Podothrips regina, 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 : 2971

Podothrips regina sp. nov.

Female macroptera. Bicoloured, head, antennal segment I, and thorax dark brown, also all femora and abdominal segments VI–X; abdominal segments I–IV yellow, V yellow shaded with brown; tibiae, tarsi, and antennal segments II–VIII yellow. Structure typical of group, all major setae capitate except S3 on tergites VII and IX; three capitate sub-basal wing setae; tergite VII with anterior pair of wing-retaining setae small and sigmoid but posterior pair small and straight.

Measurements of holotype female (in M m). Body length 1750. Head, length 186; median width 150; postocular setae 28. Pronotum, length 178; width 232; major setae am 3, aa 16, ml 3, epim 36, pa 32. Fore wing length 710; sub-basal setae 18, 22, 24. Tergite IX setae S1 50, S2 75, S3 100? Tube length 96; basal width 58; anal setae 180. Antennal segments III– VIII length 46, 44, 36, 40, 40, 28.

Material examined

Holotype ♀ macroptera: Queensland, Dalby, Lake Broadwater , from roadside grasses, 19 July 1995 (LAM 2774) . Paratypes: 1♀ collected with holotype; Queensland, 15 km S of Charters Towers , 1♀ from roadside grasses, 2 July 1995.

Non-paratypes: Northern Territory, Elliott , 2 „ from grasses, 24 July 1993 .

Comments

Very similar to P. australis in structure, apart from the fore wing sub-basal setae and lack of metathoracic sternopleural sutures, this species is readily distinguished by the colour of the body and legs. The two males excluded as paratypes have the anterior abdominal segments more extensively shaded brown.