Allothrips Hood

Dang, Li-Hong & Qiao, Ge-Xia, 2013, Review of the spore-feeding Idolothripinae from China (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae), ZooKeys 345, pp. 1-28 : 7-8

Allothrips Hood

Remarks.

There are 24 species listed in this genus, of which three are recorded in China: Allothrips bicolor from Hainan ( Han 1997), Allothrips discolor and Allothrips taiwanus from Taiwan ( Chen 1982, Okajima 1987). Species of this genus are usually wingless, and are distinguish from other Idolothripinae by the unusually large terminal sensorium on the maxillary palp (Fig. 45), and the 7-segmented antennae.

Diagnosis.

Head slightly longer than broad; dorsum of head usually with 3 or 4 pairs of well developed capitate setae; maxillary palp terminal sensorium stout, stylets long and wide apart; antennae 7-segmented, morphological VII and VIII completely fused, III with 2 sensoria, IV with 2; pronotal major setae usually expanded, notopleural sutures incomplete or complete; basantra present, mesopraesternum reduced; sternopleural sutures present; fore tarsal tooth usually absent in female, present in male; usually aptera; pelta broad, with obviously lateral lobes; tube straight sided, usually shorter than head; anal setae usually slightly longer than tube.

Key to Allothrips species from China