Paithrips circularis Nonaka & Jangvitaya, 1994

Singha, Devkant, Patidar, Abhishek, Kumar, Vikas & Tyagi, Kaomud, 2021, A new species of Mycterothrips Trybom (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) from India with new record of the genus Paithrips Nonaka & Jangvitaya, Zootaxa 5048 (1), pp. 135-140 : 139

Paithrips circularis Nonaka & Jangvitaya, 1994 ( Figs 10–11 )

Described from Malaysia on bamboo, this thripinae species is recorded from India for the first time, and was identified based on the original description. The species can be recognized by: yellow body with light brown head; antennal segment I, apical half of IV–V brown. Fore wing light brown with 3 pale areas. Head wider than long. Mouth cone short and rounded. Pronotum with transverse anastomosing striae along with some small circles near lateral margin in posterior third. Mesonotum with transverse anastomosing striation medially. Metanotum reticulated; median pair of setae behind anterior margin. Fore wing first vein with 7 basal setae, 2-3 apical setae, posteromarginal cilia wavy. Abdominal tergites II–VIII with weakly transverse lines anteriorly; VIII without posteromarginal comb; X without median slit. Male with a pair of posteromarginal drepanae on abdominal tergite IX. Sternites III–VIII with discrete small pore areas.

Material studied. India: Kerala, Wayanad , 2 males, 3 females on bamboo, 5.i.2019 (Iftikar Rahman), Accession number OK165453 to OK165458 .

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FIGURES 10-11: Paithrips circularis (10) Female; (11) Male.