Frankliniella insularis, Franklin, 1908

Cavalleri, Adriano & Mound, Laurence A., 2012, Toward the identification of Frankliniella species in Brazil (Thysanoptera, Thripidae), Zootaxa 3270, pp. 1-30 : 10

insularis (Franklin, 1908)

( Figs 9 , 34 , 68 , 84 , 98 , 114 , 133 )

Described in the genus Euthrips , this species is widespread from South and Central America into the southern USA. In Brazil, this thrips is commonly found breeding on Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (Malvaceae) flowers. Females have mid and hind tibiae uniformly brown, contrasting to the yellow tarsi. Antennal segments III–IV are long and constricted apically, forming a distinctive neck. The posteromarginal comb on tergite VIII is usually shortly interrupted medially, lacking a few teeth. Males have the mid and hind tibiae largely yellow, and abdominal sternites III–VII each bear a large transverse pore plate.

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FIGURES 7 – 12. Females of Frankliniella spp. (7) F. fulvipes; (8) F. graminis sp. n.; (9) F. insularis; (10) F. m i n u t a; (11) F. musaeperda; (12) F. nakaharai.

FIGURES 31 – 42. Head and pronotum of Frankliniella spp. (31) F. graminis sp. n.; (32) F. g e m i n a; (33) F. hemerocallis; (34) F. insularis; (35) F. nakaharai; (36) F. occidentalis; (37) F. peruviana; (38) F. p l a t e n s i s; (39) F. serrata; (40) F. s i m p l e x; (41) F. varipes; (42) F. williamsi.

FIGURES 65 – 76. Meso & metanotum of Frankliniella spp. (65) F. g a rd e n i a e; (66) F. g e m i n a; (67) F. hemerocallis; (68) F. insularis; (69) F. k o n o i; (70) F. musaeperda; (71) F. n a k a h a r a i; (72) F. occidentalis; (73) F. p l a t e n s i s; (74) F. schultzei; (75) F. simplex; (76) F. trinidadensis.

FIGURES 77 – 86. Abdomen of Frankliniella spp. (77) female sternite II of F. australis (arrows indicate pore plates); female abdominal tergites 78 – 82: (78) F. b i c o l o r; (79) F. brunnea; (80) F. frumenti; (81) F. occidentalis; (82) F. trinidadensis; male abdominal sternites 83 – 86: (83) F. australis; (84) F. insularis; (85) F. occidentalis; (86) F. williamsi (arrow indicates discal setae on sternite II).

FIGURES 87 – 98. Abdominal tergites of Frankliniella spp. (87) F. australis; (88) F. bertelsi; (89) F. brevicaulis; (90) F. caseariae; (91) F. c u r t a; (92) F. fulvipennis; (93) F. fulvipes; (94) F. g a rd e n i a e; (95) F. gemina; (96) F. graminis sp. n.; (97) F. hemerocallis; (98) F. insularis.

FIGURES 110 – 115. Legs of Frankliniella spp. mid leg 110 – 111: (110) F. annulipes; (111) F. fulvipes; hind leg 112 – 115: (112) F. annulipes; (113) F. fulvipes; (114) F. insularis; (115) F. v a r i p e s.

FIGURES 133 – 154. Antenna of Frankliniella spp. (133) F. insularis; (134) F. m i n u t a; (135) F. musaeperda; (136) F. nakaharai; (137) F. occidentalis; (138) F. parvula; (139) F. peruviana; (140) F. p l a t e n s i s; (141) F. schultzei; (142) F. serrata; (143) F. simplex; (144) F. trinidadensis; (145) F. v a r i pe s; (146) F. williamsi; (147) F. zucchini; antennal segment III (arrow indicate pedicel) 148 – 154: (148) F. brevicaulis (arrow indicates the cup-shaped pedicel); (149) F. c a s e a r i a e; (150) F. condei; (151) F. gardeniae; (152) F. musaeperda; (153) F. parvula (arrow indicates the elongated pedicel); (154) F. tritici.