Thrips subnudula (Karny)

Mound, Laurence A., 2010, Species of the Genus Thrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) from the Afro-tropical Region, Zootaxa 2423, pp. 1-24 : 16

Thrips subnudula (Karny)

Ramaswamiahiella subnudula Karny, 1926: 208

This is a widespread Oriental species that has also been recorded from Nigeria ( Mound & Masumoto, 2005) and South Africa (zur Strassen, 2006). It is remarkable within the genus for the large number of marginal setae on the sternites ( Fig. 55 ).

Diagnosis. Body and legs yellow, antennal segments III–V brown distally; forewings pale. Antennae 7- segmented. Ocellar setae III small, arising within ocellar triangle behind fore ocellus. Pronotum with numerous small discal setae, 2 pairs of short posteroangular setae; posterior margin with 4–5 pairs of setae. Metanotum with irregular longitudinal reticulation medially; median setae small, well behind anterior margin; campaniform sensilla present. Forewing first vein with 3 setae on distal half. Tergite VIII with comb broadly interrupted medially, with a few small microtrichia laterally ( Fig. 56 ); pleurotergites with 4–8 discal setae, also rows of ciliate microtrichia; sternite II with 8 marginal setae, III–VI with about 12 marginal setae ( Fig. 55 ), VII with 3 pairs of marginal setae; sternite II with about 6 discal setae, III–VI with up to 18 discal setae in a single row, VII with about 20 discal setae in a double row ( Fig. 55 ).

Figures

FIGURES 44 – 56. Thrips species. (44) quadridentatus, paralectotype metanotum. (45) quilici, paratype metanotum. (46) rufescens, paratype metanotum. (47) rufescens, paratype tergite VIII. (48) quilici, paratype tergite VIII. (49) solari, holotype head & pronotum. (50) solari, mesonotum & metanotum. (51) solari, tergites VII – VIII. (52) simplex, metanotum. (53) tenellus, sternites VI – VII. (54) tabaci, pleurotergite. (55) subnudula, sternites VI – VII. (56) subnudula, tergites VII – VIII.