The species of Haplothrips (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripinae) and related genera recorded from the Hawaiian Islands
Author
Mound, Laurence A.
Author
Matsunaga, Janis N.
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ZooKeys
2017
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.662.12107
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.662.12107
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Bamboosiella cingulata (Hood)
Remarks.
Described originally from Australia, with the synonym sakimurai from Oahu by
Moulton (1937)
, this species is widespread throughout the tropics, and has been referred to frequently as
Antillothrips cingulata
. It is sometimes abundant, living in association with the leaves of tussocks of grass, but adults disperse and alight on other plants, and on Oahu have been recorded from lettuce leaves. The species is similar in size and colour to
Karnyothrips melaleucus
, with the head, thorax and abdominal apex dark brown but abdominal segments
I-VII
yellow. However, the maxillary stylets are short and restricted to the mouth cone (Fig. 3), and the prosternal basantra are only faintly indicated, whereas these prosternal sclerites are large in
Karnyothrips
species (cf Figs 8-10). The male remains unknown, and the genus is not regarded as a member of the
Haplothripini
(
Okajima 2006
).