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
).