Carientothrips species

Eow, Li-Xin, 2014, Australian species of spore-feeding Thysanoptera in the genera Carientothrips and Nesothrips (Thysanoptera: Idolothripinae), Zootaxa 3821 (2), pp. 193-221 : 195-196

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3821.2.2

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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C93F0714-35E6-46BE-8754-D5B17C4F7FF5

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5117646

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FA87CC-FF99-2363-FF5A-FB18FA5D6C4D

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Felipe

scientific name

Carientothrips species
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Key to Carientothrips species from Australia

1. Metanotum anteromedially, with 2–10 setae in addition to the median pair of major setae ( Figs 37–39 View FIGURES 37–43 ); notopleural sutures incomplete (see Fig. 15 View FIGURES 10–15 )................................................................................ 2

-. Metanotum with only one pair of major setae medially ( Figs 31, 34 View FIGURES 31–36 ), sometimes with one small pair midlaterally; notopleural sutures usually complete............................................................................... 5

2. Antennal segment III with sharp-edged swelling near base ( Fig. 29 View FIGURES 21–30 )............................................ acti View in CoL

-. Pedicel of antennal segment III not or scarcely swollen (see Figs 24–26 View FIGURES 21–30 ).......................................... 3

3. Pronotal am setae as long as aa setae ( Fig.10 View FIGURES 10–15 )....................................................... horni View in CoL sp.n.

-. Pronotal am setae no longer than pronotal discal setae (see Fig. 15 View FIGURES 10–15 )............................................. 4

4. Antennal segment III less than 2.3 times as long as wide ( Fig. 25 View FIGURES 21–30 )............................................ reedi View in CoL

-. Antennal segment III more than 2.6 times as long as wide ( Fig. 26 View FIGURES 21–30 ).......................................... vesper View in CoL

5. Antennal segment III with sharp-edged swelling near base ( Fig. 30 View FIGURES 21–30 )......................................... pictilis View in CoL

-. Pedicel of antennal segment III not swollen................................................................. 6

6. Head ( Fig. 11 View FIGURES 10–15 ), metanotum and tergites strongly reticulate, surface of fore femora with distinctive sculpture; tube with longitudinal ridges on basal third ( Fig. 23 View FIGURES 21–30 ).............................................................. calami View in CoL sp.n.

-. Head, metanotum, tergites and fore femora not strongly sculptured; tube without ridges............................. 7

7. Compound eyes ventrally with no ommatidia displaced to posterior ( Fig. 6 View FIGURES 1–9 )...................................... 8

-. Compound eyes ventrally with one or more ommatidia displaced to posterior ( Figs 7–9 View FIGURES 1–9 )............................ 14

8. Body, legs and antennae dark brown, except paler pedicel of antennal III and apex of tube; pronotal am setae weakly capitate and as long as aa setae.......................................................................... casuarinae View in CoL

-. At least yellow in part on head, antennae, or legs; pronotal am setae acute and/or shorter than aa setae................. 9

9. Tergites IV–VI with setae S1 arising near posterior margin, as long and acute as S2 and extending far beyond posterior margin of tergite; wing-retaining setae straight and acute ( Fig. 46 View FIGURES 44–46 )............................................. snowi View in CoL sp.n.

-. Tergites IV–VI with setae S1 usually near median campaniform sensilla (see Fig. 45 View FIGURES 44–46 ), and much smaller than S2; wing-retaining setae curved (when present)........................................................................ 10

10. Antennal segment IV slender, 3.2 times as long as wide................................................. magnetis View in CoL -. Antennal segment IV no more than 3.0 times as long as wide.................................................. 11

11. Head and antennal segment I uniformly brown, head almost as dark as abdomen........................ alienatus View in CoL sp.n.

-. Head and antennal segment I yellow to brownish-yellow, paler than abdomen.................................... 12

12. Head distinctly yellow on anterior area and between compound eyes but shaded brown posterolaterally [antennal segment I yellow] ( Fig. 14 View FIGURES 10–15 )............................................................................ palumai View in CoL sp.n.

-. Head and pronotum brownish-yellow but abdomen darker, head not distinctly paler on anterior area (see Fig. 12 View FIGURES 10–15 )........ 13

13. Tergite IX setae less than 0.8 as long as tube with apices broadly blunt; tergites IV–VI of apterous females with median transverse row of 10–20 equally small setae (males often with fewer setae); tergal wing-retaining setae of apterae minute, length less than 15 microns ( Fig. 44 View FIGURES 44–46 )..................................................................... semirufus View in CoL

-. Tergite IX setae about as long as tube with apices pointed to finely acute; tergites IV–VI of apterae with median transverse row of 6–10 setae with median pair longer than lateral pairs, and wing-retaining setae 25–50 microns long ( Fig. 45 View FIGURES 44–46 )...... loisthus View in CoL

14. Females with tube sharply yellow in distal third or half ( Fig. 22 View FIGURES 21–30 ) (but brownish yellow in males); head not projecting in front of eyes; usually apterous without ocelli................................................................. miskoi View in CoL

-. Tube uniformly dark brown in both sexes, sometimes shading to weakly paler in distal third; head with short projection in front of eyes (see Figs 1, 2, 9 View FIGURES 1–9 ); wing morphs variable, ocelli present in aptera......................................... 15

15. Antennal segment VI sub-spherical/ovoid and sharply constricted to narrow pedicel ( Fig. 28 View FIGURES 21–30 ).................. pedicillus View in CoL

-. Antennal segment VI longer, at least elongate ovoid......................................................... 16

16. Compound eye ventrally with two or three ommatidia displaced to posterior ( Fig. 9 View FIGURES 1–9 ); antennal segment I clear yellow [Mid and hind tibiae varying from brown to brownish yellow, but never sharply clear yellow in contrast to brown femora].................................................................................................... tasmanica View in CoL sp.n.

-. Compound eye ventrally with only one ommatidium displaced to posterior; antennal segment I brown................. 17

17. All tibiae sharply clear yellow in contrast to brown femora............................................... flavitibia View in CoL

-. Mid and hind tibiae largely brown, concolorous with femora............................................. mjobergi View in CoL

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