Heliothrips, Haliday, 1836

Lima, Élison Fabrício Bezerra, O’Donnell, Cheryle Ann, Miyasato, Elisa Aiko & Br, Pi., 2020, The Panchaetothripinae (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) of Brazil, with one new Caliothrips species, Zootaxa 4820 (2), pp. 201-230 : 215

Key to Heliothrips species

(adapted from Nakahara et al., 2015 and Xie et al., 2019)

1. Metascutal triangle with posteromarginal flange absent or not reaching anterior margin of metascutellum; campaniform sensilla on tergite I on reticulate area ( Fig. 76 )................................................................. similis

-. Metascutal triangle with posteromarginal flange extending over anterior margin of metascutellum; campaniform sensilla on tergite I anterior to reticulate area ( Figs 74, 75 ).............................................................. 2

2. Femora dark brown, in contrast to yellow tibiae ( Fig. 24 ); ventral sense cone on antennal segment IV about 0.75 times as long as segment ( Fig. 44 )............................................................................... zucchi

-. Femora yellow ( Figs 19–23 ); ventral sense cone on antennal segment IV about 0.45 times as long as segment............ 3

3. External sense cone on antennal segment IV not reaching medial area of segment VI; antennal segments IV and V constricted basally ( Fig. 41 ); mesonotum with polygonal reticles ( Fig. 74 ); abdominal tergites VII–X golden yellow with apex of X brown ( Fig. 107 ); males with oval pore plates on sternites III–VII ( Fig. 115 )................................ haemorrhoidalis

-. External sense cone on antennal segment IV reaching medial area of segment VI; antennal segments IV and V not constricted basally ( Fig. 42 ); mesonotum with transverse reticles ( Fig. 75 ); abdominal tergites VII–X brown ( Fig. 108 ); males with transverse pore plates on sternites III–VII ( Fig. 116 )................................................... longisensibilis

Figures

FIGURES 65–76. Panchaetothripinae species. Head and thorax: (65) Selenothrips rubrocinctus. Meso- and metanotum 66–76: (66) Anisopilothrips venustulus; (67) Arachisothrips millsi; (68) Brachyurothrips anomalus; (69) Caliothrips cangaceiro sp. n.; (70) Dinurothrips hookeri; (71) Dinurothrips vezenyii; (72) Elixothrips brevisetis; (73) Helionothrips errans; (74) Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis; (75) Heliothrips longisensibilis; (76) Heliothrips similis.

FIGURES 18–33. Panchaetothripinae species habitus (female, except where noted): (18) Helionothrips errans; (19) Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis; (20) Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis (teneral male); (21) Heliothrips longisensibilis; (22) Heliothrips longisensibilis (male); (23) Heliothrips similis; (24) Heliothrips zucchi; (25) Hercinothrips bicinctus; (26) Hercinothrips femoralis; (27) Hoodothrips brevipilus; (28) Hoodothrips constrictus; (29) Hoodothrips constrictus (male); (30) Hoodothrips lineatus; (31) Hoodothrips lineatus (male); (32) Parthenothrips dracaenae; (33) Retithrips syriacus.

FIGURES 34–51. Panchaetothripinae species. Antenna 34–47: (34) Arachisothrips millsi; (35) Brachyurothrips anomalus; (36) Bradinothrips williamsi; (37) Caliothrips cangaceiro sp. n.; (38) Caliothrips punctipennis; (39) Dinurothrips vezenyii; (40) Elixothrips brevisetis; (41) Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis; (42) Heliothrips longisensibilis; (43) Heliothrips similis; (44) Heliothrips zucchi; (45) Hoodothrips constrictus; (46) Hoodothrips lineatus; (47) Selenothrips rubrocinctus; (48) Brachyurothrips anomalus (head); (49) Caliothrips punctipennis (head and thorax); head and pronotum 50–51: (50) Caliothrips phaseoli; (51) Caliothrips nanus.

FIGURES 107–120. Panchaetothripinae species. Abdominal tergites 107–109: (107) Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis (IX–X); (108) Heliothrips longisensibilis (IX–X); (109) Retithrips syriacus. Abdominal sternites (male) 110–120: (110) Brachyurothrips anomalus (complete and I–VI in detail); (111) Bradinothrips williamsi (V–VII); (112) Caliothrips cangaceiro sp. n. (III–VII); (113) Dinurothrips hookeri (III–VII); (114) Dinurothrips vezenyii (III–VIII); (115) Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis (III–VII); (116) Heliothrips longisensibilis (III–X); (117) Heliothrips similis (II–VII); (118) Hoodothrips constrictus (IV–V; arrows on pore plates); (119) Hoodothrips lineatus (IV–V); (120) Retithrips syriacus (III–VII).