IDOLOTHRIPINAE Bagnall, 1908

Patidar, Abhishek, Pal, Shash, Singha, Devkant, Kumar, Vikas & Tyagi, Kaomud, 2023, New distributional records of fungus feeder Thrips (Thysanoptera) from Odisha, India, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 123 (2), pp. 179-183 : 180

Subfamily IDOLOTHRIPINAE Bagnall, 1908

1. Genus Dinothrips Bagnall, 1908

The genus Dinothrips includes six distinct species, primarily inhabiting dead branches. These species can be readily distinguished from other genera by the presence of a pelta that is separated into three distinct sections, as well as an expanded mesothoracic spiracular process in males. According to Palmer and Mound (1978), there is evidence of sexual dimorphism in certain species of Dinothrips , wherein males possess an expanded mesothoracic spiraular process, while females do not exhibit such development.