Caprithrips Faure, 1933

Wang, Zhaohong, Zhao, Chao, Chen, Junyu & Tong, Xiaoli, 2016, Two newly recorded genera and a new species of Thripinae from China (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), Zoological Systematics 41 (3), pp. 253-260 : 256

3.2 Caprithrips Faure, 1933 New record to China

Caprithrips Faure, 1933: 12 . Type species: Caprithrips analis Faure, 1933 , by original designation and monotypy.

Bandamia zur Strassen, 1965: 16. Type species: Aptinothrips melanophthalmus Bagnall 1927 , by monotypy. Synonymised by Bhatti, 1973: 475.

Diagnosis. Female. Body slender and apterous. Head produced in front of compound eyes, with 3 pairs of dorsal interoculars setae, ocelli absent. Antennae 6–8 segments, segment I without dorsal apical setae, segments III and IV with simple sensoria. Maxillary palps 2- to 3-segmented. Pronotum about as long as broad or broader. Basantra membranous or semimembranous; fernal sclerites enlarged, separate or fused. Mesoepimeron usually with granulate surface. Mesonotum separated from metanotum by a complete suture, or the suture lacking in median half of the width; Meso- and metafurca absent spinula. Tarsi 2-segmented. Abdominal tergites I–VIII usually with posteromarginal craspeda; sternites II–VII usually with posteromarginal craspeda; tergite X with median slit.

Male. General structure and color similar to female, but tergite IX with a pair of strong drepana, tergite X without median slit; abdominal sternites III–VIII each with a transverse gland area.