taxonID	type	description	language	source
10085317FFD6FFEAFF17FF01FD7AFD67.taxon	description	(Fig. 7)	en	Mound, Laurence A., Tree, Desley J. (2025): Intra-generic diversity in Paracholeothrips, an Australian genus of domicilebuilding phlaeothripine Thysanoptera on Acacia phyllodes. Zootaxa 5719 (1): 139-145, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5719.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5719.1.9
10085317FFD6FFEAFF17FC8FFB36FBDD.taxon	description	(Figs 1, 8)	en	Mound, Laurence A., Tree, Desley J. (2025): Intra-generic diversity in Paracholeothrips, an Australian genus of domicilebuilding phlaeothripine Thysanoptera on Acacia phyllodes. Zootaxa 5719 (1): 139-145, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5719.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5719.1.9
10085317FFD6FFEBFF17FB52FAB4F838.taxon	description	(Figs 2, 9, 13, 15) Female macroptera. With the generic character states indicated above. Body mainly dark brown, pronotum brownish-yellow, tubercles on head yellow; antennal segment III mainly brownish-yellow, IV – VII brown with basal third decreasingly paler; major setae pale except dark brown anals; fore wing pale. Antennal segments III – IV with sense cones small, slender and curved (Fig. 13); segment VIII short and broadly joined to VII. Head with elongate tubercle laterally behind both eyes (Fig. 2); postocular setae acute, shorter than postocular tubercles. Pronotum elongate, narrowed at apex, with median longitudinal ridge; epimeral and posteroangular setae long and slender, remaining major setae not longer than discal setae. Mesonotal median division complete (Fig. 15). Metanotum reticulate, but anteromedian triangular area less strongly reticulate. Prosternal basantra absent, ferna elongate with truncate apex (Fig. 9); mesopresternum of two small triangles; metathoracic sternopleural sutures short, scarcely extending beyond hind margin of coxal cavity. Fore tarsus with long and robust tooth, fore tibia inner apex with stout tubercle. Fore wing broad, parallel sided, with more than 20 duplicated cilia, terminal cilia short, sub-basal setae short. Pelta reticulate, wider than long; tergites II – V each with two pairs of sigmoid wing-retaining setae placed laterally, these setae weaker or absent on VI – VII; tergite IX setae long and pale, anal setae on X long and dark brown. Measurements. (Holotype female in microns) Body length 3900. Head, length 500; width across eyes 300; width to apex of tubercles 400; postocular setae (left / right) 75 / 30. Pronotum, length 550; width 550; epimeral setae (of paratype) 125; posteroangular setae (of paratype) 150. Fore wing, length 1800; sub-basal setae 40 – 50. Tergite IX setae S 1 230, S 2 255; tube length 250. Antennal segments III-VIII length: 145; 115; 100; 95; 90; 35. Specimens studied. Holotype female, Western Australia, Mullewa [400 km north of Perth], from Acacia ampliata?, 24. ii. 2004 (David Morris), in Australian National Insect Collection. Paratype female, Western Australia, Paynes Find [420 km northeast of Perth], from Acacia minyura, 15. ii. 2004 (David Morris).	en	Mound, Laurence A., Tree, Desley J. (2025): Intra-generic diversity in Paracholeothrips, an Australian genus of domicilebuilding phlaeothripine Thysanoptera on Acacia phyllodes. Zootaxa 5719 (1): 139-145, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5719.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5719.1.9
10085317FFD6FFEBFF17FB52FAB4F838.taxon	discussion	Comments. Although this species shares many character states with its congeners, the form of the head is unique. The most similar species is P. gracilis, particularly in the structure of the pronotum. Moreover, large females of gracilis also have a small tubercle behind each eye, but the fore tarsal tooth is much longer and more slender.	en	Mound, Laurence A., Tree, Desley J. (2025): Intra-generic diversity in Paracholeothrips, an Australian genus of domicilebuilding phlaeothripine Thysanoptera on Acacia phyllodes. Zootaxa 5719 (1): 139-145, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5719.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5719.1.9
10085317FFD0FFECFF17FB52FA84F9CA.taxon	description	(Figs 5, 10)	en	Mound, Laurence A., Tree, Desley J. (2025): Intra-generic diversity in Paracholeothrips, an Australian genus of domicilebuilding phlaeothripine Thysanoptera on Acacia phyllodes. Zootaxa 5719 (1): 139-145, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5719.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5719.1.9
