Amalothrips noorazlani, Ng, Y. F., 2015

Ng, Y. F., 2015, A new species of Amalothrips Ananthakhrishnan from Malaysia, with first description of male, Zootaxa 4032 (2), pp. 246-250 : 247-249

Amalothrips noorazlani sp. n.

( Figs 1–15 )

Female macropterous. Body pale including antennae, legs and wings, except extreme tip of abdominal segment X brown. Head wider than long, strongly projecting in front of eyes; ocellar setae I and II present, III arises outside ocellar triangle; two pairs of postocular setae adjacent to eye margins; mouth-cone short not reaching to middle of pronotum; maxillary palps 3–segmented; compound eyes without pigmented ommatidia; antennae 8–segmented, segment I without dorsoapical setae, segment II without CPS and also without rows of microtrichia on both sides, segments III and IV each with a simple sense cone; III–VI with three to five rows of microtrichia on both sides. Pronotum longer than wide, with fine transverse striae and about 18 discal setae; anteroangular margin sharply constricted, without anteroangular setae; posterior margin with one pair of posteroangular setae and five pairs of posteromarginal setae ( Fig. 4 ). Mesonotum with a pair of anteromedian CPS, with strong transverse striae medially, median setae arising ahead of posterior margin and submedian setae at posterior margin. Metanotum with a few transverse striae on anterior, with irregular longitudinal lines on median posterior areas, straight longitudinal lines laterally; median setae arising far behind anterior margin, submedian setae situated near to anterior margin, without a pair of CPS. Ferna attaching at tip and not divided; basantra degenerate without any setae; mesosternum with about 12 minute setae, endofurca without spinula; metasternum with about 8 minute setae, endofurca without spinula ( Fig. 11 ). Fore wing first vein with 3 + 3 setae on proximal half, 3 setae distally; second vein with 4 setae; clavus with four veinal setae, without discal setae; posteromarginal fringe cilia wavy.

Fore femora slightly enlarged; all tarsi 2–segmented. Abdominal tergites with at least 5 irregular transverse striae across each segment; posterior margin with craspedum; tergite VIII posterior margin without fringe of microtrichia; tergites IX with a pair of anterior CPS; abdominal sternites with at least 5 irregular transverse striae across each segment; posterior margin with lobed craspedum, VII with lobed craspedum reduced; sternite II with 2 pairs of posteromarginal setae; segments III–VII with 3 pairs of posteromarginal setae, segment VII with S1and S2 arising close together at margin ( Fig. 9 ).

Measurements (female in microns). Distended body length 1260; head length 86, width across cheeks 119, vertex length 18–20; pronotum median length 156, width 145; metascutal median setae 16, submedian setae 16; fore wing length 625, segments I–VIII length (width) as follows: 18 (24), 34 (22), 41 (14), 43 (15), 43(15), 53 (14), 8 (6), 11 (4).

Male. Male similar to female, except as follows: Antennal segment I enlarged, segments III −IV with about 6 rows of microtrichia; posterior margin of tergites IV −VII with toothed craspedum laterally, tergite VIII with complete toothed craspedum ( Fig. 13 ); segment IX with a pair of drepanae ( Fig. 15 ); fore wing first vein with 7 proximal setae and 3 distal setae, second vein with 3 setae; abdominal sternites IV −VIII with lobed craspedum ( Fig. 14 ).

Measurements (male in microns). Distended body length 1100; head length 100, width across cheeks 115, vertex length 19–20; pronotum median length 149, width 128; metascutal median setae 13, submedian setae 18; fore wing length 612; antennal length 245, segments I–VIII length (width) as follows: 18 (3), 36 (16), 46 (14), 43 (14),42(14), 43 (12), 7 (5), 10 (3).

Material studied. Holotype ♀: MALAYSIA, Selangor, Kota Damansara Forest Reserve, on grass, 19.iv.2011 (Ng, Y.F.& Eow, L.X.) (in CISUKM). Paratypes: one male collected with holotype; one male collected on Carica papaya flower, Kedah, Gunung Raya, Langkawi, 19.i.2011 (Ng, Y.F.& Eow, L.X.) (In CISUKM and ANIC)

Etymology. This new species Amalothrips noorazalani sp. n. is dedicated to the honorary Professor Datuk Dr. Noor Azlan Ghazali, vice chancellor of the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 2. Amalothrips noorazlani sp. n: (1) Female; (2) Male.

FIGURES 3 – 12. Amalothrips noorazlani sp. n: (3) Head; (4) Pronotum; (5) Antennal segments I − VIII; (6) Antennal segment III; (7) Meso- and metanotum; (8) Female abdominal tergites III – V; (9) Sternites V – VII, female; (10) Head and prosternum; (11) Meso- and metasterna; (12) Fore wing.

FIGURES 13 – 15. Amalothrips noorazlani sp. n: (13) Male abdominal tergites VI – VIII; (14) Sternites V – VII, male; (15) Male drepanea.