Sericothripini

Wang, Chin-Ling, 2007, Hydatothrips and Neohydatothrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) of East and South Asia with three new species from Taiwan, Zootaxa 1575 (1), pp. 47-68 : 48

Tribe Sericothripini

Head transverse, 3 pairs of ocellar setae; antenna 7- or 8-segmented, segments III & IV each with a forked sense cone, segments V and VI with longitudinal sensorium; occipital apodeme (cervical sclerite) present; pronotum reticulated, with a chitinized plate (blotch); mesosternum with spinula; tarsus 2-segmented; first vein of forewing with a continuous row of setae, second vein with few distal setae or no setae, posterior fringe cilia wavy; abdominal segments with dense rows of microtrichia, and sublateral callosities on antecostal ridges of abdominal tergites II–VII.