Dendrothripinae

Rasool, Iftekhar, Mound, Laurence A., Soliman, Ahmed M. & Aldhafer, Hathal M., 2021, The Dendrothripinae (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) of SaudiArabia, withnew records one new species, and revised status of Pseudodendrothrips stuardoi (Moulton), Zootaxa 4999 (3), pp. 219-227 : 220

Genera of Dendrothripinae from Saudi Arabia

1. Fore wing cilia arising ventrally behind anterior margin; wing apex without long setae ( Figs 6, 7 ); hind tarsus at most one third as long as hind tibia ( Fig. 21 ).................................................................. Dendrothrips

-. Fore wing cilia arising at anterior margin; wing apex with long setae ( Fig. 18 ); hind tarsus more than half as long as hind tibia ( Figs 11, 12 , 20 )....................................................................... Pseudodendrothrips

Figures

FIGURES 1–7. Dendrothrips saudicus sp. n.: (1) Head & pronotum; (2) Metanotum; (3) Tergites V–VI; (4) Antennae; (5) Tergites VI–X; (6, 7) Fore wing (arrows indicate microtrichia on veins).

FIGURES 21–24. Dendrothripinae species: (21) Dendrothrips saudicus sp. n. (22) Pseudodendrothrips aegyptiacus. (23) P. stuardoi female. (24) P. stuardoi male.

FIGURES 14–20. Pseudodendrothrips stuardoi: (14) Head & pronotum; (15) Tergites III–VII; (16) Mouth cone & maxillary palp; (17) Tergites VII–X; (18) Fore wing; (19) Antennae; (20) Hind tibia & tarsus.

FIGURES 8–13. Pseudodendrothrips species. P. mori: (8) Head; (9) Pronotum; (10) Tergites V–VIII; (11) Hind tibia & tarsus. P. aegyptiacus: (12) Hind tibia & tarsus; (13) Antenna.