Identification key to species of Thrips genus from China (Thysanoptera, Thripidae), with seven new records Author Zhang, Hongrui Author Xie, Yonghui Author Li, Zhengyue text Zootaxa 2011 2810 37 46 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.277122 bc65e216-badd-4af3-8f9a-0f4b4e11fd6e 1175-5326 277122 Thrips garuda Bhatti ( Figs. 4, 11 , 18, 23 ) Thrips garuda Bhatti, 1980 : 137 Female (macropterous): Body yellow, with obvious brown markings as follows: pronotum at middle, mesonotum on sides, metanotum except a median yellow longitudinal line, meso and metapleura, abdominal tergum I almost completely except along posterior margin, II medially, III–VII medially in anterior half or somewhat more ( Fig. 23 ). Antennal segements II–VIII dark brown, III somewhat lighter, III pale yellow. Fore wing clavus dark. Legs yellow. Ocellar crescent red. Major setae dark. Antennae 7-segmented, III–IV with sensorium forked. Head wider than long, ocellar setae pair III small and arising just outside ocellar triangle; postocular setae pairs II & IV reduced ( Fig. 4 ). Pronotum wider than long, with two pairs of long posteroangular setae; posterior margin with three pairs of setae. Metanotal sculpture of widely spaced longitudinal lines; median setae long, arising behind anterior margin; paired campaniform sensilla absent ( Fig. 11 ). Fore wing first vein with three setae on distal half; second vein with row of about 12 setae; clavus with 5–6 marginal setae. Abdominal tergites without sculpture medially; tergite II with three lateral marginal setae; tergite VIII posteromarginal with comb complete, of fine closely spaced microtrichia ( Fig. 18 ); tergite X split longitudinally except at base. Abdominal pleurotergites and sternites without discal setae. Male : Unknown. Specimens examined. China : Guangxi, 4 females , on grass ( Poaceae ), 20.iii.2009 ; Guizhou, 2 females , on Verbena officinalis , 8.iv.2009 . Remarks. This species was described from India , and according to Bhatti (1980) it shares many character states with the Indian species dorax that remains known only from a single female. However, it differs in having the posteromarginal comb on abdominal tergite VIII with fine and closely spaced microtrichia.