Anaphothrips atroapterus Priesner

Cui, Yanze & Wang, Jun, 2019, The genus Anaphothrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) in China, with three new species, Zootaxa 4700 (2), pp. 246-258 : 247

Anaphothrips atroapterus Priesner

( Figs 1 , 13, 19 , 25 , 36, 42 )

Anaphothrips atroapterus Priesner, 1921: 27 .

This European species is here newly recorded from China. It can be distinguished from most Anaphothrips species by the following combination of characters: Body uniformly dark brown; head dorsal surface sculptured with irregular polygonal reticulations behind eyes ( Fig. 1 ); pronotum with distinct polygonal reticulations at anterior ( Fig. 13 ); antennae 8-segmented ( Fig. 25 ); meso- and metanotum slightly transverse ( Fig. 19 ); metascutum without campaniform sensilla ( Fig. 19 ); abdominal tergites and sternites with polygonal reticulation medially ( Fig. 36 ); tergite VIII without a microtrichial posteromarginal comb but sometimes with weakly developed teeth ( Fig. 42 ).

Specimens examined. China, Heilongjiang Province, Daqing City, Yinlang ranch (46°33.78′N, 124°50.18′E), 13.vi.2018, 2 female mic. from grasses (Jun Wang) .

Distribution. Europe, China (Heilongjiang Province).

Figures

FIGURES 1–12. Anaphothrips species, head. (1) atroapterus; (2) beijingensis macropterous female; (3) beijingensis micropterous male; (4) nonporous; (5) obscurus; (6) oroqeni; (7) populi macropterous female; (8) populi macropterous male; (9) qinghaiensis macropterous female; (10) qinghaiensis micropterous male; (11) sudanensis macropterous female; (12) sudanensis micropterous male.

FIGURES 13–24. Anaphothrips species. Pronotum 13–18 (13) atroapterus; (14) beijingensis; (15) nonporous; (16) oroqeni; (17) populi; (18) qinghaiensis. Meso- and metanotum 19–24 (19) atroapterus; (20) beijingensis; (21) nonporous; (22) oroqeni; (23) populi; (24) qinghaiensis.

FIGURES 25–35. Anaphothrips species. Antennae 25–30 (25) atroapterus; (26) beijingensis; (27) nonporous; (28) oroqeni; (29) populi; (30) qinghaiensis. Fore wing 31–35 (31) beijingensis; (32) nonporous female mac.; (33) nonporous female mic.; (34) oroqeni; (35) populi.

FIGURES 36–47. Anaphothrips species. Abdominal tergites 36–41 (36) atroapterus V–VI; (37) beijingensis IV–V; (38) nonporous III–IV; (39) oroqeni VI–VII; (40) populi IV–V; (41) qinghaiensis VI–VII. Abdominal tergites VIII–X 42–47 (42) atroapterus; (43) beijingensis; (44) nonporous; (45) oroqeni; (46) populi; (47) qinghaiensis.