Species-richness in Neotropical Sericothripinae (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) Lima, Élison Fabrício B. Mound, Laurence A. Zootaxa 2016 4162 1 1 45 6S7XD [151,529,764,790] Insecta Thripidae Neohydatothrips Animalia Thysanoptera 33 34 Arthropoda species novateutoniae sp. nov.   Female macroptera. Colour: body mainly brown, tergites VI and X yellow, fore wing dark with sub-basal area pale, antennal segments I–III and base of IV largely pale, fore and mid legs largely pale, hind femora brown but tibiae yellow. Structure: Occipital apodeme confluent with posterior margin of eyes, ocellar area with irregular transverse striae, setal pair III on anterior margins of ocellar triangle; antennal segment IV with constricted apical neck and elongate sensorium extending to mid point of V; pronotum striate-reticulate, with many short longitudinal lines between the striae, blotch well-defined; mesonotum and metanotum striate with markings between the striae; metasternal plate with shallow anterior emargination; fore wing second vein with no setae. Tergites II–VI with comb of microtrichia absent medially, VII with minute teeth, VIII with comb of long microtrichia; tergite IX with 2 pairs of mid-dorsal setae; sternites apparently with discal microtrichia medially.  Measurements( holotypefemale in microns): Body length 1120, Head, length 58, width 160; ocellar setae III length 23. Pronotum length 110, width 185. Fore wing length 700. Antennal segments I–VIII length 25, 38, 60, 69, 50, 55, 10, 13.     Materialstudied. Holotypefemale,  BRAZIL, Santa CatarinaState, Nova Teutônia[ Seara],  vii.1957, on dead branches ( F. Plaumann) ( USNM).   Comments. Known only from a single female, this species is similar to  N. ruginosusin colour and sculpture, but has the fore wings uniformly dark medially, and the sense cone on antennal segment IV exceptionally elongate. 1306553278 1957-07 USNM F. Plaumann Brazil Nova Teutonia Material 33 34 1 Santa Catarina holotype