Lenkothrips De Santis & Sureda, 1970: 471

Cavalleri, Adriano & Mound, Laurence A., 2014, The neotropical flower-living genus Lenkothrips (Thysanoptera, Heterothripidae): three new species and an identification key, Zootaxa 3814 (4), pp. 581-590 : 582

Lenkothrips De Santis & Sureda, 1970: 471

Type species: Heterothrips (Lenkothrips) sensitivus De Santis & Sureda

Flower-feeding macropterous Heterothripidae ; antennae 9-segmented; sensoria on segments III & IV with one continuous circumpolar row of pores curving toward base laterally ( Figs 7 , 14 ). Head wider than long, with no constriction nor transverse ridge behind eyes; three pairs of ocellar setae. Pronotum with no long setae ( Figs 15 , 24 ), metanotum with concentric lines of sculpture bearing microtrichia, not forming a strong triangular ridge; campaniform sensillae present ( Figs 9 , 17 ). Fore wings largely brown, with two complete rows of setae ( Fig. 16 ). Abdominal tergites laterally usually with many rows of microtrichia and many accessory setae; also a posteromarginal fringe of independent microtrichia ( Fig. 18 ). Abdominal sternites with many rows of minute microtrichia, without craspeda or discal setae, with 4–6 pairs of marginal setae arising submarginally, particularly lateral pairs; male abdominal sternites IV (rarely III) –VIII each bearing oval or transverse pore plate on antecostal region ( Figs 11 , 19 ).

Figures

FIGURES 4–12. Lenkothrips guaraniticus sp. n. and host-plant. (4) Janusia guaranitica (Malpighiaceae); (5) male; (6) antennal segments VI–IX; (7) antennal segments III–IV; (8) pronotum; (9) meso & metanotum; (10) tergites III–IV; (11) male sternites III–VII; (12) fore wing.

FIGURES 13–19. Lenkothrips kaminskii sp. n. (13) female; (14) antenna; (15) head pronotum; (16) fore wing; (17) meso & metanotum; (18) tergites IV–V; (19) male sternites VII–X.

FIGURES 20–26. Lenkothrips mollinediae sp. n. (20) female; (21) male; (22) antenna; (23) head; (24) pronotum; (25) tergites IV–V; (26) male sternites IV–VII.