Thrips quilicii Bournier

Mound, Laurence A., 2010, Species of the Genus Thrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) from the Afro-tropical Region, Zootaxa 2423, pp. 1-24 : 14

Thrips quilicii Bournier

Thrips quilicii Bournier, 2000: 100

Described from a long series of both sexes at various sites on La Réunion, two female paratypes have been studied (Bassin Martin, under Citrus sinensis in Moericke trap, ix.1987 & x.1987). The species is similar in structure to T. tabaci in many character states, including the comb on tergite VIII ( Fig. 48 ). However, it lacks microtrichia on the pleurotergites and laterally on the tergites, tergite IX bears an anterior pair of campaniform sensilla, the metanotum is more clearly reticulate ( Fig. 45 ), and the pronotum has more discal setae.

Diagnosis. Body mainly yellow, antennal segments II, IV and VI–VII brown, III and V yellow but V brown in apical third; wings pale; major setae on pronotum and abdominal segments III–X dark brown. Ocellar setae III no longer than length of an ocellus, arising on margin of ocellar triangle close to fore ocellus; postocular setae I and III small, II and IV minute. Pronotum with about 30 weak discal setae. Metanotum with elongate reticles medially, campaniform sensilla present ( Fig. 45 ). Tergal sculpture lines extending to campaniform sensilla, VIII with comb of long fine microtrichia ( Fig. 48 ).

Figures

FIGURES 44 – 56. Thrips species. (44) quadridentatus, paralectotype metanotum. (45) quilici, paratype metanotum. (46) rufescens, paratype metanotum. (47) rufescens, paratype tergite VIII. (48) quilici, paratype tergite VIII. (49) solari, holotype head & pronotum. (50) solari, mesonotum & metanotum. (51) solari, tergites VII – VIII. (52) simplex, metanotum. (53) tenellus, sternites VI – VII. (54) tabaci, pleurotergite. (55) subnudula, sternites VI – VII. (56) subnudula, tergites VII – VIII.