Carientothrips magnetis Mound, 1974 a: 30

Eow, Li-Xin, 2014, Australian species of spore-feeding Thysanoptera in the genera Carientothrips and Nesothrips (Thysanoptera: Idolothripinae), Zootaxa 3821 (2), pp. 193-221 : 206

Carientothrips magnetis Mound, 1974 a: 30

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A long-headed member of the complex mentioned above under acti , this species remains known only from one female collected in Queensland, near Townsville. This is a rather pale specimen that is possible not fully mature .

Diagnosis. Micropterous, light brown with yellowish legs; head longer than wide, postocellar and postocular setae long and weakly capitate; stylets about 0.5 of head width apart and retracted to postocular setae; maxillary palp segment I twice as long as wide, segment II slightly longer than I; antennae slender ( Fig. 27 ). Pronotal am setae acute, more than 0.5 times as long as aa setae, notopleural sutures complete. Metanotum with 1 pair of small setae in front of median setal pair. Pelta broad with large median lobe; tergites III–VI with median transverse row of 15–20 small setae, wing-retaining setae minute; tube shorter than head.

Figures

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.