Genera of fungivorous Phlaeothripinae (Thysanoptera) from dead branches and leaf-litter in Australia Author Mound, Laurence A. Author Dang, Li-Hong Author Tree, Desley J. text Zootaxa 2013 3681 3 201 224 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3681.3.1 caf9f3a0-f5e2-400d-b023-1ec9607edf1d 1175-5326 247292 0473676C-4B88-4919-A5AD-F5612F08FBBE Biconothrips Stannard This Urothripine genus is closely related to Urothrips from Africa, but the only described species, B. reedi , is known only from various sites in eastern Australia ( Fig. 9 ). However, Mound (1972a) indicated that there is considerable variation between populations, and this may reflect a series of localised species. Diagnosis. Apterous, body tuberculate-reticulate; head anterior margin projecting over bases of antennae, without prominent setae; eyes with about 8 ommatidia; stylets retracted almost to eyes, about 1/3 of head width apart; antennae 5-segmented, morphological segments III–V fused, VII–VIII fused to form slender segment; pronotum without prominent setae, or with epimeral setae well-developed, notopleural sutures reduced; basantra absent; mesopraesternum absent or very slender; no sternopleural sutures; fore tarsi without tooth; pelta transverse, closely joined to tergite II; tergite IX twice as long as VIII; tube about as long as IX, anal setae more than three times as long as tube; male sternite VIII without pore plate.