Haplothrips andresi Priesner, 1931

Minaei, Kambiz & Mound, Laurence A., 2008, The Thysanoptera Haplothripini (Insecta: Phlaeothripidae) of Iran, Journal of Natural History 42 (41 - 42), pp. 2617-2658 : 2637

Haplothrips andresi Priesner

Haplothrips andresi Priesner, 1931, p. 270 .

Described from Egypt, and recorded by Priesner (1964) from ‘‘N. Africa, Sinai, Palestine’’, this species was recorded from Iran on the basis of one female and one male on leaves of Berberis sp. ( Alavi and Kamali 2003). No specimens have been examined by the present authors, and the following diagnosis is derived from Priesner (1931, 1965).

Diagnosis

Body and legs dark brown to black, fore tibiae yellow towards apex, outer margins dark, middle and hind tibiae dark, distal apex pale yellow; all tarsi pale yellow; antennal segment II a little paler at apex, III yellow, IV–VI yellow in basal twothirds; major setae on head, thorax and base of forewings dark. Head slightly longer than broad with postocular setae well developed, a little shorter than the eyes, blunt or capitate; head with maxillary stylets 0.26–0.31 of head width apart, retracted to postocular setae. Antennal segment III with one sensorium. Pronotum with five pairs of blunt setae; antero-marginals well developed. Fore tarsus without tooth (cf. Figures 4, 5, 7 ). Mesopresternum boat shaped. Forewing with 10–12 duplicated cilia; sub-basal setae S1 and S2 capitate, S3 pointed. Pelta triangular. Tergite IX setae S1, S2 and S3 pointed. Tube short. Male smaller, fore tarsi with small tooth.

Figures

Figures 1–9. (1) Dolicholepta micrura female head and prosternum; (2–3) Haplothrips kermanensis head and pronotum – 2: female; 3: male; (4) H. globiceps female head and pronotum; (5) H. ganglbaueri female fore leg; (6) H. maroccanus male fore leg; (7) H. subtilissimus female head and pronotum; (8–9) H. tritici fore leg – 8: female from Noorabad on barley; 9: male from Karaj on wheat.