Liothrips pallipes (Karny)

Mound, Laurence A., Dang, Lihong & Tree, Desley J., 2023, The genus Liothrips (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae) in Australia, Zootaxa 5306 (2), pp. 201-214 : 208-209

Liothrips pallipes (Karny)

( Figs 3 , 12 , 20 , 27 )

Gynaikothrips pallipes Karny, 1913: 110 .

Described from specimens found in a rolled leaf gall on Piper in Java, three further species are placed as synonyms of pallipes ( Mound 2020) , all from leaf galls on Piper spp and taken in Java, southern Japan, Taiwan and Philippines. Okajima (2006: 436) fully described and illustrated this species under the name kuwanai. It has been found in Queensland at the same site as chavicae , but possibly not on the same species of Piper . In contrast to that species, antennal segment VII is brown ( Figs. 12 ), all tibiae and tarsi are clear yellow, the fore wings are weakly shaded and the major setae are all pale. However, the metanotal sculpture does not greatly differ between these two species ( Figs 17, 20 ).

Specimens studied. AUSTRALIA, Queensland: Redlynch, Crystal Creek , 4 females, 4 males in leaf roll on Piper canina , also 4 females, 2 males from leaf roll on Piper sp. , 5.xi.2008, in ANIC (4 females, 3 males with similar data in QDPC) ; Gordonvale, Big Tree , 2 females from leaf gall on Piper sp. , 3.x.2012, in ANIC ; Cairns, Cathedral Fig Tree, 1 female, 1 male in Piper gall, 3.x.2012; Lake Barrine , 2 females, 1 male in Piper gall, 11,xii,2013, in QDPC . PAPUA NEW GUINEA, East Sepik Prov., Hayfield , 1 female, 1 male in village garden, 21.xi.2017, in ANIC . TIMOR LESTE , Baucau , 3 females, 2 males in Piper betle curled leaf, 15.vii.2000, in ANIC .

Figures

FIGURES 1–9. Australian Liothrips heads. (1) burwelli; (2) chavicae; (3) pallipes; (4) timonii; (5) urichi; (6) vaneeckei; (7) takahashi; (8) umbratus. (9) Pronotum of umbratus.

FIGURES 10–16. Australian Liothrips antennae. (10) burwelli; (11) chavicae; (12) pallipes; (13) takahashi; (14) timonii; (15) umbratus; (16) vaneeckei.

FIGURES 17–25. Australian Liothrips. Metanotum: (17) chavicae; (18) chionanthes; (19) burwelli; (20) pallipes; (21) takahashi; (22) timonii (23) umbratus; (24) urichi; (25) vaneeckei.

FIGURES 26–40. Australian Liothrips. Prosternum 26–28: (26) burwelli; (27) pallipes; (28) timoni. (29) Pronotum of chionanthes. Pelta & tergite II 30–35: (30) burwelli; (31) chavicae; (32) takahashi; (33) timonii; (34) umbratus; (35) vaneeckei. Hind tibiae 36–40: (36) timoni; (37) vaneeckei; (38) chavicae; (39) urichi. (40) Holotype of L. brevifemur.