Review of the genus Gigantothrips Zimmermann from China and Southeast Asia (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae, Phlaeothripinae) Author Dang, Lihong https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7571-8426 School of Bioscience and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong, 723000, China & Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Bioresources, Hanzhong, 723000, China & Qinba Mountain Area Collaborative Innovation Center of Bioresources Comprehensive Development, Hanzhong, 723000, China & Qinba State Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Ecological Environment (Incubation), Hanzhong, 723000, China danglihong@snut.edu.cn Author Mound, Laurence https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6019-4762 Australian National Insect Collection CSIRO, PO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia Author Zhang, Hongrui https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0089-1099 Plant Protection College, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201, China text ZooKeys 2023 2023-07-14 1169 221 234 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1169.106733 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1169.106733 1313-2970-1169-221 71BD49D60E2649A98E3DFF2529BA0DDD D50E0877CA2D5A39A2BDF5E0EAFF6F42 Gigantothrips xynos (Reyes) Figs 4 , 6 , 27 Gynaikothrips xynos Reyes, 1996: 118. Material examined. Holotype , 1♀ (ANIC), the Philippines , Leyte , on Euphorbia hirta , 14.vi.1984 , C.P. Reyes . Paratype , 1♀ (ANIC), with the same data as holotype . Comments. This is the third species of Gigantothrips recorded from the Philippines, and was taken on Euphorbia hirta . It has tergite IX setae S1-S3 a little shorter than the tube (Fig. 6 ), which is unique in comparison with other Gigantothrips species that have these setae much shorter than their tubes.