transverse fully across sternite VIII ( Fig. 30 View FIGURES 19–37 ); macropterae with no duplicated cilia on fore wing.................................................................................................. tritus View in CoL sp.n.
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