Aliceathrips

Mound, Laurence A., 2011, Grass-dependent Thysanoptera of the family Thripidae from Australia, Zootaxa 3064, pp. 1-40 : 7

Key to Aliceathrips species

1. Antennae 7-segmented; male with no pore plates on sternites, tergite IX posterior margin with closely placed pair of long curved processes ( Figs 11, 12 )................................................................. mnestes sp.n.

-. Antennae 8-segmented; male with transverse pore plate on antecostal area of one or more sternites ( Fig. 22 ), tergite IX processes different...................................................................................... 2

2. Antennal segment IV with forked sensorium; maxillary palps 3-segmented ( Fig. 7 ); mesothoracic furca with spinula; male sternite III with pore plate; male tergite IX posterior margin with pair of stout black conical processes ( Fig. 4 ). engaius sp.n.

-. Antennal segment IV with sensorium simple; maxillary palps 2-segmented; mesothoracic furca with no spinula; male sternites III–V or VII each with pore plate; male tergite IX posterior margin different...................................... 3

3. Abdominal tergite X and posterior third of IX dark brown; female with tergite IX median dorsal setae stout, arising close to posterior setal pairs ( Fig. 20 ) [male tergite IX posterior margin with paired processes ( Fig. 21 )].............. palmeri sp.n.

-. Abdominal tergites IX and X different in colour; female with tergite IX median dorsal setae slender and arising well forward.................................................................................................... 4

4. Abdominal segments IX and X pale, X sometimes with split incomplete; male tergite IX posterior margin with elongate paired processes ( Fig. 3 )........................................................................... australiensis

-. Abdominal segments IX–X uniformly light brown, with complete split; male tergite IX posterior margin with small setiform processes ( Fig. 18 )............................................................................ sorghi sp.n.

Figures

FIGURES 11 – 22. Aliceathrips spp. A. mnestes 11 – 16: (11 – 12) male tergites VIII – IX; (13) meso & metanota; (14) pronotum; (15) tergites VII – IX; (16) antenna. A. sorghi 17 – 18: (17) sternites V – VII; (18) male tergites VIII – IX. A. palmeri 19 – 22: (19) head & thorax; (20) tergites VIII – X; (21) male tergites VIII – IX; (22) male sternites V – VII.

FIGURES 1 – 10. Aliceathrips spp. A. australiensis 1 – 3: (1) head & thorax; (2) tergites V – VIII; (3) male tergites VIII – IX. A. engaius 4 – 8: (4) male tergites VII – IX; (5) head & thorax; (6) tergites I – III; (7) thoraxic sterna; (8) antenna. A. mnestes 9 – 10: (9) head; (10) sternites V – VII.