Thysanoptera: Thrips of Guam
Moulton, Dudley
68MXY
Moulton, 1942
Moulton
1942
[581,971,1225,1261]
Insecta
Thripidae
Bolacidothrips
GBIF
Animalia
Thysanoptera
3
10
Arthropoda
species
orizae
sp. nov.
Female holotype: pale yellow with indistinct cloudings of gray on pterothorax and on abdominal segments 1, 2, 5, and 6; antenna! segments 1 to 4 clear yellow, 5 to 7 grayishbrown. Each forewing is darkened with gray at extremebase and has two dark cross bands which correspond with the gray markings on thoraxand abdomen. Total body length 1.14 mm.; head length 0.147 mm., width 0.132 mm.; prothorax length 0.12 mm., width 0.14 mm.; spines on posterior angles of prothorax, outer 60, inner 40 microns; inner spines on anterior margin 23 microns. Antenna! segments length (width): I, 23 (26); II, 33 (23); III, 43 (16); IV, 40 (16); V, 40 (16); VI, 53 (16); VII, 18; total 250 microns.
Inarajan, June 25, on rice, holotype female, two paratype females, Usinger (5488).
This species is co-generic with graniinis Friesnerbut may be distinguished by its darkenedfifth antennal segment and the uniformly light terminal segments of abdomen. In graminis,only the tip of the fifth antennal segment is darkened, and six is pale grayish in basal half.
3864798303
on rice
1936-06-25
R. L. Usinger
Guam
Inarajan
3
10
3
3
holotype