Grass-flower thrips of the genus Chirothrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), with a key to species from Iran
Author
Minaei, Kambiz
Author
Mound, Laurence
text
Zootaxa
2010
2411
33
43
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.294003
f0bb01aa-a4e2-41dd-886d-8774211499df
1175-5326
294003
Key to
Chirothrips
species from
Iran
1. Antennal segment II symmetrical (
Fig. 5
); campaniform sensilla on abdominal tergites posterolateral to median setae ..............................................................................................................................................................
atricorpus
-. Antennal segment II asymmetrical (
Figs 2–4
); campaniform sensilla on abdominal tergites usually anterolateral to median setae (Fig. 22, 23) ............................................................................................................................................. 2
2. Sensorium on antennal segment IV forked................................................................................................................... 3
-. Sensorium on antennal segment IV simple................................................................................................................... 4
3. Tergites II–VII posterior margin with continuous craspedum bearing long broad lobes (Fig. 23); antennal segment I without dorsal transverse ridge (
Fig. 6
), II with apex almost acute ...........................................................
meridionalis
-. Tergites II–VII posterior margin with series of small tubercle-like lobes (Fig. 21); antennal segment I with transverse ridge dorsally (
Fig. 2
), II with apex softly rounded ........................................................................................
aculeatus
4. Tergites II–VII posterior margins with row of widely spaced microtrichia (Fig. 24); antennal segment I with median dorsal setal pair closer together than width of base of segment II (
Fig. 9
) .......................................................
molestus
-. Tergites II–VII posterior margins with distinct craspedum (Figs 20, 25); antennal segment I with median dorsal setal pair wider apart than width of base of segment II (
Figs 10, 11
) ................................................................................... 5
5. Tergite I with craspedum present only on median third of posterior margin (Fig. 25).................................
kurdistanus
-. Tergite I with craspedum complete across posterior margin ...........................................................“
manicatus
group”