Species of the Genus Thrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) from the Afro-tropical Region
Author
Mound, Laurence A.
text
Zootaxa
2010
2423
1
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journal article
48353
10.5281/zenodo.194532
b6eb43ed-05b0-490f-aa3d-2e1b27319ec3
1175-5326
194532
Thrips microchaetus
Karny
Thrips microchaetus
Karny 1920
: 27
Thrips banicus
zur Strassen, 1968: 52
This species appears to be widespread across the northern part of the Afro-tropical region. It was described from
Sudan
, and the synonym from
Morocco
, but has been seen from
Kenya
,
Egypt
,
Israel
and
Yemen
(zur Strassen, 2003). In structure it is particularly similar to
T. tenellus
from
South Africa
, but females lack the dark tergal markings of that species, and the metanotum appears to be more closely striate.
Diagnosis
. Body and legs yellow, antennal segments IV–V with apex brown, VI–VII brown; forewings uniformly pale. Antennae 7-segmented. Ocellar setae III outside ocellar triangle. Pronotum with transverse lines of sculpture and about 40 discal setae. Metanotum with transverse lines at anterior, almost longitudinally striate on posterior half, median setae not at anterior margin (
Fig. 31
); campaniform sensilla present and close together. Forewing first vein with three distal setae. Abdominal tergite VIII with complete comb. Sternites with 30 or more discal setae arranged irregularly; pleurotergites with 6 or more discal setae (
Fig. 32
).