Neohydatothrips medius Wang.

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 : 61-62

Neohydatothrips medius Wang.

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Neohydatothrips medius Wang, 1994: 257

Hydatothrips (Neohydatothrips) pectinarius Kudo, 1997: 338 . syn.n.

Female macropterous: Body dark brown, abdominal segments V and VI yellowish; antennal segments I and II pale yellow, III and IV yellowish gray, V–VIII dark gray with base of V paler; forewing brown with a subbasal paler band. Head short, occipital apodeme touching posterior margin of eyes; ocellar setae III situated in front of posterior ocelli, outside ocellar triangle. Pronotal reticles inside and outside blotch strongly transverse, with inner wrinkles, blotch anterior margin slightly concave medially. Forewing with 2 distal setae on second vein. Abdominal tergites II–VII posterior comb complete but shortmedially, tergite VIII posterior comb long and complete.

Remarks: N. pectinarius was described from a single female collected in Malaysia. This specimen has been examined and is considered to be the same species as N. medius from Taiwan.

Specimens examined: TAIWAN, Pingtung, holotype female, 12 paratype females, 2 paratype males of H. medius , from Cinnamomum camphora , 21-iv-1992; 3 females with similar data from Acacia confusa . MALAYSIA, Pinang, holotype female of H. pectinariius from Pleocnemia irregularis (Dryopteridaceae) ; 17-xi-1991.

Figures

FIGURE 7. Neohydatothrips. medius: A. antenna; B. head; C. pronotum; D. forewing; E. abdominal tergite IV; F. tergite V. (Wang, 1994).