Scolothrips moundi

Mound, Laurence A., 2011, Species recognition in the genus Scolothrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae), predators of leaf-feeding mites, Zootaxa 2797, pp. 45-53 : 50

Scolothrips moundi zur Strassen 1993: 365

Described from the Cape Verde Islands, this distinctive species has no shaded markings anywhere on the body, and the fore wing clavus is shaded only at the extreme base. The fore wing has two strong dark bands that are complete across the fore wings. These dark bands are so strongly developed that the lack of dark markings on the body is not likely to be due to lack of maturity. The setae on the fore wing dark bands are weakly shaded, unlike the remaining major setae. This species is known only from the type specimens (in SMF and BMNH).