Aeolothripidae, Uzel, 1895

Masumoto, Masami & Okajima, Shûji, 2019, Review of the Aeolothripidae (Thysanoptera) in Japan, Zootaxa 4564 (2), pp. 301-326 : 302

Key to Japanese genera of Aeolothripidae

1. Antennal segment III elongate and slender, at least 7 times as long as wide ( Fig. 81 ); metascutum smooth, not sculptured medially ( Fig. 82 )............................................................................. Franklinothrips

-. Antennal segment III less than 5 times as long as wide; metascutum distinctly reticulate medially ( Fig. 70 ).............. 2

2. Abdominal sternites III–VII lateral thirds without discal setae in addition to 4 pairs of posteromarginal setae ( Fig. 29 )................................................................................................... Aeolothrips

-. Abdominal sternites III–VII laterally with row of discal setae in addition to 4 or more pairs of posteromarginal setae ( Fig. 78 )......................................................................................... Desmidothrips

Figures

FIGURES 80–84. Franklinothrips oblongus sp. n., female: (80) Head & pronotum (sculpture on pronotum omitted); (81) Antenna; (82) Mesonotum & metascutum (sculpture on mesonotum omitted); (83) Tergites VIII–X (sculpture omitted); (84) Sternites VI–VII.

FIGURES 67–73. Aeolothrips species. A. setosus sp. n., male, 67–68: (67) Tergite I; (68) Tergite IX. A. vittatus, female, 69– 73: (69) Head & pronotum; (70) Antennal segments III–IX; (71) Mesonotum & metascutum; (72) Sternite VII; (73) Spermatheca, dorsal aspect.

FIGURES 25–33. Aeolothrips fasciatus. Female, 25–30: (25) Head & pronotum; (26) Antennal segments III–IX; (27) Mesonotum & metascutum; (28) Fore leg, apex of tibia–tarsus, left; (29) Sternite VII; (30) Spermatheca (a: dorsal aspect, b: slightly dorso-lateral aspect). Male, 31–33: (31) Mid coxa, right; (32) Tergite III–V; (33) Tergite IX (VS: ventral seta).

FIGURES 74–79. Desmidothrips japonicus sp. n., female: (74) Head & pronotum; (75) Antennal segments III–IX; (76) Antennal segments III–IV (setae and microtrichia omitted); (77a) Mesonotum & metascutum; (77b) Metascutal sculpture, median area; (78) Sternites V–VII, sculpture omitted; (79) Spermatheca, dorsal aspect.