Podothrips bellatulus Okajima

Okajima, Shûji & Masumoto, Masami, 2025, Some Poaceae-inhabiting Phlaeothripinae (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae) in East Asia, with descriptions of six new genera and 18 new species, Zootaxa 5726 (1), pp. 1-68 : 37

Podothrips bellatulus Okajima

( Figs 134–135 )

Podothrips bellatulus Okajima, 1978: 29 .

This species was described from Phuket Island, South Thailand, based on one female and one male. However, a good number of additional specimens listed below have been collected subsequently mostly from the type locality. In the original description, Okajima described the metathorax as brown anterolaterally and abdominal tergites III–V each with a brown anterior marking ( Fig. 134 ). However, in the additional specimens examined the metanotum is often largely brown and tergites VI–VII also often have a weak marking. This species is very similar to P. femoralis from Yunnan, China, in having the fore wing without duplicated cilia and similar body color. However, bellatulus has antennal segment IV with (1+1) sense cones ((1+1 +1) sense cones in femoralis ), and the prothoracic posteroangular setae usually pointed (expanded in femoralis ).

Specimens examined. Thailand, holotype female and paratype ( allotype) male, Phuket, on bamboo, 19.viii.1976, SO; Phuket, Phuket Hill, on bamboo, 6 females and 5 males, 27.viii.1991, 6 females and 2 males, 9.ix.1992, TN & SO; 4 females and 1 male, Phuket, Gu gu suri Road , on bamboo, 24.viii.1991, TN & SO; Phuket, nr. Rawai Beach , on bamboo, 38 females and 22 males, 26.viii.1991, 7 females & 6 males, 15.ix.1992, TN & SO; 1 male, nr. Kanchanaburi, on bamboo, 30.viii.1991, TN & SO .

Figures

FIGURES 134–143. Podothrips species, female. P. bellatulus 134–135: (134) whole body; (135) head. P. bicolor 136–137: (136) whole body; (137) head. P. luteus 138–139: (138) whole body; (139) head. P. odonaspicola 140–141: (140) whole body; (141) head. P. sasacola 142–143: (142) whole body; (143) head.