Dactuliothrips malloi Tapia, 1953: 77

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Dactuliothrips malloi Tapia, 1953: 77

Body, legs, and antennae dark brown ( Fig. 14 ); fore wings light brown. Head relatively long with two pairs of short postocular setae and without microtrichia ( Fig. 24 ). Pronotum with developed major setae, with about three pairs on anterior margin and three pairs on posterior margin ( Fig. 32 ). Mesonotum without microtrichia. Metanotum with one pair of setae on anterior margin, arcuate sculpture and with few microtrichia on median anterior area. Fore femur with 4–9 spurs on inner margin. Tibiae on inner side with two large and distinct claws, bearing short setae ( Fig. 75 ). Abdominal sternites with about 18 discal setae in an irregular arrangement ( Fig. 46 ); sternite VII with three pairs of posteromarginal setae and two similarly-sized pairs of supernumerary setae ( Fig. 50 ). Male abdominal tergite I with paired longitudinal ridges reaching anterior margin of the tergite.

This species was collected in Argentina in three different localities, Buenos Aires, Tucumán, and Chaco, on Modiolastrum malvifolium (Malvaceae) (De Santis et al. 1980); and in Mendoza on Sphaeralcea miniata (Malvaceae) and Malvella leprosa (Malvaceae) (de Borbón 2005).

Material examined. Argentina, Buenos Aires, Las Breñas, 2 females, 1 male paratypes, on Malvaceae , viii.1950 (E. Tapia). Tucumán, Horco Molle, 4 females, 1 male, on Mediolastrum malvifolium , 7.xi.1960 (L. De Santis). Mendoza, Los Corralitos, 11 females, 1 male, on Sphaeralcea miniata , 5.xi.2001 (C. de Borbón); 3 females, 1 male, 17.xi.2001, same place, host and collector; El Pastal, 3 females, 2 males, on Malvella leprosa , 25.x.2004 (C. de Borbón).

Figures

FIGURES 12 – 28. Dactuliothrips female antenna: (12) D. ephedra sp. n.; (13) D. kaszabi; (14) D. malloi; (15) D. monttea sp. n.; (16) D. prosopis sp. n.; (17) D. spinosus; (18) D. xerophylus. D. ephedra sp. n. antennal segment III – IV sensoria: (19) female; (20) male. Dactuliothrips female head: (21) D. ephedra sp. n.; (22) D. kaszabi; (23) D. kaszabi head microtrichia; (24) D. malloi; (25) D. monttea sp. n.; (26) D. prosopis sp. n.; (27) D. spinosus; (28) D. xerophylus.

FIGURES 29 – 36. Dactuliothrips pronotum: (29) D. boharti female; (30) D. ephedra sp. n. female; (31) D. kaszabi male; (32) D. malloi female; (33) D. monttea sp. n. female; (34) D. prosopis sp. n. female; (35) D. spinosus female; (36) D. xerophylus female.

FIGURES 63 – 81. Dactuliothrips fore legs: (63) D. kaszabi female; (64) D. monttea sp. n. female; (65) D. monttea sp. n. male; (66) D. prosopis sp. n. female; (67) D. prosopis sp. n. male. Dactuliothrips fore tibia and fore femur spurs: (68) D. kaszabi male; (69) D. prosopis sp. n. male; (70) D. spinosus female; (71) D. xerophylus female; (72) D. ephedra sp. n female; (73) D. ephedra sp. n male. Dactuliothrips fore tibia claw: (74) D. monttea sp. n. male; (75) D. malloi female. Male fore femur spurs: (76) D. monttea sp. n.. Dactuliothrips fore wing: (77) D. ephedra sp. n male; (78) D. kaszabi male; (79) D. monttea sp. n. female; (80) D. xerophylus female; (81) D. prosopis sp. n. female.

FIGURES 37 – 48. Dactuliothrips female mesonotum and metanotum: (37) D. diversus; (38) D. ephedra sp. n.; (39) D. kaszabi; (40) D. monttea sp. n.; (41) D. prosopis sp. n.; (42) D. spinosus; (43) D. xerophylus. Dactuliothrips female abdominal sternites III – VI: (44) D. ephedra sp. n.; (45) D. kaszabi; (46) D. malloi; (47) D. monttea sp. n.; (48) D. prosopis sp. n.

FIGURES 49 – 62. Dactuliothrips female abdominal sternite VII: (49) D. ephedra sp. n.; (50) D. malloi; (51) D. kaszabi; (52) D. monttea sp. n.; (53) D. prosopis sp. n.; (54) D. xerophylus. Male abdominal tergite I: (55) D. ephedra sp. n.; (56) D. kaszabi; (57) D. monttea sp. n.; (58) D. prosopis sp. n. Male abdominal sternites II – VI: (59) D. ephedra sp. n.; (60) D. kaszabi; (61) D. monttea sp. n.; (62) D. prosopis sp. n.