Jacotia Faure

Mound, Laurence A., Dang, Li-Hong & Tree, Desley J., 2013, Genera of fungivorous Phlaeothripinae (Thysanoptera) from dead branches and leaf-litter in Australia, Zootaxa 3681 (3), pp. 201-224 : 212

Jacotia Faure

Of the five described species in this genus, one is from South Africa but the other four are from Australia, J. glyptus , J. idaeus , J. palmerae and J. rhodorchus . The genus is widespread across Australia, and several further undescribed species are represented in ANIC ( Fig. 26 ), and these wingless thrips are usual taken at the base of grasses or tussocks of Lomandra .

Diagnosis. Apterous, body with complex reticulate sculpture; head longer than wide; eyes usually prolonged dorsally; postocular setae short and stout; stylets usually long, close together medially; antennae 8-segmented, III with no sensorium or 1 small one, IV with 2 sensoria; pronotum with at least one pair major setae; notopleural sutures usually incomplete; basantra present; mesopraesternum weak, transverse or divided; sternopleural sutures present or weak; fore tarsi without tooth; pelta broad; tergites II–VII without wing retaining setae; tube shorter than head, anal setae shorter than tube; male sternite VIII without pore plate.

Figures

FIGURES 26 – 31. Phlaeothripinae genera. (26) Jacotia glyptus; (27) Macrophthalmothrips argus; (28) Majerthrips barrowi; (29) Malacothrips sp.; (30) Mystrothrips sp.; (31) Octurothrips pulcher.