Heterothrips

Pereyra, Veronica & Cavalleri, Adriano, 2012, The genus Heterothrips (Thysanoptera) in Brazil, with an identification key and seven new species, Zootaxa 3237, pp. 1-23 : 4-5

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.280411

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6169404

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Heterothrips
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Key to females of Heterothrips View in CoL species from Brazil

1. Abdominal tergites, at least laterally, with posteromarginal craspeda bearing a fringe of microtrichia (Figs 2, 17, 19)....... 2

-. Abdominal tergites without craspeda, but with a fringe of independent posteromarginal microtrichia (Fig. 1)............. 6

2. Abdominal tergal craspeda lobed and interrupted medially on II–VI, but with independent microtrichia medially ( Figs 17, 19 View FIGURES 11 – 20 ).................................................................................................... 3

-. Abdominal tergal craspeda entire and continuous across II–VI ( Figs 44–45 View FIGURES 40 – 49 )....................................... 5

3. Antennal segment III with pedicel elongate, about 2.5 times as long as wide ( Fig. 15–16 View FIGURES 11 – 20 ); abdominal sternites III–VII with 2 or 3 pairs of discal setae ( Fig. 18 View FIGURES 11 – 20 ).............................................................. pedicellatus View in CoL sp.n.

-. Antennal segment III with pedicel less than 2.0 times longer than wide; abdominal sternites III–VII without discal setae.... 4

4. Fore wing uniformly brown or strongly shaded ( Fig. 21 View FIGURES 21 – 28 ); posteromarginal craspeda not lobed nor bearing short teeth ( Figs 22– 23 View FIGURES 21 – 28 ); all femora extensively pale.............................................................. savanicus View in CoL sp.n.

-. Fore wing brown but with a sub-basal pale area ( Fig. 29 View FIGURES 29 – 39 ); posteromarginal craspeda with irregular lobes bearing short teeth ( Figs 31–32 View FIGURES 29 – 39 ); all femora largely brown.......................................................... obscurus View in CoL sp.n.

5. Median area of abdominal tergites with few lines of reticulation bearing sparse and fine microtrichia ( Figs 44, 47 View FIGURES 40 – 49 ); mid and hind tibiae mostly dark...................................................................... australis View in CoL sp.n.

-. Median area of abdominal tergites without reticulation or microtrichia ( Fig. 45 View FIGURES 40 – 49 ); mid and hind tibiae pale ( Fig. 41 View FIGURES 40 – 49 ) marginatus View in CoL

6. Abdominal tergite VI posteromarginal fringe of microtrichia widely interrupted ( Fig. 52 View FIGURES 50 – 58 )....................... flavitibia View in CoL

-. Abdominal tergite VI posteromarginal fringe continuous....................................................... 7

7. Body uniformly brown, abdomen sometimes paler in teneral specimens; antennal segment I brown; ocellar setae I absent or present.............................................................................................. 8

-. Body coloration different, largely yellow or sharply bicolored; antennal segment I pale or slightly shaded brown; ocellar setae I always absent...................................................................................... 17

8. Antennal segment III basal stem divided into 5 or 6 parts ( Fig. 53 View FIGURES 50 – 58 ); head about as wide as long............... angusticeps View in CoL

-. Antennal segment III basal stem not so divided; head at least 1.3 times as wide as long.............................. 9

9. Fore wing largely pale, usually with a small dark area at extreme apex........................................... 10

-. Fore wing largely dark or strongly shaded, usually with a sub-basal pale area..................................... 11

10. Antennal segments III–IV with two rows of sensorial pores ( Fig. 57 View FIGURES 50 – 58 ); metapleura with several rows of fine microtrichia................................................................................................... peixotoa View in CoL

-. Antennal segments III–IV with a single row of sensorial pores ( Figs 62–63 View FIGURES 59 – 67 ); metapleura without rows of microtrichia.......

........................................................................................ albipennis View in CoL sp.n. 11. Fore wing uniformly dark ( Fig. 70 View FIGURES 68 – 72 ); postocular setal pair III longer than posterior ocellus ( Fig. 69 View FIGURES 68 – 72 ); antennal segments III–IV pale ( Fig. 72 View FIGURES 68 – 72 )................................................................................... spinosus View in CoL

-. Fore wing with a sub-basal pale area; postocular setal pair III not longer than posterior ocellus; antennal segments III–IV color different, IV slightly shaded............................................................................ 12

12. Abdominal sternites III–VII without discal setae ( Fig. 79 View FIGURES 73 – 81 ); ocellar setae I absent...................... paulistarum View in CoL sp.n.

-. Abdominal sternites III–VII with about 3 pairs of discal setae; ocellar setae I present............................... 13

13. Pronotum smooth, without conspicuous sculpture ( Fig. 85 View FIGURES 82 – 92 ); abdominal tergite IX about 1.5 times as long as X ( Fig. 82 View FIGURES 82 – 92 )................................................................................................... varitibia View in CoL

-. Pronotum clearly sculptured; abdominal tergites IX and X subequal in length..................................... 14

14. Antennal segment IV less than 1.5 times as long as wide; pronotum with reticulate sculpture ( Fig. 87 View FIGURES 82 – 92 ) sanctaecatharinae View in CoL sp.n.

-. Antennal segment IV more than 1.8 times as long as wide; pronotum closely striate................................ 15

15. Antennal segment III about 2.5 times as long as wide; antennal segment V yellow in basal third ( Fig. 90 View FIGURES 82 – 92 )............ condei View in CoL

-. Antennal segment III more than 2.7 times as long as wide; antennal segment V uniformly brown..................... 16

16. Antennal segment IV extensively brown ( Fig. 94 View FIGURES 93 – 101 ); mid and hind tibiae largely brown with base and apical third yellow or only apical third yellow ( Fig. 93 View FIGURES 93 – 101 ); abdominal sternites III–VI with discal setae arising in a continuous row across median area................................................................................................... striatus View in CoL

-. Antennal segment III–IV pale with dark apex ( Fig. 98 View FIGURES 93 – 101 ); mid and hind tibiae extensively yellow, slightly shaded medially; abdominal sternites III–VI with discal setae present only on lateral thirds................................. brasiliensis View in CoL

17. Fore wing not white basally; body mostly pale; antennal segment III less than 2.0 times as long as wide............ flavidus View in CoL

-. Fore wing clearly paler sub-basally; body bicolored; antennal segment III 2.5 or more times as long as wide............. 18

18. Body sharply bicolored ( Fig. 102 View FIGURES 102 – 109 ), abdominal tergites III–VIII yellow; pronotum brown, without conspicuous reticulation ( Fig. 105 View FIGURES 102 – 109 )....................................................................................... bicolor View in CoL

-. Body extensively yellow ( Fig. 108 View FIGURES 102 – 109 ); abdominal tergites III–VI yellow laterally with brown markings medially ( Fig. 109 View FIGURES 102 – 109 ); pro- notum yellow, with cross-striate reticulation......................................................... decoratus View in CoL

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