Species of the genus Scirtothrips from India (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) Author Pal, Shash 0000-0002-9993-3243 Department of Zoology, University of Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir, India & palthakur 252 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9993 - 3243 palthakur252@gmail.com Author Patidar, Abhishek Centre for DNA Taxonomy, Molecular Systematics Division, Zoological Survey of India, West Bengal, India & Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India Author Panjaliya, Rakesh Kumar 0000-0002-0015-6027 Department of Zoology, University of Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir, India & rakeshpanjaliya @ jammuuniversity. ac. in; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 0015 - 6027 rakeshpanjaliya@jammuuniversity.ac.in Author Kumar, Vikas 0000-0002-0215-0120 Centre for DNA Taxonomy, Molecular Systematics Division, Zoological Survey of India, West Bengal, India & vikaszsi 77 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 0215 - 0120 vikaszsi77@gmail.com Author Tyagi, Kaomud Centre for DNA Taxonomy, Molecular Systematics Division, Zoological Survey of India, West Bengal, India text Zootaxa 2023 2023-06-21 5306 3 392 396 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5306.3.7 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5306.3.7 1175-5326 Key to ten species of Scirtothrips from India (asterisk indicates species included from literature) 1. Ocellar I setae absent [tergites III–V with S1 setae wider apart than their length, male tergite IX with drepanae]... malayensis -. Ocellar I setae present................................................................................. 2 2. Microtrichia on abdominal sternites IV–VI extend completely across median area at least on posterior half.............. 3 -. Microtrichia on abdominal sternites IV–VI restricted to lateral areas; male tergite IX with drepanae................... 7 3. Antecostal ridge on tergites dark but interrupted medially [antennae and fore wings dark, male tergite IX without drepanae]................................................................................................. hitam -. Antecostal ridge on tergites not interrupted medially......................................................... 4 4. Abdominal tergites with pale antecostal ridge and median area [lateral microtrichial field of tergites with 4–5 discal setae, male tergite IX without drepanae].................................................................... oligochaetus -. Abdominal tergites with dark antecostal ridge............................................................... 5 5. Abdominal tergites without dark median area, lateral microtrichial field of tergites with 4–5 discal setae; male tergite IX with drepanae....................................................................................... fulleri * -. Abdominal tergites with dark median area, lateral microtrichial field of tergites with 3 discal setae; male tergite IX without drepanae............................................................................................ 6 6. Sternites with dark transverse antecostal ridge......................................................... dorsalis -. Sternites without dark transverse antecostal ridge................................................... pteridicola * 7. Fore wing posteromarginal cilia either completely wavy or wavy at tips.......................................... 8 -. Fore wing posteromarginal cilia straight................................................................... 9 8. Ocellar setae III placed between fore and hind ocelli, close to fore ocelli; antecostal ridge on tergites dark; lateral microtrichial field of abdominal tergites with 3 setae; microtrichia absent on tergite IX; fore wing dark with pale apex, posteromarginal cilia wavy at tips................................................................................ quercus sp.n. -. Ocellar setae III placed anterior to tangent between anterior margins of hind ocelli; antecostal ridge on tergites pale; lateral microtrichial field of abdominal tergites with 4 setae; microtrichia present on tergite IX; fore wing pale, posteromarginal cilia completely wavy.............................................................................. mangiferae 9. Ocellar setae III placed between the hind ocelli toward the posterior margin of hind ocelli; pronotal pmII four times longer than pmI; metanotum with reticulate sculpture, reticles with internal markings in middle, median setae far behind anterior margin; fore wing second vein with one seta; tergite IX with microtrichia medially................................ bispinosus -. Ocellar III placed anterior to hind ocelli, just at the line of anterior margin of hind ocelli; pronotal pmII......... three times longer than pmI; metanotum with reticulate sculpture, reticles without internal markings; median setae at anterior margin; fore wing second vein with 3 setae; tergite IX without microtrichia medially................................... kenyensis