Key to Rhamphothrips species from Australia

1. Female sternum VII setae S1 and S2 very small, shorter than distance between their bases (Fig. 30); female fore tibia with ventral apical margin bearing two small tubercles each with one seta; metanotum closely but irregularly striate (Fig. 29); male fore coxae with hook-like tubercle posteromedially (Figs 27, 28); male terga II–VIII with toothed craspedum complete across posterior margin (Fig. 23), IX with median setal pair far apart and each arising on a small tubercle (Fig. 23)....... tenuirostris

-. Female sternum VII setae S1 and S2 longer than distance between their bases (Fig. 18); female fore tibia without ventral apical tubercles; metanotum with irregular longitudinal reticulation (Fig. 25); male fore coxae without hook-like tubercle; male tergum IX median setae different (Figs 21, 22)............................................................... 2

2. Male with craspedum toothed laterally only on tergum VII (Fig. 22); male tergum IX median setae arising well separated from each other (Fig. 22); female with antennal segments IV–V largely pale with apex shaded, VI brown with base variably paler............................................................................................... pandens

-. Male with craspedum toothed laterally on additional terga; male tergum IX median setae arising close together on one or a pair of small tubercles; female with antennal segment V light brown or dark brown................................... 3

3. Females with antennal segments V–VIII almost uniformly dark brown, I–IV sharply paler than V; male terga III–VIII with craspedum prominently toothed laterally (Fig. 17); ovipositor less than 240 microns long......................... amyae

-. Females with antennal segments I–III pale, IV shaded in apical third, V–VIII light brown; male with craspedum toothed laterally only on terga VI–VII (Fig. 21); ovipositor often 270 microns long........................................ cissus