The American genus Dactuliothrips (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) with three new species Author Pereyra, Veronica Author Borbón, Carlos Manuel De text Zootaxa 2013 3734 1 1 14 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3734.1.1 e1c4b464-d0ab-433a-bf07-a38e0494cb0b 1175-5326 285158 A4A334DA-57B1-4245-8CDE-0022BBE3F8F7 Key to Dactuliothrips species 1. Antennae dark, except pedicel of segment III pale ( Fig. 14 ).................................................... 2 - Antennae not uniformly dark, segment III pale ( Figs 12, 13, 15–18 ).............................................. 4 2. Spurs on inner margin of fore femur, when present, long and slender, usually 2–5 in number; metanotum with two pairs of setae ( Fig. 37 )..................................................................... .. diversus Bailey ( USA ) - Spurs on inner margin of fore femur short broad, 3–9 in number; metanotum with one pair of setae ( Figs 38–43 ).......... 3 3. Fore tibia on inner side with two large and distinct claws bearing short setae ( Fig. 75 ); outer postocular setae shorter than dis- tance between bases of eyes ( Fig. 24 )................................................... malloi Tapia ( Argentina ) - Fore tibia on inner side without claws; outer postocular setae longer than distance between bases of eyes.................................................................................................... boharti Bailey ( USA ) 4. Pronotum with about 3 pairs of well-developed discal setae ( Fig. 36 ).......................... xerophilus Bailey ( USA ) - Pronotum with 5–7 pairs of discal setae ( Figs 29–35 )......................................................... 5 5. Antennal segments III & IV each with one elongate sensorium ( Figs 19–20 )...................... ephedra sp.n. ( USA ) - Antennal segments III & IV with oval-to-circular sensorium.................................................... 6 6. Fore wing completely shaded light brown; antennal segment III equal to or shorter than segment IV ( Fig. 17 ).............................................................................................. spinosus Moulton ( USA ) - Fore wing light brown but pale at base ( Figs 78–79, 81 ); antennal segment III longer than segment IV ( Figs 15, 16 )....... 7 7. Head with microtrichia ( Figs 22–23 ); antennal segment III (and sometimes base of IV) pale ( Fig. 13 ); male abdominal tergite I with paired longitudinal ridges not reaching anterior margin ( Fig. 56 )..................... kasazabi Pelikán ( Argentina ) - Head without microtrichia ( Figs 25–26 ); antennal segment III & IV pale ( Fig. 15 ); male abdominal tergite I with paired longi- tudinal ridges reaching anterior margin ( Figs 57–58 ).......................................................... 8 8. Mesonotum and metanotum with microtrichia ( Fig. 40 ); inner apex of fore tibia in males with a claw bearing short setae ( Fig. 74 )............................................................................. monttea sp.n. ( Argentina ) - Mesonotum and metanotum without microtrichia ( Fig. 41 ); inner apex of fore tibia in males without such claws ( Fig. 67 ).................................................................................... prosopis sp.n. ( Argentina )