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
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4494.1.1
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Holopothrips ferrisi
Moulton
(
Figs 75–77
)
Holopothrips ferrisi
Moulton, 1929
: 13
.
Diagnostic features.
Body (except antenna) uniformly brown; head long with maxillary stylets parallel, very close together medially; one pair of long setae on epimeral region; mesonotal and metanotal sculpture with internal markings; metanotum with elongate reticles, looking almost striate anteriorly; pelta with anterior margin forming an angular curve, reticulation covering the whole structure; males with pore plates on sternites VII–VIII, two anteroangular plates and two laterals on VII, two anteroangulars and one posterior transverse band on VIII, this transverse band extending towards tergite VIII.
Comments.
This Mexican species was originally described from females collected from
Coccoloba
sp.. A male specimen identified as
H. ferrisi
by comparison with
types
was studied here, having some unusual traits such as the long head and long maxillary stylets, which almost touch each other medially (
Fig. 75
). This species is similar to
H. oaxacensis
, which in its original description was distinguished from
H. ferrisi
mostly by differences in body size, and both species need further studies to confirm their identity (
Mound & Marullo 1996
).
Material
studied:
1 male
non-type specimen;
Mexico
,
Chiapas
,
30.v.2014
(
Infante, F.
), at
ANIC
.