10085317FFD0FFEDFF17F921FEB7FA6E.taxon	description	(Figs 3, 6, 11, 14, 16, 18 – 21) Female macroptera. With most of the generic character states indicated above. Body dark brown, fore tibiae and fore tarsi paler; antennal segments brownish-yellow and variably slightly shaded on apical third; major setae pale but anals slightly shaded; fore wings pale. Antennal segments III – IV with sense cones short and stout (Fig. 14), V – VI with apex ventrally bearing several small sense cones; segment VIII short and broadly joined to VII. Head exceptionally long, eyes large, genae convex but scarcely constricted at base (Fig. 3); postocular setae distant from eyes. Pronotum long and slender, narrowed at apex, with median longitudinal ridge (Fig. 6); epimeral and posteroangular setae well-developed but not long, remaining major setae not longer than discal setae. Mesonotal median division weak and variable, sometimes incomplete at anterior (Fig. 16). Metanotum reticulate medially, except on anteromedian triangular area. Prosternal basantra absent, ferna elongate with long pointed apex, sometimes partially fused medially (Fig. 11); mesopresternum of two very small sclerites; metathoracic sternopleural sutures long, extending almost to posterior margins of metasternum (Fig. 19). Fore tarsus with stout, robust, tooth (Fig. 20); fore tibia short, inner apex with small tubercle. Fore wing broad, parallel sided, with more than 24 duplicated cilia, terminal cilia short, sub-basal setae short. Pelta reticulate, long and slender (Fig. 18); tergites II – VI each with two pairs of sigmoid wing-retaining setae placed laterally, these setae weaker or absent on VII; tergite IX setae shorter than tube; fustis short, about 1.5 times as long as wide (Fig. 21); tube about half as long as head. Measurements. (Holotype female in microns) Body length 4200. Head, length 450; width across genae 150. Pronotum, length 450; width 300; epimeral setae 120; posteroangular setae 30. Fore wing, length 1700; sub-basal setae 50, 30. Tergite IX setae S 1 145, S 2 155; tube length 250. Antennal segments III – VIII length: 78; 75; 75; 78; 55; 25. Male macroptera. Similar in structure to females but head and pronotum less elongate, prosternal basantra also slightly shorter with apex rounded. Sternite VIII without pore plate; tergite IX setae S 2 about two-thirds as long as setae S 1. Teneral males much paler than mature adults. Specimens studied. Holotype female, Queensland, nr Esk, from phyllode gall on Acacia fasciculifera, 4. vii. 2025 (DJ Tree 2124), in Australian National Insect Collection. Paratypes. With same data as holotype, 11 females each taken in a separate gall. Queensland, two sites 60 km northwest of Brisbane: Glamorgan Vale, 6 females 1 male from phyllode galls on Acacia fasciculifera, 21. vii. 2025, (DJ Tree 2125); Lark Hill, 1 female 3 males from phyllode galls on Acacia fasciculifera, 21. vii. 2025 (DJ Tree 2127), in Australian National Insect Collection and Queensland Primary Industries Insect Collection.	en	Mound, Laurence A., Tree, Desley J. (2025): Intra-generic diversity in Paracholeothrips, an Australian genus of domicilebuilding phlaeothripine Thysanoptera on Acacia phyllodes. Zootaxa 5719 (1): 139-145, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5719.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5719.1.9
10085317FFD0FFEDFF17F921FEB7FA6E.taxon	discussion	Comments. There are several character states that distinguish this species from its congeners: Head slender, 2.5 times as long as wide and not sharply constricted at base; pronotum long and narrow, not extending across prothorax (Fig. 6); prosternal ferna long with apex acute; anterior of mesonotal median division incomplete or weakly complete; metathoracic sternopleural sutures very long; pelta longer than wide. Despite these differences that at first sight appear to be distinctive, the head in other species of Paracholeothrips varies in length as do the metathoracic sternopleural sutures and the prosternal ferna (Figs 7 – 12). In neither P. mulgae nor P. gracilis is the pronotum transverse but is similarly elongate as in the new species. However, the pronotal sclerite of P. phillipsi is much narrower than in any other member of the genus (Fig. 6). Each of the females in the type series was taken separately, in low numbers in varying shaped galls, including pea-pod shaped galls and twisted / dimply galls. No glued phyllodes, new or old, were seen on any of the sampled trees, despite thoroughly searching over several months. The number of specimens found makes it unlikely that these have drifted in from other Acacia trees nearby. Another possibility is that the specimens represent an overwintering population, and that they glue together pairs of phyllodes in pairs in a different season. At present there is no evidence whether the species invades or induces these phyllode galls. But it appears that this species may, within Paracholeothrips, be as unusual in its biology as in its body structure.	en	Mound, Laurence A., Tree, Desley J. (2025): Intra-generic diversity in Paracholeothrips, an Australian genus of domicilebuilding phlaeothripine Thysanoptera on Acacia phyllodes. Zootaxa 5719 (1): 139-145, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5719.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5719.1.9
10085317FFD1FFEDFF17F984FF1DF83F.taxon	description	(Figs 4, 12, 17)	en	Mound, Laurence A., Tree, Desley J. (2025): Intra-generic diversity in Paracholeothrips, an Australian genus of domicilebuilding phlaeothripine Thysanoptera on Acacia phyllodes. Zootaxa 5719 (1): 139-145, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5719.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5719.1.9
