Anaphothrips, Uzel, 1895

Evdokarova, T. G. & Vierbergen, G., 2023, First record of Anaphothrips dentatus Cui, Xi et Wang, 2017 (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) from Russia, Russian Entomological Journal 32 (1), pp. 12-15 : 13

KEY TO RUSSIAN SPECIES OF ANAPHOTHRIPS

1 Antennae 8-segmented .................................................. 2

— Antennae 9-segmented, segment VI with transverse or oblique transverse suture .............................................. 3

2 Both sexes macropterous, with body predominantly dark brown; abdominal tergite VIII posteriomarginal comb weakly developed laterally ...................... A. euphorbiae

— Female macropterous or micropterous, male micropterous; both sexes completely yellow, but macropterous female usually yellow with a brown spot pattern; abdominal tergite VIII posteromarginal comb complete ........ A. gracillimus

3 Female body yellow or predominantly yellow; abdominal tergite VIII posteromarginally without dentate craspedium; other character states various ................................ 4

— Female body brown; antennal segment VI with a transverse suture; abdominal tergite VIII posteriomarginally with comb of long microtrichia or with dentate craspedium ............. 5

4 Body completely yellow or with brown markings on pronotum, laterally on meso- and metanotum and medially on tergite II –VII; antennal segment VI with an oblique suture; metascutum with a pair of campaniform sensillae;abdominal tergite VIII posteromarginally with comb of long microtrichia; micropterous and macropterous. ............ A. obscurus

— Body completely yellow without brown spots; antennal segment VI with a transverse suture; metascutum without campaniform sensillae; abdominal tergites II –VII with lateral serrations at posterior margin; male on sternite III– VII with small round to oval pores. ..... A. ponokikirmui

5 Both sexes macropterous with metascutum and -scutellum well separated; body brown; abdominal tergite VIII posterior margin with comb of long microtrichia, male sternites III–VII with small circular pore plates. ............ A. badius

— Both sexes micropterous, tending to be apterous by completely or partially fused metascutum and -scutellum; female body brown and male body yellow; abdominal tergite VIII posterior margin with dentate craspedium; male sternites III–VII with C-shaped pore plates. ......... ....................................................................... A. dentatus