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<emphasis id="B90AEADEFFBA91169AC4FF55FE3AFF78" bold="true" box="[151,468,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="340">Strepterothrips verruculus</emphasis>
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(
<figureCitation id="13452A49FFBA91169ACCFF78FF09FF1A" box="[159,231,186,211]" captionStart="FIGURES 1 8" captionStartId="3.[151,264,1906,1929]" captionTargetBox="[152,1436,411,1874]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,411,1882]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURES 1 8. Idiothrips genus-group from Australia. Antennae 1 4: (1) Idiothrips bellus from Iran; (2) Azaleothrips lixinae; (3) Stictothrips namadji; (4) Strepterothrips verruculus. Azaleothrips lixinae 5 8: (5) head; (6) pelta and tergites; (7) tergites VII IX and tube; (8) pronotum and metanotum." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/245134/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="340">Figs 4</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13452A49FFBA91169AA0FF78FEFFFF1A" box="[243,273,186,211]" captionStart="FIGURES 16 26" captionStartId="9.[151,264,1379,1402]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,183,1352]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[151,1436,183,1358]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 16 26. Strepterothrips species from Australia. Mesoeusternal anterior margin 16 19: (16) verruculus; (17); arake; (18) orientalis; (19) parvulus. Antennae 20 26: (20) arake; (21) barbatus; (22) moffati; (23) okajimai; (24) orientalis; (25) parvulus; (26) tuberculatus." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/245136/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="340">16</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13452A49FFBA91169B4EFF79FE8BFF1A" box="[285,357,186,211]" captionStart="FIGURES 27 35" captionStartId="12.[151,264,1876,1899]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,193,1855]" captionTargetId="figure@12.[151,1436,193,1856]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURES 27 35. Strepterothrips species from Australia. Head 27 29: (27) moffati, (28) tuberculatus; (29) verruculus. Head and pronotum 30 32: (30) okajimai; (31) parvulus;; (32) arake. Metanotum, pelta and tergites 33 34: (33) okajimai; (34) akake. (35) Male verruculus." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/245137/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="340">29, 35</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13452A49FFBA91169B22FF79FE57FF1A" box="[369,441,187,211]" captionStart="FIGURES 36 45" captionStartId="13.[151,264,1876,1899]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,193,1855]" captionTargetId="figure@13.[151,1436,193,1856]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURES 36 45. Strepterothrips species from Australia. Metanotum and pelta 36 37: (36) apterus; (37) barbatus. Pronotum 38 39: (38) barbatus; (39) verruculus. (40) verruculus metanotum and pelta. (41) tuberculatus thorax and pelta. (42) moffati metanotum, pelta and tergites. Apical abdominal segments 43 45: (43) arake; (44) okajimai; (45) orientalis." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/245138/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="340">39, 40</figureCitation>
)
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: body dark brown with much internal red pigment; legs and antennae brown, antennal segment III slightly paler at extreme base, head with paired longitudinal submedian paler areas, pterothorax sometimes paler laterally, metanotum sharply yellow on posterior third; major setae all pale.
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Head longer than wide (
<figureCitation id="13452A49FFBA91169BB6FEACFDD0FE4E" box="[485,574,366,391]" captionStart="FIGURES 27 35" captionStartId="12.[151,264,1876,1899]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,193,1855]" captionTargetId="figure@12.[151,1436,193,1856]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURES 27 35. Strepterothrips species from Australia. Head 27 29: (27) moffati, (28) tuberculatus; (29) verruculus. Head and pronotum 30 32: (30) okajimai; (31) parvulus;; (32) arake. Metanotum, pelta and tergites 33 34: (33) okajimai; (34) akake. (35) Male verruculus." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/245137/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="340">Fig. 29</figureCitation>
); cheeks weakly convex with several weakly curved, broadly blunt setae; dorsal surface strongly reticulate particularly medially with small tubercles within each reticle, mid-dorsal setae not elongate; eyes with about 18 facets dorsally and 5 ventrally; postocular setae short, broadly capitate. Antennae 7- segmented (
<figureCitation id="13452A49FFBA91169B73FE18FE88FE3A" box="[288,358,474,499]" captionStart="FIGURES 1 8" captionStartId="3.[151,264,1906,1929]" captionTargetBox="[152,1436,411,1874]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,411,1882]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURES 1 8. Idiothrips genus-group from Australia. Antennae 1 4: (1) Idiothrips bellus from Iran; (2) Azaleothrips lixinae; (3) Stictothrips namadji; (4) Strepterothrips verruculus. Azaleothrips lixinae 5 8: (5) head; (6) pelta and tergites; (7) tergites VII IX and tube; (8) pronotum and metanotum." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/245134/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="340">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
), III with one small sense cone, IV with 2 larger sense cones; segments with strong sculpture lines, II with 2 pairs of broadly blunt setae. Pronotum finely tuberculate (
<figureCitation id="13452A49FFBA911699AFFE3CFBBAFDDE" box="[1020,1108,510,535]" captionStart="FIGURES 36 45" captionStartId="13.[151,264,1876,1899]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,193,1855]" captionTargetId="figure@13.[151,1436,193,1856]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURES 36 45. Strepterothrips species from Australia. Metanotum and pelta 36 37: (36) apterus; (37) barbatus. Pronotum 38 39: (38) barbatus; (39) verruculus. (40) verruculus metanotum and pelta. (41) tuberculatus thorax and pelta. (42) moffati metanotum, pelta and tergites. Apical abdominal segments 43 45: (43) arake; (44) okajimai; (45) orientalis." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/245138/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="340">Fig. 39</figureCitation>
