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 carolinae Mound & Marullo ( Figs 51–52 ) Holopothrips carolinae Mound & Marullo, 1996 : 295 . Diagnostic features. Body mostly yellow, with head brown with posterior margin yellow and abdominal segment X brown; one pair of long setae on epimeral region; metanotal sculpture reticulate; fore wings without duplicated cilia; pelta sculpture reticulate, weaker or absent posteriorly; female spermatheca not enlarged. Comments. This bicoloured species is known only from the female holotype collected in Costa Rica from Pentaclethra (Fabaceae) . It is unique in the absence of duplicated cilia in fore wings, and in having only segment X of the abdomen brown in colour ( Fig. 51 ), whereas all other bicoloured species of Holopothrips have at least abdominal segments IX and X brown. Antennal segments III & IV bear only two sense cones each. Material studied. Female holotype , Costa Rica , La Selva, in Pentaclethra canopy fogging, 5.x.1992 , code LAM 2410 ( BMNH ).