Pezothrips, Karny, 1907

Masumoto, Masami & Okajima, Shûji, 2020, Two new species of Pezothrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) in Japan and Europe, with designation of lectotype of type species, Zootaxa 4743 (1), pp. 75-91 : 77

Key to species of Pezothrips

(brodskii excluded; *based on literature and images)

1. Abdominal tergite VIII with posteromarginal comb complete, microtrichia long and fine, rarely a few median microtrichia short ( Figs 23 , 30 , 66 ); metascutum with paired CPS ( Fig. 20 )...................................................... 2

-. Abdominal tergite VIII with posteromarginal comb only each side or with small scallops or teeth, no long microtrichia ( Figs 42 , 51 , 60 ); metascutum with or without paired CPS ( Fig. 58 ).................................................. 7

2. Antennal segment I much paler than II ( Figs 4, 15 )........................................................... 3

-. Antennal segment I as dark as II ( Fig. 5 )................................................................... 4

3. Body largely yellow ( Fig. 4 ); pronotum with transverse striae anteriorly and posteriorly, with 4 pairs of posteromarginal setae and about 10 setae at anterior margin ( Fig. 28 ); abdominal tergites without sculpture between S1 setae ( Fig. 30 ) [ Uzbekistan]............................................................................................... cereus

-. Body dark brown ( Fig. 15 ); pronotum with transverse striae almost throughout, with 3 pairs of posteromarginal setae and about 4 setae at anterior margin ( Fig. 71 ); abdominal tergites with sculpture between S1 setae ( Figs 73, 71 ) [Central Europe]................................................................................................. nigriventris

4. Antennal segments uniformly brown; abdominal tergite VIII with median CPS in front of S1 setae [Tibet]..... brunicornis *

-. Antennal segment III yellow ( Figs 5, 11, 12 ); abdominal tergite VIII with median CPS usually posterior to S1 setae ( Fig. 23 )5

5. Ocellar setae III at anterior margin of ocellar triangle; abdominal tergites without sculpture between S1 setae, with small teeth at posterior margin ( Fig. 22 ); sternite VII of female with interval between S1 setae as long as their length ( Fig. 24 ) [ Tadjikistan]........................................................................................... bactrianus

-. Ocellar setae III just outside of anterior margin of ocellar triangle ( Fig. 32 ); abdominal tergites with sculpture between S1 setae, without small teeth at posterior margin ( Fig. 66 ); sternite VII of female with interval between S1 setae much shorter than their length ( Fig. 67 )....................................................................................... 6

6. Antennal segment III with setae much stouter than other setae ( Fig. 33 ); abdominal tergites VII and VIII with S2 setae not reaching tergal posterior margins.................................................................... dianthi

-. Antennal segment III with setae similar to other setae ( Fig. 63 ); abdominal tergites VII and VIII with S2 setae (nearly) reaching to or exceeding posterior margins ( Fig. 67 )..................................................... nadeshiko n. sp.

7. Metascutum with median pair of setae at anterior margin ( Fig. 49 ).............................................. 8

-. Metascutum with median pair of setae behind anterior margin ( Figs 40, 44 )...................................... 10

8. Abdominal tergites with sculpture throughout; tergite VIII posteromarginal comb with small wide, irregularly spaced bases; both sexes micropterous [Tibet]................................................................. pediculae *

-. Abdominal tergites without sculpture medially; tergite VIII with posteromarginal comb at each side ( Fig. 55 ) or small teeth throughout ( Fig. 64 ); both sexes macropterous or male unknown................................................ 9

9. Pronotum strongly sculptured, with posteromarginal setae II much longer than remaining setae ( Fig. 47 ); metascutum with paired CPS ( Fig. 49 ); abdominal tergite VIII with a pair of patches of many microtrichia anterolaterally, posteromarginal comb present laterally ( Fig. 51 ); ocellar setae III just within anterior margin of ocellar triangle; sternite VII of female with S1 setae wide apart from each other, S2 setae equidistant to or slightly closer to S1 setae than S3 setae ( Fig. 52 ); antennal segment VI of male longer and more slender than that of female ( Figs 48, 53 ), abdominal tergite IX with median pair of setae not stout, posterior margin with pair of small tubercles ( Fig. 54 ) [ Australia; also southern Europe and New Zealand]....... kellyanus

-. Pronotum almost smooth, with posteromarginal setae I much longer than remaining setae ( Fig. 56 ); metascutum without CPS ( Fig. 58 ); abdominal tergite VIII with no patches of many microtrichia anterolaterally, posteromarginal comb small but complete ( Fig. 60 ); ocellar setae III just outside anterior margin of ocellar triangle; sternite VII of female with S1 setae close to each other, S2 setae much closer to S3 setae than to S1 setae ( Fig. 61 ); male unknown [Central Europe].............. moravicus

