Bamboosiella Ananthakrishnan, 1957

Mound, Laurence A. & Minaei, Kambiz, 2007, Australian thrips of the Haplothrips lineage (Insecta: Thysanoptera), Journal of Natural History 41 (45 - 48), pp. 2919-2978 : 2932-2933

Bamboosiella Ananthakrishnan

Bamboosiella Ananthakrishnan 1957, p 65 . Type species: Bamboosiella bicoloripes Ananthakrishnan.

Antillothrips Stannard 1957, p 35 . Type species: Antillothrips graminatus Stannard.

This genus was treated by Pitkin (1973, 1976, 1977), under the synonymic name Antillothrips , as being related to Haplothrips . However, it seems more likely to be a member of the ‘‘ Phlaeothrips -lineage’’ ( Okajima 2006), because the expanded base of the pelta is unlike that of any member of the Haplothripini , the maxillary bridge is not developed, and the prosternal basantra are very weakly developed or entirely absent. In total, 27 species are listed in the genus, mostly from South-East Asia ( Okajima 1995), with one species widespread around the world in association with various Poaceae , and two known from Australia.

Recognition

Body bicoloured, maxillary stylets short and scarcely retracted anterior to postoccipital ridge; antennae eight-segmented, III with two sensoria, IV with three sensoria; fore tarsus without tooth; fore wings usually without duplicated cilia; tergite IX setae S1 as long as tube; male without sternal glandular area.

Key to Bamboosiella species from Australia

1. Abdominal segments VIII–IX dark brown; pronotal anteromarginal setae capitate and as long as anteroangulars............... cingulata

– Abdominal segments VIII–IX as yellow as IV–V; pronotal anteromarginal setae acute and shorter than anteroangulars............. australis