Phaulothrips anici Mound

Mound, Laurence A. & Tree, Desley J., 2013, Australian spore-feeding thrips of the genus Phaulothrips (Thysanoptera, Idolothripinae), Zootaxa 3608 (4), pp. 239-252 : 243

Phaulothrips anici Mound

Phaulothrips anici Mound, 1974: 82

This is one of only two species in the genus with the pelta lacking lateral wings, and this structure differs in shape between the macropterous female and micropterous male ( Figs 5–6 ). It remains known from one specimen of each of these two morphs, collected together with larvae at Canberra in 1937. Antennal segment III is dark brown, and the postocular and pre-ocellar setae are long and weakly capitate, the latter extending just to the apex of antennal segment II. The postocular cheek setae are also weakly capitate.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 10. Australian species of Phaulothrips. (1) barretti, antenna; (2) whyallae, antennal segments I – V; (3) daguilaris, antennal segments V – VIII; (4) flindersi, antennal segments V – VIII; (5) anici, pelta of macroptera; (6) anici, pelta of microptera; (7) kranzae, meso & metanotum, pelta & tergite II; (8) agrestis, pelta & tergite II; (9) whyallae, pelta & tergite II; (10) daguilaris, pelta.