Azaleothrips

Mound, Laurence A. & Tree, Desley J., 2015, Fungus-feeding Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripinae of the Idiothrips genus-group in Australia, with nine new species, Zootaxa 4034 (2), pp. 325-341 : 327

Azaleothrips species from Australia

1. Head without major postocular setae, head width slightly greater than length ( Fig. 5 )....................... lixinae sp.n.

-. Head with paired capitate postocular setae; head width less than length.......................................... 2

2. Postocular setae with apex as wide as the setal length................................................... perniger

-. Postocular setae 3 to 5 times longer than apical width......................................................... 3

3. Antennal segments III and IV each with two sense cones................................................. moundi

-. Antennal segment III with 3 sense cones, IV with 4 sense cones............................................ lepidus

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 8. Idiothrips genus-group from Australia. Antennae 1 – 4: (1) Idiothrips bellus from Iran; (2) Azaleothrips lixinae; (3) Stictothrips namadji; (4) Strepterothrips verruculus. Azaleothrips lixinae 5 – 8: (5) head; (6) pelta and tergites; (7) tergites VII – IX and tube; (8) pronotum and metanotum.