Holopothrips orites Hood

Lindner, Mariana F., Ferrari, Augusto, Mound, Laurence A. & Cavalleri, Adriano, 2018, Holopothrips diversity-a Neotropical genus of gall-inducing insects (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae), Zootaxa 4494 (1), pp. 1-99 : 72

Holopothrips orites Hood

( Figs 204–208 )

Holopothrips orites Hood, 1942: 579 .

Diagnostic features. Body (except antenna) uniformly brown; head clearly longer than wide, with maxillary stylets parallel, not retracted to base of po setae; one pair of long setae on epimeral region; mesonotal sculpture with internal markings; metanotal sculpture very closely striate thoroughly; pelta with elongate thin reticles medially, bearing internal markings; female spermatheca enlarged medially.

Comments. This Peruvian species is one of the largest members of the genus, being about 3.5 millimeters long. It has some similarities with H. striatus , but the latter lacks internal markings in the mesonotal sculpture, the metanotum is not as finely striate, and females do not have the spermatheca enlarged medially.

Material studied. 2 female paratypes; Peru, Huanuco, vicinity of Shishmay , 3000 m, on flowers, 15– 21.ix.1937 (Woytkowski, F.), at BMNH and NMNH. Slides with code “ Hood No. 1448”.

Figures

FIGURES 204–211. Holopothrips omercooperi, H. orites, H. paulus and H. pennatus. 204–208. Holopothrips orites paratypes: (204) body; (205) head; (206) spermatheca; (207) pronotum and mesonotum; (208) metanotum and pelta; (209) Holopothrips omercooperi paratype, body; (210) Holopothrips paulus paratype, body; (211) Holopothrips pennatus paratype, body.