Scirtothrips

Minaei, Kambiz & Mound, Laurence, 2018, Scirtothrips genus-group in Iran with an unusual new species of Scirtothrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), Zootaxa 4394 (2), pp. 288-294 : 289

Key to species of Scirtothrips genus-group from Iran

1. Antennae 6-segmented ( Figs. 1, 3 ); in male abdominal tergite IX with drepanae ( Fig. 2 )............ Drepanothrips reuteri

- Antennae 8-segmented ( Fig. 11 ); in male abdominal tergite IX with or without drepanae............................. 2

2. Pronotum with two pairs of posteroangular setae that are at least 0.4 as long as pronotum median length ( Fig. 9 ); ocellar setae III about 1.7 times as long as distance between posterior ocelli ( Fig. 9 )......................... Scirtothrips hafezi sp.n.

- Pronotum with posteroangular setae no more than 0.3 as long as pronotum median length ( Fig. 4 ); ocellar setae III about 1.0 times as long as distance between posterior ocelli ( Fig. 4 )...................................................... 3

3. Abdominal tergites pale with brown area medially; antecostal ridge of tergites and sternites dark; abdominal sternites III–VI with rows of microtrichia present completely across median area........................................ S. dorsalis

- Abdominal tergites pale without a dark median area ( Fig. 5 ); antecostal ridge pale on tergites and sternites; abdominal sternites with rows of microtrichia restricted to lateral areas................................................. S. mangiferae

Figures

FIGURES 1–5. Drepanothrips reuteri (1) Female; (2) Drepanae (male); (3) Antenna. Scirtothrips dorsalis (4) Head and pronotum.S. mangiferae (5) Abdominal tergites VI–IX.

FIGURES 6–14. Scirtothrips hafezi sp. n. (6) Female; (7) Male; (8) Hind femora and tibia (male); (9) Head and pronotum; (10) Abdominal tergites VII–X; (11) Antenna; (12) Meso and metanotum; (13) Abdominal tergites VIII–X (male); (14) Fore wing.