Holopothrips diversity-a Neotropical genus of gall-inducing insects (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae) Author Lindner, Mariana F. Author Ferrari, Augusto Author Mound, Laurence A. Author Cavalleri, Adriano text Zootaxa 2018 2018-10-04 4494 1 1 99 journal article 29290 10.11646/zootaxa.4494.1.1 ceb3ba80-3c38-4d93-97f1-ee98e52d1204 1175-5326 1445182 872F6F63-26E4-4CEC-B0EC-106B96D693FD Holopothrips claritibialis Cavalleri & Kaminski ( Figs 55–60 ) Holopothrips claritibialis Cavalleri & Kaminski, 2007 : 63 . Diagnostic features. Body (except antenna) uniformly brown, with all tibiae yellow; maxillary stylets parallel; one pair of long setae on epimeral region; chitinous islets present anterior to ferna; mesonotal and metanotal sculpture formed by broad reticles; pelta with broad reticulation, weaker or absent near anterior and posterior margins; males with two anteroangular and one posterior transverse pore plates on sternites VII–VIII; female spermatheca enlarged medially. Comments. Known only from Southern Brazil , this brown species is unusual in having all tibiae extensively yellow ( Fig. 55 ). The prosternum also bears a pair of chitinous islets ( Fig. 58 ) close to ferna (also exhibited by some specimens of H. chaconi , H. graminis , H. tenuis and H. singularis sp. n. ) This species shares some character states with other Holopothrips with equiangular metanotal sculpture, such as H. hambletoni , H. pennatus and H. punctatus sp. n. , but the tibiae colouration sets H. claritibialis apart. Larvae are largely pale, with no red internal pigmentation. It was described damaging leaves of Mollinedia schottiana ( Cavalleri & Kaminski 2007 ) , but has been studied inducing malformations on Mollinedia elegans leaves as well. This damage includes yellowing, cell necrosis and irregular depressions on the underside of leaves. FIGURES 51–60. Holopothrips carolinae , H. chaconi and H. claritibialis . 51–52. Holopothrips carolinae , female holotype: (51) body; (52) head and pronotum; 53–54. Holopothrips chaconi , paratypes: (53) male paratype, head and pronotum; (54) female paratype, body; 55–60. Holopothrips claritibialis : (55) body; (56) head and pronotum; (57) mesonotum, metanotum and pelta; (58) prosternum, showing chitinous islets (white arrows); (59) pore plates on abdominal sternites VII–VIII; (60) abdominal tergites III–IV, showing the third and a fourth wing-retaining seta (white arrows). Material studied. 2 male and 2 female paratypes ; Brazil , Rio Grande do Sul , Maquiné , in Mollinedia schottiana leaves, 3.xi.2006 ( Cavalleri, A. ), at UFRGS . Slide codes UFRGS 0 827, UFRGS 0 829, UFRGS 0 832 and UFRGS 0 846 .