Firmothrips firmus (Uzel)

Masumoto, Masami & Okajima, Shûji, 2020, The genus Parabaliothrips Priesner (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) with three new species from Japan and Taiwan, and two new records of related genera from Japan, Zootaxa 4838 (4), pp. 566-580 : 578

Firmothrips firmus (Uzel)

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Oxythrips firma Uzel, 1895: 138 .

The genus Firmothrips includes a single species, and this is widespread in the Palaearctic Region (Milab-balou et al., 2014; Zhang et al., 2018). Wang et al. (2019) suggested this genus might be sister group of Kakothrips . Abdominal tergites V–VII of firmus lack ctenidia, and tergite VIII is often with no or very weak ctenidia.

Specimens examined. JAPAN, Hokkaido: Asahikawa-shi, Chikabumi, 3 females on Vicia cracca [ Fabaceae ], 14.vii.2006, T. Nonaka (TUA). BOHEMIA: 5 females, unknown details of data, Uzel (NHM). CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Slovakia, 1 female on Vicia cracca , 30.v.1964, V. F. Eastop (NHM). SWEDEN: NN. Rada Sin, Sjögeränd, 1 male on Potentilla erecta [ Rosaceae ], U. Qvick, 9.vi.1974 (NHM).

Figures

FIGURES 1–8. Frankliniella genus-group. (1) Firmothrips firmus. Iridothrips mariae 2–3: (2) Female; (3) Male. Parabaliothrips betulaceae n. sp. 4–5: (4) Female; (5) Male. (6) P. brevisetosus n. sp. P. robustus n. sp. 7–8: (7) Female; (8) Male.