The neotropical flower-living genus Lenkothrips (Thysanoptera, Heterothripidae): three new species and an identification key
Author
Cavalleri, Adriano
Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, 91501 - 970, Porto Alegre, Brazil. E-mail: cavalleri _ adriano @ yahoo. com. br
Author
Mound, Laurence A.
CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, PO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia. E-mail: laurence. mound @ csiro. au
text
Zootaxa
2014
2014-06-11
3814
4
581
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journal article
20875
10.11646/zootaxa.3814.4.9
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1175-5326
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Lenkothrips
De Santis & Sureda, 1970: 471
Type
species:
Heterothrips
(
Lenkothrips
)
sensitivus
De Santis & Sureda
Flower-feeding macropterous
Heterothripidae
; antennae 9-segmented; sensoria on segments
III
&
IV
with one continuous circumpolar row of pores curving toward base laterally (
Figs 7
,
14
). Head wider than long, with no constriction nor transverse ridge behind eyes; three pairs of ocellar setae. Pronotum with no long setae (
Figs 15
,
24
), metanotum with concentric lines of sculpture bearing microtrichia, not forming a strong triangular ridge; campaniform sensillae present (
Figs 9
,
17
). Fore wings largely brown, with two complete rows of setae (
Fig. 16
). Abdominal tergites laterally usually with many rows of microtrichia and many accessory setae; also a posteromarginal fringe of independent microtrichia (
Fig. 18
). Abdominal sternites with many rows of minute microtrichia, without craspeda or discal setae, with 4–6 pairs of marginal setae arising submarginally, particularly lateral pairs; male abdominal sternites
IV
(rarely
III
) –VIII each bearing oval or transverse pore plate on antecostal region (
Figs 11
,
19
).