Hydatothrips liquidambara Chen, 1977

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Hydatothrips liquidambara Chen

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Hydatothrips liquidambara Chen, 1977: 145

Female macropterous: Body brown, abdominal segments V lighter than other segments; antennal segments I– III yellow, IV dark brown with basal 1/4 yellow, V–VIII dark brown; forewing brown with a sub-basal pale band. Occipital apodeme touching posterior margin of eyes; ocellar setae III situated in front of posterior ocelli, outside ocellar triangle. Pronotum with polygonal reticles outside blotch, with dots in most reticles; blotch with dense transverse striae, slightly concave anteromedially and extending to posterior margin of pronotum. Forewing second vein with 12 distal setae. Abdominal tergites II–VII posteromarginal comb complete but short medially, tergite VIII posterior comb long and complete. Sternites without discal setae.

Specimens examined: TAIWAN: Chiayi, Fenchifu , 1 female paratype from Liquidambar formosana ; 30- xii-1975 ; Nantou, Meifeng , 1 male from Morus australis , 24-x-1978 ; Nantou, 1 male from Cunninghamia lanceolata , 10-i-1991 ; Nantou, 2 females, 4 males from grass, i, v, vii, x-1992 ; Nantou, 1 female from bamboo, 25-vi-1992 ; Taichung, TARI, 2 males on grasses, 9-vii-1992 ; Tainan, 12 females from Areca catechu , 1- iv-1993 ; same locality 1 female on Firmiana simplex ; Pingtung, 1 female on Arachis hypogaea , 21-iv-1992 .

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FIGURE 4. Hydatothrips liquidambara: A. head; B. pronotum; C. meso- and metanotum; D. abdominal tergites III & IV; E. tergites VI–VIII.