Thrips hawaiiensis (Morgan)

Mound, Laurence A., 2010, Species of the Genus Thrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) from the Afro-tropical Region, Zootaxa 2423, pp. 1-24 : 9

Thrips hawaiiensis (Morgan)

Euthrips hawaiiensis Morgan, 1913: 3

Closely related to T. florum (see Bhatti, 1999), this widespread and common species has many synonyms in various parts of the tropics. Although not seen commonly from Africa, specimens have been studied from Nigeria, and it is also recorded from La Réunion ( Bournier, 2000).

Diagnosis. Colour variable, body sometimes brown but usually bicoloured, head and thorax paler than brown abdomen; legs yellowish; antennal segment III yellow; forewing brown with base paler. Antennae 7- or 8-segmented. Ocellar setae III stout, just outside ocellar triangle. Pronotum with 2 pairs of long posteroangular setae. Mesonotum with lines of sculpture around anterior campaniform sensilla. Metanotal sculpture longitudinal medially, transverse at anterior; median setae at anterior margin ( Fig. 20 ); campaniform sensilla almost always present. Forewing first vein with 3 setae on distal half; clavus with subapical seta shorter than apical seta. Tergite VIII with comb complete medially, microtrichia small and irregular; pleurotergites without discal setae; sternal discal setae in transverse row varying from 10 to 25.

Figures

FIGURES 13 – 23. Thrips species. gowdeyi 13 – 19: (13) head & pronotum; (14) antenna; (15) mesonotum & metanotum; (16) metanotum of umtali holotype; (17) metanotum of small female; (18) metanotum and clavus; (19) sternites V – VII. (20) hawaiiensis, mesonotum & metanotum. Thrips meruensis (holmi holotype) 21 – 23: (21) metanotum; (22) forewing; (23) tergite VIII.