Neurisothrips fran, Mound, 2020

Mound, Laurence A., 2020, Diversity in the Hawaiian endemic genus Neurisothrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae), Zootaxa 4779 (2), pp. 215-229 : 220

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4779.2.4

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:7EB0A1A9-3F04-4ADB-9387-494010AFECFA

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3851295

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0392C25E-FFE8-FFF7-DA9A-FD91205A2DEA

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Plazi

scientific name

Neurisothrips fran
status

sp. nov.

Neurisothrips fran View in CoL sp. n.

( Figs 6 View FIGURES 1–14 , 18 View FIGURES 15–23 , 26 View FIGURES 24–32 , 44 View FIGURES 39–49 )

Female. Body colour varying from clear yellow with abdominal segments IX–X light brown, to extensively palest brown with IX and X darker; legs yellow; antennal segments I–III almost uniformly yellow, IV yellow at base ( Fig. 6 View FIGURES 1–14 ); fore wing pale with faint shaded area around veinal fork; major setae light brown, darkest on tergites IX–X but not dark brown. With the character states of the genus: head with ocellar setae III and po IV long ( Fig. 18 View FIGURES 15–23 ); po setae pair I present; mouth cone not extending between fore coxae. Pronotum with 3 pairs of anteromarginal setae, none elongate; discal area with about 12 setae; posterior margin with 3 or 4 pairs, median pair longest, posteroangular setae long. Metanotal sculpture weak medially. Tergite I with transverse reticulate sculpture, but III–VIII with scarcely any lines visible even on lateral areas; IV and V each with about 6 discal setae laterally ( Fig. 44 View FIGURES 39–49 ); X with longitudinal split almost complete.

Measurements (holotype female in microns). Body length 1330. Head, length 110; width across eyes 135; ocellar setae III 65; po setae IV 50. Pronotum, length 120; width 175; pm setae S1 40; pa setae 70. Metanotum median setae length 55. Fore wing length 750. Antennal segments III–VII length 48, 40, 32, 37, 20.

Male. Uniformly paler than female but similar in sculpture and setal lengths; sternites III–VII with slender transverse pore plate ( Fig. 26 View FIGURES 24–32 ).

Measurements (paratype male in microns). Body length 950. Ocellar setae III 48; po setae IV 35. Pronotal pa setae 55.

Specimens examined. Holotype female, Hawaii, Volcano, Kipuka Ki (19° 25’N, - 155° 17’W), from Pipturus albidus fls, 12.vii.2016 (LAM 6251).

Paratypes: 20 females, 5 males taken with holotype; Hawaii , Volcano National Park , 10 females from Pipturus fls, 6 females 5 males from Pipturus leaves, 9.vii.2016, one female from Pipturus , 15.vii.2016.

Comments. Apart from the pale colour of the body and legs, also the weak sculpture lines on the metanotum and tergites, there is little difference in structure between this species and the dark brown species such as karl and tsuda , although the male pore plates are more slender than in most species ( Fig. 26 View FIGURES 24–32 ).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Thysanoptera

Family

Thripidae

Genus

Neurisothrips

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