Liothrips rohdeae Okajima, 2006

Dang, Lihong, An, Yiyan, Mound, Laurence A. & Qiao, Gexia, 2024, Leaf-feeding species of the genus Liothrips from China (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripinae), Zootaxa 5419 (1), pp. 53-84 : 76

Liothrips rohdeae Okajima

( Figs 16 , 33 , 62 , 87 )

Liothrips rohdeae Okajima, 2006: 448 .

Described from Japan, Chiba, Honshu, this species is difficult to distinguish from both L. hagai Okajima from Japan and L. setinodis (Reuter) from Europe. By comparing the paratypes with paratypes of L. hagai , also three slides of L. setinodis collected from England, this species has the mesopresternum eroded with a narrow connection medially rather than divided into two lateral triangular plates. However, one female of L. setinodis has the mesopresternum narrowly connected medially ( Fig. 62 ), and this is probably intraspecific variation. However, L. rohdeae is considered to be a valid species having been collected only on the specific plant, Rohdea japonica . More studies, including molecular data, are needed to verify these three species. According to morphological aspects, two males from Sichuan are extremely similar to the paratypes of L. rohdeae , and this species is newly recorded from China.

Specimens studied. CHINA, Sichuan, Guangyuan , two males on unknown tree leaves, 8.viii.2018, L.H. Dang, Y. Hu and D.L. Xie ( SNUT) . JAPAN, Honshu, Chba-ken , paratype one female and one male on Rohdea japonica , 10–18.vi.1997, M. Sawada ( TUA) .

Figures

FIGURES 15–21. Heads of Liothrips species. (15) setinodis; (16) rohdeae; (17) tibetanus sp. n.; (18) vaneeckei. (19) wasabiae; (20) takahashii; (21) piperinus.

FIGURES 22–41. Antennae of Liothrips species. (22) adusticornis; (23) brevis sp. n.; (24) fagraeae; (25) hagai; (26) minys; (27) pallipes; (28) piperinus; (29) populi sp. n.; (30) setinodis; (31) elongatus sp. n.; (32) mohanrami; (33) rohdeae; (34) wasabiae; (35) piceae sp. n.; (36) heptapleuricola; (37) miyazakii; (38) longistylus sp. n.; (39) tibetanus sp. n.; (40) vaneeckei; (41) mirabilis.

FIGURES 61–68. Liothrips species. Mesopresternum (61–65): (61) populi sp. n.; (62) rohdeae; (63) wasabiae; (64) vaneeckei; (65) motuoensis sp. n. Mesopresternum and metathoracic sternopleural sutures (66–68): (66) piceae sp. n.; (67) floridensis; (68) tibetanus sp. n.

FIGURES 80–88. Metanotum and pelta. Liothrips species (80–87): (80) takahashii; (81) setinodis; (82) minys; (83) miyazakii; (84) tibetanus sp. n.; (85) vaneeckei; (86) wasabiae; (87) rohdeae. (88) Teuchothrips turkestanicus.