Podothrips ritchiei, Mound & Minaei, 2007

Mound, Laurence A. & Minaei, Kambiz, 2007, Australian thrips of the Haplothrips lineage (Insecta: Thysanoptera), Journal of Natural History 41 (45 - 48), pp. 2919-2978 : 2972

Podothrips ritchiei sp. nov.

Female macroptera. Bicoloured, head and abdominal segments VI–X brown, pronotum yellow with anterior margin lightly shaded, pterothorax and abdominal segments I–V yellow (Figure 70); antennal segment I brown, rest yellow. Structure typical of group, except postocular, pronotal posteroangular, and tergite VIII S1 setae all acute, remaining major setae capitate; tergite IX major setae long and acute, tergite VII with S3 setae long and acute; tergites III–V each with two pairs of sigmoid wing-retaining setae of which each anterior pair is small; tergites II, VI, and VII with these setae short and straight. Fore wing with one short and one minute sub-basal setae.

Measurements of holotype female (in M m). Body length 2200. Head, length 200; median width 150; postocular setae 40. Pronotum, length 170; width 185; major setae am 5, aa 15, ml 5, epim 45, pa 35. Fore wing length 750; sub-basal setae 8,?, 18. Tergite IX setae S1 80, S2 100, S3 75. Tube length 120; basal width 65; anal setae 150? Antennal segments III–VIII length 40, 43, 40, 40, 45, 25.

Material examined

Holotype ♀ macroptera: Northern Territory, Dunmarra, from base of Spinifex grasses, 24 July 1993 (LAM 2510) . Paratypes: 5♀ taken with holotype.

Comments

Similar in colour pattern to P. websteri , but with the abdomen slightly less extensively yellow, this species also differs in having several pairs of major setae acute not capitate.