Gynaikothrips uzeli Zimmermann

Wang, Chin-Ling & Lin, Feng-Chyi, 2020, Genera and species of the Liothrips lineage (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripinae) from Taiwan, Zootaxa 4861 (3), pp. 349-375 : 352

Gynaikothrips uzeli Zimmermann

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Gynaikothrips uzeli Zimmermann, 1900: 13 .

Mesothrips uzeli Zimmermann, 1900: 12 . [lapsus]

The biological and morphological similarities between Gynaikothrips ficorum and G. uzeli make the separation of these two species difficult. Generally, the pronotal epimeral and posteroangular setae are equally long in G. uzeli , whereas in G. ficorum the posteroangular setae are much shorter than the epimerals. However, there is considerable variation within and between populations ( Tree et al. 2015). Sometimes useful for distinguishing these two species is the colour of the fore wings ( Mound et al. 1995), hyaline in ficorum but shaded in uzeli , and the presence on tergite III of 5–6 pairs of accessary setae in ficorum but of 7–8 pairs in uzeli .

Figures

FIGURES 1–6. Gynaikothrips, ficorum (1–3): (1) head; (2) pronotum; (3) right half of tergite III; uzeli (4–6): (4) head; (5) pronotum; (6) right half of tergite III.