Liothrips minys Ananthakrishnan, 1972

Dang, Lihong, An, Yiyan, Mound, Laurence A. & Qiao, Gexia, 2024, Leaf-feeding species of the genus Liothrips from China (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripinae), Zootaxa 5419 (1), pp. 53-84 : 69

Liothrips minys Ananthakrishnan

( Figs 26 , 82 )

Liothrips minys Ananthakrishnan 1972a: 12 .

Described from Courtallam, India from Jasminum galls, the species name was replaced twice, from L. tenuis and L. exiguus ( Ananthakrishnan & Jagadish, 1969: 206; Ananthakrishnan, 1972b: 114). Five females and five males from China are here identified as L. minys , based on the description of L. exiguus ( Ananthakrishnan, 1972b: 114) . Of these, two females and two males were taken on leaf galls of Jasminum grandiflorum in Yunnan, one female and one male in galls of Fagraea ceilanica in Guangdong, one female on Tabernaemontana divaricata in Fujian, and one female and two males from Shaanxi. This species is somewhat similar to L. wasabiae in body shape, but is easily distinguished by the hyaline wings and largely yellow antennae ( Fig. 26 ).

Specimens studied. CHINA, Yunnan, Lushui , 2 females and 2 males in leaf rolls of Jasminium grandiflorum , 27.v.2010, Yonghui Xie ( ANIC) ; Shaanxi, Hanzhong , 1 female and 2 males, 23.vii.2017, Yang Hu ( SNUT) ; Guangdong, 1 female and 1 male in galls of Fagraea ceilanica , 18.vi.2015, Xiaoli Tong ( ANIC) ; Fujian, 1 female on Tabernaemontana divaricata , 28.vi.2009, Jiaqian Gao ( ANIC) .

Figures

FIGURES 22–41. Antennae of Liothrips species. (22) adusticornis; (23) brevis sp. n.; (24) fagraeae; (25) hagai; (26) minys; (27) pallipes; (28) piperinus; (29) populi sp. n.; (30) setinodis; (31) elongatus sp. n.; (32) mohanrami; (33) rohdeae; (34) wasabiae; (35) piceae sp. n.; (36) heptapleuricola; (37) miyazakii; (38) longistylus sp. n.; (39) tibetanus sp. n.; (40) vaneeckei; (41) mirabilis.

FIGURES 80–88. Metanotum and pelta. Liothrips species (80–87): (80) takahashii; (81) setinodis; (82) minys; (83) miyazakii; (84) tibetanus sp. n.; (85) vaneeckei; (86) wasabiae; (87) rohdeae. (88) Teuchothrips turkestanicus.