Podothrips odonaspicola (Kurosawa)

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 : 45

Podothrips odonaspicola (Kurosawa)

( Figs 5 , 140–141 , 255 )

Haplothrips (Hindsiana) odonaspicola Kurosawa, 1937: 266 .

This species was described from Japan, where it commonly occurs under the leaf sheath of some bamboo species, e.g. Pleioblastus chino , P. simonii and Sasa niponica , associated with Odonaspis species ( Diaspididae ). Subsequently, it has been recorded from the Andaman Islands ( Sen 1980), West Bengal, India ( Sen et al. 1988) and Sichuan, China ( Dang et al., 2019). Unfortunately, the specimens from these localities are unavailable for this study. This species is somewhat similar to P. gracilicornis sp. nov. from Thailand, and their difference is discussed under that species. Okajima (2006) provided a full description of this species.

Specimens examined. Japan, Honshu, many females and males (detailed data omitted, see Okajima 2006).

Figures

FIGURES 1–5. Stenchaetothrips pleioblasti, female 1–2: (1) dark form; (2) bicolored form. Mychiothrips fruticola: (3) a female on bamboo leaf. Aleurodothrips fasciapennis: (4) a female on bamboo leaf (the median dark portion of abdomen is slightly lifting up and somewhat similar to the movement of certain ant). Podothrips odonaspicola: (5) a female on bamboo stem with a coccid female (peeling off the leaf sheath).

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.

FIGURES 254–257. Fore wing, female. (254) Okajimathrips borealis sp. nov.; (255) Podothrips odonaspicola; (256) Praepodothrips indicus; (257) Yurikoazamiuma bidens gen. et sp. nov.