The identification of the flower thrips, Frankliniella Karny (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) intercepted at U. S. ports of entry Author Skarlinsky Ii, Thomas L. APHIS, PPQ, Miami Plant Inspection Station, 6302 NW 36 th Street, Miami, Florida, USA text Insecta Mundi 2024 2024-04-05 2024 39 1 64 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.11450706 1942-1354 11450706 403B362E-9A7F-4385-A0F1-9DB87FE09AD2 Frankliniella schultzei (Trybom) ( Fig. 49 ) Distinguishing features. Color. Body dark or pale, forewings shaded or pale, legs lightly shaded brown ( Fig. 49A ) or pale ( Fig. 49B ). Pigmented ventral eye facets with the 1-2-2 pattern. Structure. Antennal segment VI sense cone with its base wider than segment VII ( Fig. 49C ). Head with the PO1 setae, OC3 setae positions variable, either 3 ( Fig. 49D ) or 4 ( Fig. 49E ). Pronotum with 2 mAM setae. Metanotum without campaniform sensilla. Upper surface of the hind coxae with microtrichia. Abdominal tergite VIII posteromarginal comb incomplete. Interception frequency. Common. Region(s) of interceptions. Asia, Australia and the Pacific, Central America and the Caribbean, Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, North America, South America, Sub-Saharan Africa. Comments. Current taxonomy recognizes a pale and dark form of this species (ThripsWiki 2023). In contrast, molecular, morphometric, and cross mating evidence suggested the color forms may represent reproductively isolated sympatric species ( Gikonyo et al. 2017 , Hereward et al. 2017 , Tyagi et al. 2017 ).