10. Metascutum with median pair of setae close to each other, equidistant to submedian and to each other; mid and hind tibiae brownish yellow and not sharply paler than femora ( Fig. 10 ); antennal segment I without dorso-apical setae [ Mongolia].................................................................................................. kaszabi *

-. Metascutum with median pair of setae wide apart each other, their interval much wider than interval between median pair and submedian pair ( Fig. 40 ); mid and hind tibiae yellow in contrast to brown femora ( Figs 7, 8, 16 ); antennal segment I with paired dorso-apical setae ( Fig. 39 )............................................................................ 11

11. Ocellar setae I present ( Fig. 76 ); metascutal median pair of setae extend beyond posterior margin ( Fig. 78 ); abdominal tergites with transverse sculpture between S1 setae ( Figs 79, 80 ); sternite VII of female with S1 setae wide apart each other than their length ( Fig. 81 ); micropterous ( Fig. 16 ) [Central Europe]........................................... pelikani n. sp.

-. Ocellar setae I absent ( Fig. 38 ); metascutal median pair of setae not extending to posterior margin ( Figs 40, 44 ); abdominal tergites without sculpture between S1 setae ( Figs 41, 42 ); sternite VII of female with S1 setae close to each other ( Fig. 43 ); micropterous ( Fig. 7 ) or macropterous ( Fig. 8 ) [Central Europe].......................................... frontalis

Figures

FIGURES 18–27. Pezothrips bactrianus. Paratype female, 18–24. (18) Head and pronotum; (19) Antenna; (20) Meso- and metanota; (21) Tergite II; (22) Tergite VII; (23) Tergites VIII–X; (24) Sternite VII (sculpture omitted). Male, 25–27. (25) Tergite IX; (26) Sternite VII; (27) Genitalia (hypomere & parameres), dorsal aspect, allotype.

FIGURES 28–31. Pezothrips cereus, paratype female. (28) Head and pronotum; (29) Mesonotum and metascutum; (30) Tergites VIII–X; (31) Sternite VII (sculpture omitted).

FIGURES 62–70. Pezothrips nadeshiko, n. sp., female, 62–77. (62) Head and pronotum; (63) Antenna; (64) Mesonotum and metascutum; (65) Tergite II; (66) Tergites VIII–X; (57) Sternite VII (sculpture omitted). Male, 68–70. (68) Tergite IX (sculpture omitted); (69) Sternite VII; (70) Genitalia (hypomere & parameres), left aspect.

FIGURES 38–46. Pezothrips frontalis in SMF, female microptera, 38–43. (38) Head and pronotum; (39) Antenna; (40) Meso- and metanota; (41) Tergite II; (42) Tergites VII–X; (43) Sternite VII (sculpture omitted). (44) Metascutum, female macroptera, sculpture omitted. Male, 45–46. (45) Tergite IX; (46) Sternite VI (sculpture omitted).

FIGURES 47–55. Pezothrips kellyanus. Female, 47–52. (47) Head and pronotum; (48) Antenna; (49) Mesonotum and metascutum; (50) Tergite II; (51) Tergites VIII–X; (52) Sternite VII (sculpture omitted). Male, 53–55. (53) Antenna; (54) Tergite IX (sculpture omitted); (55) Sternite VII.

FIGURES 56–61. Pezothrips moravicus, holotype female. (56) Head and pronotum; (57) Antenna; (58) Mesonotum and metanota; (59) Tergite II; (60) Tergites VIII–X; (61) Sternite VII.

FIGURES 1–17. Pezothrips species. P. bactrianus, 1–3. (1) Paratype, female; (2) Allotype, male; (3) Male from Turkey. (4) P. cereus, paratype female. P. dianthi, 5–6. (5) Female; (6) Male. (7) P. frontalis, 7–9. (7) Lectotype female; (8) Female macroptera; (9) Male microptera. (10) P. kaszabi, holotype female. (11) P. moravicus, holotype female. P. nadeshiko, n. sp., 12–14. (12) Holotype female; (13) Paratype female; (14) Paratype male. (15) P. nigriventris, holotype female. P. pelikani, n. sp., 16–17. (16) Lectotype female; (17) Slide of lectotype, red arrow indicates lectotype.

FIGURES 71–75. Pezothrips nigriventris, holotype female. (71) Head & pronotum; (72) Mesonotum and metasnota; (73) Tergite II; (74) Tergites VIII–X; (75) Sternite VII (sculpture omitted).

FIGURES 32–37. Pezothrips dianthi. Female from Germany, 32–35. (32) Head and pronotum; (33) Antenna; (34) Mesonotum and metascutum; (35) Tergite II. Male from Germany, 36–37. (36) Tergite IX; (37) Sternite VII (sculpture omitted).

FIGURES 76–81. Pezothrips pelikani, n. sp., lectotype female. (76) Head and pronotum; (77) Antenna; (78) Meso- and metanota; (79) Tergite II; (80) Tergites VII–X; (81) Sternite VII (sculpture omitted).