Dendrothrips UZEL

Mirab, Majid & Dosty, Azra, 2015, A newly recorded species of the genus Dendrothrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) from Iran, Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (1), pp. 687-690 : 688

Dendrothrips UZEL

Dendrothrips UZEL, 1895: 159 .

This genus currently includes 52 described species in the world ( THRIPSWIKI 2014). They are usually found on plants with small hard leaves, such as Oleaceae shrubs and trees, rather than on herbaceous plants (MOUND & KIBBY 1998).

G e n e r i c d i a g n o s i s Head wider than long, with anterior margin inset between eyes; eyes large; ocelli widely spaced; ocellar setae pair I absent; postocular setae absent. Antennae 7- to 9-segmented; segments III and IV with simple or forked sense cones. Maxillary palps 2-segmented. Mouth cone short to long. Pronotum wider than long, with a pair of distinct posteroangular setae. Mesospinasternum fused to metasternum. Tarsi 1-segmented, hind tarsi not exceptionally elongated. Fore wings with posterior margin straight, costal setae minute; apex of wing without long seta; anterior fringe cilia inserted on ventral side, far from costal margin; posterior fringe cilia straight. Metathoracic furca lyre-shaped. Meso- and metasternal spinulae present. Abdominal tergites granulated with hexagonal reticulations on the sides, tergite VIII with a posterior comb of setae; tergites I-VIII each with setae S1 elongate and closely spaced. Males without sternal pore plates.