Liothrips takahashii (Moulton)

Wang, Chin-Ling & Lin, Feng-Chyi, 2020, Genera and species of the Liothrips lineage (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripinae) from Taiwan, Zootaxa 4861 (3), pp. 349-375 : 366-367

Liothrips takahashii (Moulton)

( Figs 72–77 )

Gynaikothrips takahashii Moulton, 1928b: 313 Female macroptera. Body length 3.5–3.8 mm. Color brown, antennal segments I and II dark brown, same colour as head, III yellow with distal end brownish, IV–VI brown with basal 1/4–1/3 yellow, VII and VIII dark brown; fore femora brown, fore tibiae brownish yellow, mid and hind femora and tibiae brown, all tarsi yellow; fore wings pale brown with a darker stripe; major body setae brown.

Head 1.6 times as long as wide ( Fig. 72 ), po setae longer than eyes; maxillary stylets retracted only to posterior third of head, moderately separated; antennal segment III 1.8 times as long as segment II, segment IV 1.9 times as long as II ( Fig.77 ). Pronotum with 5 pairs of long setae ( Fig. 73 ), aa setae and am setae about same length, ml setae longer, epim and pa setae longest, about equal to pronotum length; mesopresternum divided into 2 parts ( Fig. 74 ); metanotal sculpture dense and longitudinal; pelta triangular ( Fig. 75 ); tergite II laterally with 8–11 accessary setae ( Fig. 76 ); tube shorter than head.

Specimens examined. Taiwan, Taihoku (Taipei), 2 females, 2 males paratypes from Ficus retusa , 12.iii.1922 (Takahashi) ; Wuzhi Mt. (Taipei), 4 females from Ficus , 15.xii.1993 . Nanshi (Taichung), 3 females, 2 males from Liquidambar , iii.1995 .

Comments. Compared to other species, females of takahashi have a greater number of accessary setae laterally on tergite II, although the number may be less in males.

Figures

FIGURES 72–77. Liothrips takahashi: (72) head; (73) pronotum; (74) mesopresternum; (75) pelta; (76) tergite II; (77) shape of antenna.