Species recognition in the genus Scolothrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae), predators of leaf-feeding mites Author Mound, Laurence A. text Zootaxa 2011 2797 45 53 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.204061 cc4a8885-02a6-4cc3-b0be-d1ec0ce1f9ef 1175-5326 204061 Scolothrips asura Ramakrishna & Margabhandu 1931 : 1035 Scolothrips quadrinotata Han & Zhang 1982 : 56 syn.n. Described from India , this strongly bicoloured species is sometimes taken from field crops, and is known from Thailand , Taiwan , Ryukyu Is ( Japan ), and northern Australia . There is nothing in the description of quadrinotata to distinguish it from asura , and Han (1997) indicated that he had described the species based on comparisons to details of setal lengths published by other authors, not by examining specimens. The head, metathorax, and abdominal segments I–II and VI–VIII are brown with bright red internal pigment in life. In contrast, the legs, pronotum and abdominal segments III–V are yellow, although segments IX–X vary from brownish yellow to brown. On the fore wing, the first dark band extends to the base of the wing and includes the clavus. The metanotal sculpture is similar to that of ochoa ( Fig. 4 ), in contrast to the other species in the genus, but the antennae ( Fig. 5 ) resemble those of typical Scolothrips species.