Yaothrips shii gen. et sp. n. from western China (Thripidae: Thripinae) Author Mirab-Balou, Majid Author Wei, Shu-Jun Author Lu, Hong Author Chen, Xue-Xin text Zootaxa 2011 2900 46 50 journal article 46784 10.5281/zenodo.205094 1ec6bd71-ada1-4069-8b7f-b4133f3f084f 1175-5326 205094 Yaothrips shii sp. n. ( Figures 1–8 ) Female microptera. Body color brown to dark brown; antennal segment III and base of IV paler, all tarsi and fore tibiae yellowish brown except base of fore tibia ( Fig. 8 ). Head slightly rounded, sculpture distinctly striate behind eyes, with postocular setae small and equal in length ( Fig. 1 ); mouth-cone short. Antennal segment II with a middorsal seta below CPS and microtrichial rows on dorsal surface, segments III–VI with microtrichial rows on both dorsal and ventral surfaces; antennal segment VI the longest ( Fig. 4 ). Pronotum wider than long, weakly striate near posterior margin, with 3–4 pairs of posteromarginal setae, and 23–27 discal setae ( Fig. 2 ). Meta-episternum with two setae. Abdominal tergum I transversely reticulate, II–VIII with weakly sculpture lines; IX with two pairs of campaniform sensilla. Abdominal terga II–VII with setae S3–S5 arranged in straight transverse line, setae S4 very short on terga VI–VII, shorter than on II–V ( Fig. 6 ); terga IV–VI with median setae (S1) smaller than S2; tergal posteroangular setae (S3) mesad of the lateral margin, situated at posterior margin; tergum IX with two pairs of CPS; a pair of MD are thick and about half the median length of the tergum; tergum X with longitudinal split dorsally ( Fig. 7 ). Ovipositor developed. FIGURES 1–3. Yaothrips shii gen. et sp. n. (female holotype): (1) head; (2) pronotum; (3) metanotum. (Scale bar=30 microns). FIGURES 4–8. Yaothrips shii gen. et sp. n. (female-holotype): (4) antennae; (5) abdominal sternum VII; (6) andominal tergum VII; (7) abdominal terga VIII–X; (8) fore tibiae-tarsus. (Scale bar=30 microns). Measurements ( holotype in microns). Length (width). Body 1540 (400); head 115 (180); width across eyes 60; ocellar setae III 55 . Maxillary palps 60. Pronotum 140 (220); posteroangular setae, inner 50, outer, 50. Metanotal median setae 38. Wing lobe 130(60). Antennal segments I–VIII: I 32 (38), II 40 (30), III 46 (23), IV 43 (23), V 42 (20), VI 58 (23), VII 14 (12) and VIII 22 (10). Ovipositor 230. Male. Unknown. Material studied. Holotype female: CHINA , Dangxiong county of Lhasa city, Tibet (Xizang) Autonomous Regions ( 32°00"N , 90°00"E , 4750 m ), from grasses, 10.vii.2010 . Paratypes , 3Ƥ, collected with holotype , mounted on slides; one specimen kept in alcohol 95%; coll. Hong Lu; all deposited in the Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China ( ZJUH ). Etymology. The genus is named after fourth author's wife (Ya-ping YAO). The species is named after Dr. Min SHI of Institute of Insects Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou-China.