Kranzithrips gen.n.

Diagnosis. Macropterous, fore wing setae small, widely spaced, many cilia straight but some wavy; clavus with discal seta (Fig. 48). Antennae 8-segmented, III–IV with sensorium long and simple; segment I with no dorso-apical setae. Head almost as long as wide (Fig. 51), ocellar setae I absent but with longitudinal ridge anterior to first ocellus; compound eyes with no pigmented facets; maxillary palps 2-segmented. Pronotum weakly trapezoidal, 2 pairs of posteroangular setae. Metanotum irregularly reticulate medially, median setae small, distant from anterior margin (Fig. 48); campaniform sensilla present. Prosternal basantra with one pair of setae, ferna continuous medially; mesothoracic sternopleural sutures complete; meso and metafurcae without spinula; meta pre-episternum broad and band-like with one seta. Abdominal tergite I with no craspedum, II–VIII with pale, broad and weakly lobed craspedum (Fig. 47), campaniform sensilla close to posterior margin except on VIII; IX with 2 pairs of campaniform sensilla, median dorsal setae slender; X with split almost complete. Sternite II with 2 pairs of marginal setae, III–VI with 3 pairs and craspedum of 5 broad and overlapping lobes (Fig. 49), VII with no craspedum medially. Male similar to female, sternites III–VII with broad pore plate; tergite IX with pair of stout, thorn-like setae forming a single median process (Fig. 50).

Type species Kranzithrips mareebai sp.n.

Comments. The new species for which this genus is erected is similar in general appearance to the species of Yoshinothrips, but has tergal and sternal craspeda. The tergal craspeda and position of the campaniform sensilla suggest a relationship to Bregmatothrips, but unlike the species of that genus it lacks dorso-apical setae on the first antennal segment, the head and pronotum are different in shape, and the male has sternal pore plates and a different chaetotaxy on tergite IX (Figs 34, 50). The lack of ocellar setae pair I on the head, and the male with large sternal pore plates and large setae on the ninth tergite suggest this genus is not closely related to the Australian genera, Aliceathrips, Masamithrips and Monothrips .