Konothrips, Bhatti, 1990

Goldarazena, Arturo, Mitchell, Adam & Hance, Thierry, 2017, Konothrips polychaeta sp. n. from Delaware, North America, with a key to the three species of this genus, Zootaxa 4341 (3), pp. 445-450 : 449

Key to species of Konothrips

1. Invaginations of mesosternal furca separated by distance equal to 0.3–0.4 of the mesothoracic coxae width; ovipositor with sparse teeeth ............................................................................................................................................................................................ colei

-. Invaginations of mesosternal furcal arms separated by distance equal to width of mesothoracic coxae; ovipositor without teeth ... ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2

2. Abdominal submarginal sculpture orientated longitudinally; mesonotum and metanotum not completely covered with stout conical setae; abdominal tergites without stout conical setae .......................................................................................................... tuttlei

- Abdominal submarginal sculpture not orientated longitudinally; mesonotum and metanotum completely covered with stout conical setae; abdominal tergites with stout conical setae medially ................................................................................ polychaeta sp.n.