Nesothrips propinquus ( Bagnall, 1916: 408 )

Eow, Li-Xin, 2014, Australian species of spore-feeding Thysanoptera in the genera Carientothrips and Nesothrips (Thysanoptera: Idolothripinae), Zootaxa 3821 (2), pp. 193-221 : 219

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3821.2.2
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4920307
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scientific name	Nesothrips propinquus ( Bagnall, 1916: 408 )
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Nesothrips propinquus ( Bagnall, 1916: 408)

( Figs 51 View FIGURES 47–55 , 57 View FIGURES 56–61 , 68 View FIGURES 62–68 )

This species is widespread along the old sailing ship route between New Zealand, Australia and Europe, and Mound & Walker (1986) suggest that it came originally from New Zealand. It is common across Australia in grass tussocks, particularly in southern Australia, although it has been taken in eastern Queensland as far north as the Torres Strait Islands. However, macropterae seem rare in Australia. Amongst the Australian species of Nesothrips , this species is usually distinguishable by the ventral prolongation of the eyes. Several synonyms are indicated in ThripsWiki (2014).

Diagnosis. Usually apterous, body brown, abdomen darker than head and thorax; antennal segments I–V often yellow, but III–V variably shaded toward apex, VI–VIII brown; mid and hind legs usually yellow to brownish yellow. Head wider than long; postocellar setae acute, close to tangent between posterior margin of hind ocelli; postocular setae acute to weakly blunt, eyes ventrally with entire posterior margin prolonged ( Figs 57 View FIGURES 56–61 , 68 View FIGURES 62–68 ); ocelli small but often absent; maxillary stylets widely spaced, V-shaped ( Fig. 51 View FIGURES 47–55 ); maxillary palp segment I as long as wide, segment II about 3 times as long as I. Pronotum with 5 pairs of major pointed setae, am small, notopleural sutures complete ( Fig. 51 View FIGURES 47–55 ); mesopresternum boat-shaped but partly eroded ( Fig. 68 View FIGURES 62–68 ); metathoracic sternopleural sutures present, curved. Mesonotum and metanotum transverse, metanotum with no sculpture medially. Pelta variable, median lobe broadly rounded with lateral lobes either connected or not connected; tergites III–VII wingretaining setae small and straight, with transverse row of about 10 discal setae; tergite IX setae short and acute, about 0.6 as long as tube, S3 longest. Major male with large pronotum, swollen fore femora, stout fore tarsal tooth.