Bamboosiella brevis Okajima, 1995

Zhao, Chao, Wang, Zhaohong & Tong, Xiaoli, 2018, Three new species and three new records of the genus Bamboosiella from China (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae), Zootaxa 4514 (2), pp. 167-180 : 168-169

Bamboosiella brevis Okajima, 1995

( Figs 1, 2 , 37, 38 )

Bamboosiella brevis Okajima, 1995a: 307 .

Described originally from Thailand ( Okajima 1995a), this species is recorded here for the first time from China. According to the collection information below, this species is widely distributed from southwestern to southern China. The feeding habit of this species is unsure. Presumably it is predacious because it could be found from different parts of bamboo, such as the dry sheaths, tender or older leaves and even the leaf litter. This species is somewhat similar to B. exastis , but can be distinguished from the latter by the key above.

Material examined. CHINA, Yunnan: Pu’er City, Lancang County, Fazhanhe Town (22°19'N, 100°11'E, alt. 1500m), 1 female, dry sheaths of bamboo, 29.x.2016 (Chao Zhao); Pu’er City , Lancang County , Donghui Town (22°23'N, 99°40'E, alt. 1510m), 1 male, on living leaves of Lophatherum gracile , 30.x.2016 (Chao Zhao). Guangdong: Zhaoqing City, Guangning County, Bamboo Park (23°34'N, 112°24'E), 1 female and 1 male, in leaf litter of bamboo, 20.xi.2010 (Tao Song); Shaoguan City , Wengyuan County , Xinjiang Town , Liangqiao (24°30'21''N, 113°44'43'E), 1 female and 3 males, on tender leaves of Phyllostachys sp., 29.x.2011 (Tao Song); Conghua City , Liangkou Town , Lingtouqiao (23°41'N, 113°44'E), 1 female and 1 male, on tender leaves of Phyllostachys sp., 30.x.2011 (Tao Song); Yingde City , Shimentai Nature Reserve (24°24'N, 113°18'E), 1 female and 1 male, on living leaves of Phyllostachys sp., 5.xi.2011 (Shulan Yang); Conghua City , Liuxihe National Forest Park (23°43'N, 113°48'E), 3 females and 1 male, on living leaves of bamboo, 16.v.2012 (Shulan Yang); Guangzhou , South China Botanical Garden (23°11'01"N, 113°22'04"E), 3 females and 2 males, in bamboo leaflitter, 9.viii.2014 (Chao Zhao); Guangzhou , The Arboretum of South China Agricultural University (23°09'22''N, 113°21'15''E), 1 female and 2 males, from dry sheaths of bamboo, 10.x.2014 (Chao Zhao); Maoming City , Maoming Forest Park (21°37'44"N, 110°49'13"E, alt. 30m), 1 female, from sheaths of bamboo, 1.xii.2017 (Zhaohong Wang) . Hainan: Danzhou City, Danzhou Tropical Botanical Garden (19°30'48''N, 109°30'12''E), 2 females, from dry sheaths of bamboo, 22.x.2017 (Chao Zhao) .

Distribution. China (Yunnan, Guangdong, Hainan), Thailand.

Figures

FIGURES 1–2. Bamboosiella brevis: (1) head; (2) pronotum.

FIGURES 37–44. Bamboosiella species. (37) B. brevis (female); (38) B. brevis (male); (39) B. fasciata (female); (40) B. fasciata (male); (41) B. lewisi (female); (42) B. lewisi (male); (43) B. xiphophora (female); (44) B. xiphophora (male).