A new species of Psephenothrips (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) with one new record from India
Author
Patidar, Abhishek
0000-0003-2089-8308
Centre for DNA Taxonomy, Molecular Systematics Division, Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India & abhipatidar. 7 a @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 2089 - 8308
abhipatidar.7a@gmail.com
Author
Singha, Devkant
0000-0002-0670-520X
Centre for DNA Taxonomy, Molecular Systematics Division, Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India & devkant 144 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 0670 - 520 X
devkant144@gmail.com
Author
Kumar, Vikas
Author
Tyagi, Kaomud
Centre for DNA Taxonomy, Molecular Systematics Division, Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Zootaxa
2022
2022-06-30
5159
3
440
444
journal article
86213
10.11646/zootaxa.5159.3.8
079842a6-60f0-4fe6-8904-e93049d71b18
1175-5326
6781863
C8DC8F13-236C-4108-8A64-94B9805C8959
Neohydatothrips xestosternitus
(
Han & Cui, 1991
)
This sericothripinae species was originally described from
China
, and is here recorded from
India
for the first time. The species can be recognized by the dark brown body with abdominal segments V–VI yellow (
Fig. 2
); legs yellow at extreme bases of fore tibae and apices of femora, all tarsi yellow. Antennal segments II–III yellow, II brown on basal third. Fore wing paler on apical half with a subbasal band. Head with polygonal reticulation. Pronotum polygonally reticulate; blotch area small with transverse anastomosing striae. Mesonotum with transverse anastomosing striae and metanotum with longitudinal anastomosing striae. Abdomen with rows of microtrichia, absent on IX and X. Tergite VIII with a complete comb of microtrichia posteromarginally.
Material studied
:
India
,
Andhra Pradesh
,
Ramanapalam
,
Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary
,
5 females
,
29.xi.2019
,
Reg. No.
11889/H17 to 11891/H17, 11893/H17, 11894/H17 (
A. Ramesh Kumar
)
.