Carientothrips vesper Mound, 1974 a: 35

Eow, Li-Xin, 2014, Australian species of spore-feeding Thysanoptera in the genera Carientothrips and Nesothrips (Thysanoptera: Idolothripinae), Zootaxa 3821 (2), pp. 193-221 : 210-211

Carientothrips vesper Mound, 1974 a: 35

( Figs 15 , 26 , 39 )

This species from Western Australia is distinguished from the eastern Australian species reedi only by the longer antennae ( Fig. 26 ) and more clearly capitate major setae. It was described from a single female collected at Manjimup, but a further male and female have since been collected from Dwellingup. The pelta ( Fig. 39 ) is similar to that of acti .

Diagnosis. Apterous, weakly bicoloured with head and thorax paler than brown abdomen, legs brownish yellow; head longer than wide, scarcely projecting in front of eyes, vertex smooth medially except near posterior margin, maxillary stylets retracted to eyes and close together ( Fig. 15 ); maxillary palp segment I 2.5 times as long as wide, segment II rather shorter with stout terminal sensorium; eyes well developed dorsally but small ventrally with only 4–5 visible ommatidia; postocellar finely acute, postocular setae capitate. Pronotal am setae short and acute, the other 4 pairs long and capitate; notopleural sutures incomplete. Metanotum reticulate, with about 8 minor setae anteromedially. Pelta broad with truncate apex; tergites III–VI with about 20 small discal setae in transverse row, wing-retaining setae minute; tergite IX setae capitate and shorter than tube. Male with fore tarsal tooth.

Figures

FIGURES 10–15. Carientothrips species. Head: (10) horni, (11) calami, (12) semirufus, (13) snowi, (14) palumai, (15) vesper.

FIGURES 21–30. Carientothrips species. Tergites VIII–X (tube): (21) snowi. Tergites IX–X (tube): (22) miskoi female, (23) calami. Antenna segments III–VIII: (24) horni, (25) reedi, (26) vesper, (27) magnetis, (28) pedicillus. Antennal segments III–IV: (29) acti, (30) pictilis.

FIGURES 37–43. Carientothrips species. Metathorax and pelta: (37) horni, (38) acti, (39) vesper, (40) loisthus, (41) semirufus. Pelta: (42) palumai, (43) miskoi.