Hoplothrips poultoni (Bagnall & Kelly)

Mound, Laurence A., Wang, Jun & Tree, Desley J., 2020, The genus Hoplothrips in Australia (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripinae), with eleven new species, Zootaxa 4718 (3), pp. 301-323 : 315

Hoplothrips poultoni (Bagnall & Kelly)

( Figs 40 , 63 )

Trichothrips poultoni Bagnall & Kelly, 1929: 90 .

The identity of this species remains doubtful as it was described from a single macropterous female, taken in Victoria, although three further macropterous females were recorded subsequently from New Zealand. The species is interpreted here on the basis of the uniformly brown colour of antennal segments IV and V of the few available macropterae, but these specimens are closely similar in structure to wrightae sp.n. described below. A long series of micropterae from Canberra listed below is also considered to represent poultoni , despite being collected without macropterae. This species is unusual with the setae on tergite IX longer than the tube and the anterior pair of wingretaining setae small on each tergite. The species is a typical member of the H. fungi complex, with long maxillary stylets, antennal segment VIII long and with a pedicel ( Fig. 40 ), and the pore plate on sternite VIII of males ( Fig. 63 ) similar to that of corticis although placed a little further forward on the sternite. The pronotal major setae are long in micropterae, with the ml setae being 190 microns in large males.

Specimens studied. Tasmania, Stewarton , 1 female macroptera in water trap, 4.i.1994 . South Australia, Adelaide , 1 female macroptera on washing, 15.x.1967 . Australian Capital Territory, Canberra, Black Mountain , 6 male, 30 female micropterae under Eucalyptus bark, 25.v.1961 .

Figures

FIGURES 31–45. Hoplothrips species antennae. (31) bellingeni; (32) corticis (III–V); (33) giganteus; (34) lihongae; (35) lowdeni; (36) nelsoni; (37) oakeyi; (38) wrightae; (39) orientalis (III–V); (40) poultoni; (41) reedi; (42) semicaecus female macroptera; (43) semicaecus female microptera; (44) semicaecus male microptera; (45) woodsi.

FIGURES 53–66. Hoplothrips species. Metanotum & pelta 53–54 (53) oudeus; (54) woodsi. (55) tarsus pelta. (56) lamingtoni tergite II. Male sternite VIII pore plate 57–64 (57) corticis; (58) lihongae; (59) wrightae; (60) oakeyi; (61) reedi; (62) melanurus (VII–VIII); (63) poultoni; (64) woodsi. Male sternites 65–66 (65) giganteus (VII); (66) melanurus (V–VI).