Liothrips bomiensis Han, 1988

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 : 63

Liothrips bomiensis Han

( Figs 2 , 52 , 69 )

Liothrips bomiensis Han, 1988: 187 .

This species was described from Tibet, China from a holotype male and 13 paratypes including two females and 11 males taken from leaves of an unknown tree. In the original description there was no mention of a pore plate on sternite VIII of males, but all of the type specimens were checked here and the males do not have a pore plate. This species has one pair of postocular setae ( Fig. 2 ) like other Liothrips , whereas the original drawing indicated the presence of two pairs ( Han 1988, fig. 4). With the mid and hind tibiae dark brown but yellow at base and apices, this species is easily differentiated from other Chinese Liothrips species .

Specimens studied. CHINA, Tibet, Bomi County, holotype male, from leaves of an unknown tree, 6.ix.1973, F.S. Huang ( NZMC); paratypes: two females and 11 males with same data as holotype ( NZMC) .

Figures

FIGURES 1–8. Heads of Liothrips species. (1) adusticornis; (2) bomiensis; (3) elongatus sp. n.; (4) motuoensis sp. n.; (5) hagai; (6) heptapleuricola; (7) miyazakii; (8) mohanrami.

FIGURES 47–52. Pronotum of Liothrips species. (47) hagai; (48) motuoensis sp. n.; (49) setinodis; (50) tibetanus sp. n.; (51) miyazakii; (52) bomiensis.

FIGURES 69–79. Metanotum and pelta of Liothrips species. (69) bomiensis; (70) bournierorum; (71) brevis sp. n.; (72) heptapleuricola; (73) motuoensis sp. n.; (74) hagai; (75) floridensis; (76) piceae sp. n.; (77) elongatus sp. n.; (78) populi sp. n.; (79) mohanrami.