Tubuliferous Thysanoptera inAustralia with an enlarged tenth abdominal segment (Phlaeothripidae, Idolothripinae), including six new species Author Mound, Laurence A. Australian National Insect Collection CSIRO, PO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601. Author Tree, Desley J. c / o Queensland Primary Industries Insect Collection (QDPC), Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Queensland, Ecosciences Precinct, GPO Box 267, Brisbane, Qld, 4001. text Zootaxa 2021 2021-04-01 4951 1 167 181 journal article 7410 10.11646/zootaxa.4951.1.9 e63f7e67-71da-4d34-8b2f-970b5ccb812f 1175-5326 4655899 C69BBA9F-961B-4369-8FB1-1EBCC1EB130A Ozothrips Mound & Palmer Ozothrips Mound & Palmer, 1983: 24 . Type species O. priscus Mound & Palmer. This genus is distinguished from Acallurothrips by the more closely approximated maxillary stylets, the presence of fore wing duplicated cilia, the presence of a well-developed mesopresternum, the tapering and almost straight margins of the tube, and the complete fusion of antennal segments VII and VIII. The species of both Acallurothrips and Ozothrips share many character states with various species placed in the widespread tropical genus Neosmerinthothrips ( Mound & Palmer 1983 ) that is here newly reported from northern Australia . However, Ozothrips is currently considered more closely related to Pygothrips because of the position of the maxillary stylets less than one-third of the head width apart, rather than wide apart.