Australian species of spore-feeding Thysanoptera in the genera Carientothrips and Nesothrips (Thysanoptera: Idolothripinae) Author Eow, Li-Xin Earth, Environmental & Biological Sciences School, Science & Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia. E-mail: eowlixin @ gmail. com, sl. cameron @ qut. edu. au & CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, PO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601. E-mail: laurence. mound @ csiro. au & Queensland Primary Industries Insect Collection (QDPC), GPO Box 267, Brisbane, Qld, 4001. E-mail: desley. tree @ daff. qld. gov. au text Zootaxa 2014 2014-06-20 3821 2 193 221 journal article 5348 10.11646/zootaxa.3821.2.2 e03ba3fc-13a1-4096-b515-a772de4ec84e 1175-5326 4919972 C93F0714-35E6-46BE-8754-D5B17C4F7FF5 Carientothrips vesper Mound, 1974 a: 35 ( Figs 15 , 26 , 39 ) This species from Western Australia is distinguished from the eastern Australian species reedi only by the longer antennae ( Fig. 26 ) and more clearly capitate major setae. It was described from a single female collected at Manjimup, but a further male and female have since been collected from Dwellingup. The pelta ( Fig. 39 ) is similar to that of acti . Diagnosis. Apterous, weakly bicoloured with head and thorax paler than brown abdomen, legs brownish yellow; head longer than wide, scarcely projecting in front of eyes, vertex smooth medially except near posterior margin, maxillary stylets retracted to eyes and close together ( Fig. 15 ); maxillary palp segment I 2.5 times as long as wide, segment II rather shorter with stout terminal sensorium; eyes well developed dorsally but small ventrally with only 4–5 visible ommatidia; postocellar finely acute, postocular setae capitate. Pronotal am setae short and acute, the other 4 pairs long and capitate; notopleural sutures incomplete. Metanotum reticulate, with about 8 minor setae anteromedially. Pelta broad with truncate apex; tergites III–VI with about 20 small discal setae in transverse row, wing-retaining setae minute; tergite IX setae capitate and shorter than tube. Male with fore tarsal tooth.