Neohydatothrips tabulifer (Priesner) Wang, 2007

Wang, Chin-Ling, 2007, Hydatothrips and Neohydatothrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) of East and South Asia with three new species from Taiwan, Zootaxa 1575 (1), pp. 47-68 : 65-67

Neohydatothrips tabulifer (Priesner) comb. n.

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Sericothrips tabulifer Priesner, 1935: 351 .

Hydatothrips (Neohydatothrips) tabulifer (Priesner) ; Kudo, 1997: 343.

Female macropterous: Body bicolored, abdominal tergites II, III & VI with clear lateral oval or semielliptical brownish areas; antennal segments I–III, basal 2/3 of IV, and basal 1/2 of V yellow, apicex of IV & V and segments VI–VIII brown; forewing brown with a sub-basal transparent band. Occipital apodeme touching posterior margin of eyes; ocellar setae III situated in front of posterior ocelli, outside ocellar triangle. Pronotum outside of blotch with reticulate striae, blotch with transverse striae, weak wrinkles between striae. Forewing second vein without setae. Abdominal tergites II–VI posteromarginal comb complete, minute medially, tergites VII and VIII posterior comb complete, shorter medially on VII.

Specimens examined: JAPAN, Iriomote , 3 females, 2 males on Glochidion lanceolatum , 20-vii-1932, col. S. Minowa. TAIWAN, Taipei, Shih-ding , 1 female, 2 males on Eucalyptus robusta ; 23-ix-1993 ; Taichung, Wufeng , 1 female, 1 male on wooden tree; 23-viii-1993 ; 1 male, Taichung, Kukuan , 1 male on Morus sp. , 18-ix-1992 .

Figures

FIGURE 11. Neohydatothrips tabulifer: A. head; B. pronotum; C. meso- and metanotum; D. abdominal tergites II & III; E. tergites VI-VIII (with dots to show the brown color).