Frankliniella fallaciosa Priesner, 1933

Skarlinsky Ii, Thomas L., 2024, The identification of the flower thrips, Frankliniella Karny (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) intercepted at U. S. ports of entry, Insecta Mundi 2024 (39), pp. 1-64 : 35

Frankliniella fallaciosa Priesner ( Fig. 28 )

Distinguishing features. Color. Body dark, forewings dark, basally pale, legs with all femora dark, foretibia pale, mid tibiae dark and hind tibiae basally light or entirely dark ( Fig. 28A ). Pigmented ventral eye facets with the 1-1-2 pattern. Structure. Head usually with the PO1 setae, OC3 setae in position 2B ( Fig. 28B ). Pronotum with 2–4 mAM setae ( Fig. 28B ). Upper surface of the hind coxae with several or no microtrichia ( Fig. 28C ). Abdominal tergite VIII posteromarginal comb complete.

Interception frequency. Uncommon.

Region(s) of interceptions. North America, Central America and the Caribbean.

Comments. This dark species was interpreted as highly variable ( Mound and Marullo 1996) and Priesner (1933) reported the shading of the hind tibiae varies from completely dark to having a basal yellow ring.

Figures

Figure 28. A–C) Frankliniella fallaciosa A) Body.B) Head and pronotum. C) Upper surface of a hind coxa. Arrow indicates a microtrichium.