Species of the Genus Thrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) from the Afro-tropical Region Author Mound, Laurence A. text Zootaxa 2010 2423 1 24 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.194532 b6eb43ed-05b0-490f-aa3d-2e1b27319ec3 1175-5326 194532 Thrips brevisetosus Trybom Thrips brevisetosus Trybom 1912 : 10 Anaphothrips cuthbertsoni Moulton, 1930 : 201 Thrips spadix var. brevipes Hood, 1932 : 134 syn.n. Described from Kenya , and the two listed synonyms from Zambia and Cameroon , this is one of seven species in the genus Thrips that lack two pairs of elongate pronotal posteroangular setae ( Mound & Azidah, 2009 ). T. brevisetosus is particularly similar in structure to T. hanifahi Mound & Azidah from Malaysia . Diagnosis . Body brown, tibiae and tarsi yellow, antennae brown with III paler; forewings shaded. Antennae 7-segmented. Ocellar setae III small, anterolateral to ocellar triangle. Pronotum midline with transverse faint striae; setae all small but inner posteroangular setae a little larger than marginal setae. Metanotum reticulate, median setae far from anterior margin, campaniform sensilla present. Forewing first vein with 3 setae on distal half. Abdominal tergite VIII posterior margin concave medially, comb complete; pleurotergites without discal setae; sternites III–VII with about 15 discal setae.