Pandanothrips

Masumoto, Masami, Ng, Y. F. & Okajima, Shûji, 2013, A new genus of Thripinae (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) collected from Pandanus in Japan, Malaysia and Australia, with three new species, Zootaxa 3709 (6), pp. 543-554 : 544-545

Key to Pandanothrips species

1. Metascutum with median pair of setae far from anterior margin; abdominal tergites IV–VI with median pair of setae close to each other and between median CPS, distance between setae subequal to their length (Fig. 7); female abdominal tergite VIII posteromarginal comb absent medially (Fig. 8); basantra without setae; male with fore wing shorter than width of thorax ( Fig. 2 ), abdominal tergites with small scallops along posterior margins, without posteromarginal comb on VIII (Fig. 11)................................................................................................. hallingi sp. n.

-. Metascutum with median pair of setae at or close to anterior margin; abdominal tergites IV–VI with median pair of setae wide apart from each other and not between median CPS, distance between setae greater than their length; female abdominal tergite

VIII with posteromarginal comb medially, even if microtrichia small medially ( Figs 20 , 31 ); basantra with setae ( Figs 18 , 26 ); male with fore wing at least longer than width of thorax ( Figs 14 , 24 ), abdominal tergites without scallops along posterior margins, with posteromarginal comb on VIII ( Figs 21 , 32 )........................................................ 2 2. Fore wing ( Figs 13, 14 ) first vein without distinct gap in setal row ( Fig. 19 ); mid and hind femora dark; male macropterous, with body bicoloured, head dark, abdominal segments IV–VII dark medially ( Fig. 14 ), pore plates on abdominal sternites 48– 50 microns wide ( Fig. 22 )................................................................. ryukyuensis sp. n.

-. Fore wing ( Figs 29, 30 ) first vein with distinct gap in setal row, 2 setae distally near apex ( Fig. 30 ); all legs pale; male hemimacropterous, with body uniformly pale, head and abdominal segments pale ( Fig. 24 ), pore plates on abdominal sternites 25– 38 microns wide ( Fig. 33 )..................................................................... wangi sp. n.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 6. Pandanothrips hallingi. (1) Female; (2) Male. Female. 3 – 6: (3) Head & pronotum; (4) Antenna; (5) Mesonotum & metascutum; (6) Tergite II.

FIGURES 19 – 22. Pandanothrips ryukyuensis. Female 19 – 20: (19) Fore wing; (20) Tergites VII – XI. Male 21 – 22: (21) Tergites VIII – X; (2) Sternites VI – VII.

FIGURES 29 – 33. Pandanothrips wangi. Fore wing 29 – 30: (29) Male; (30) Female. (31) Female, tergites VII – X. Male 32 – 33: (32) Tergites VIII – XI; (33) Sternites VI – VII.

FIGURES 15 – 18. Pandanothrips ryukyuensis. Female. (15) Head & pronotum; (16) Antenna; (17) Mesonotum & metascutum; (18) Pro-, meso- and metasterna.

FIGURES 25 – 28. Pandanothrips wangi. Female. (25) Head & Pronotum; (26) Pro-, meso- and metasterna; (27) Antenna; (28) Mesonotum & metascutum.

FIGURES 13 – 14. Pandanothrips ryukyuensis. (13) Female; (14) Male.

FIGURES 23 – 24. Pandanothrips wangi. (23) Female; (24) Male.