), anterolaterally with paired groups of about 2530 small spatulate setae; major setae short, broadly capitate, but pa setae not developed; posteromedially with 2 pairs of short capitate setae; notopleural sutures incomplete. Mesonotum finely tuberculate, with one pair of capitate lateral setae. Metanotum finely tuberculate, with less than 10 setae on anterior two-thirds, but posterior third with narrow transverse band of 2030 setae (
<figureCitation id="13452A49FFBA91169938FD4CFC2EFD6E" box="[875,960,654,679]" captionStart="FIGURES 36 45" captionStartId="13.[151,264,1876,1899]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,193,1855]" captionTargetId="figure@13.[151,1436,193,1856]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURES 36 45. Strepterothrips species from Australia. Metanotum and pelta 36 37: (36) apterus; (37) barbatus. Pronotum 38 39: (38) barbatus; (39) verruculus. (40) verruculus metanotum and pelta. (41) tuberculatus thorax and pelta. (42) moffati metanotum, pelta and tergites. Apical abdominal segments 43 45: (43) arake; (44) okajimai; (45) orientalis." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/245138/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="340">Fig. 40</figureCitation>
). Prosternal basantra not developed; ferna transverse, not meeting medially; mesopresternum reduced to pair of small lateral triangles, mesoeusternum anterior margin complete (
<figureCitation id="13452A49FFBA91169B9BFD14FDF3FD26" box="[456,541,726,751]" captionStart="FIGURES 16 26" captionStartId="9.[151,264,1379,1402]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,183,1352]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[151,1436,183,1358]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 16 26. Strepterothrips species from Australia. Mesoeusternal anterior margin 16 19: (16) verruculus; (17); arake; (18) orientalis; (19) parvulus. Antennae 20 26: (20) arake; (21) barbatus; (22) moffati; (23) okajimai; (24) orientalis; (25) parvulus; (26) tuberculatus." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/245136/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="340">Fig. 16</figureCitation>
). Pelta transverse, with irregular reticulate sculpture of small tubercles but no discal setae (
<figureCitation id="13452A49FFBA91169B75FD38FE95FCDA" box="[294,379,762,787]" captionStart="FIGURES 36 45" captionStartId="13.[151,264,1876,1899]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,193,1855]" captionTargetId="figure@13.[151,1436,193,1856]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURES 36 45. Strepterothrips species from Australia. Metanotum and pelta 36 37: (36) apterus; (37) barbatus. Pronotum 38 39: (38) barbatus; (39) verruculus. (40) verruculus metanotum and pelta. (41) tuberculatus thorax and pelta. (42) moffati metanotum, pelta and tergites. Apical abdominal segments 43 45: (43) arake; (44) okajimai; (45) orientalis." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/245138/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="340">Fig. 40</figureCitation>
); tergites finely tuberculate, with transverse row of 46 small pointed discal setae; IIVII with pair of broadly capitate posteromarginal setae; setae S1 on IX capitate, S2 finely acute.
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<emphasis id="B90AEADEFFBA91169A94FC80FE98FC92" bold="true" box="[199,374,834,859]" pageId="15" pageNumber="340">Measurements</emphasis>
(
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female in microns). Body length 1510. Head, length 200; width 175; po setae 15. Pronotum, length 125; width 250; major setae, am 20, aa 20, ml 20, epim 30, pa?. Tergite IX setae
<geoCoordinate id="EE4A500BFFBA91169F50FCA5FAA9FCB6" box="[1283,1351,871,895]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="15" pageNumber="340" precision="925" value="-1.6666667">S1 40</geoCoordinate>
;
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. Tube length 135; basal width 55; anal setae 100. Antennal segments IIIVII length, 50, 43, 40, 38, 63.
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<emphasis id="B90AEADEFFBA91169A94FC6CFEBAFC0F" box="[199,340,942,966]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="340">Male aptera</emphasis>
: similar in colour, sculpture and chaetotaxy to female, but highly variable in body size; small males similar to small females with normal small hamus on fore tarsus; largest males with head longer, projecting in front of eyes and narrowed to base (
<figureCitation id="13452A49FFBA91169800FC34FD46FBC6" box="[595,680,1014,1039]" captionStart="FIGURES 27 35" captionStartId="12.[151,264,1876,1899]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,193,1855]" captionTargetId="figure@12.[151,1436,193,1856]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURES 27 35. Strepterothrips species from Australia. Head 27 29: (27) moffati, (28) tuberculatus; (29) verruculus. Head and pronotum 30 32: (30) okajimai; (31) parvulus;; (32) arake. Metanotum, pelta and tergites 33 34: (33) okajimai; (34) akake. (35) Male verruculus." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/245137/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="340">Fig. 35</figureCitation>
); fore femora swollen sub-basally on inner margin, fore tibia with small apical tubercle, fore tarsal hamus greatly enlarged and claw-like.
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<emphasis id="B90AEADEFFBA91169A94FBFCFE7AFB9E" bold="true" box="[199,404,1086,1111]" pageId="15" pageNumber="340">Material studied</emphasis>
.
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female aptera.
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<collectingCountry id="F369765CFFBA91169886FBFCFCA9FB9E" box="[725,839,1086,1111]" name="Australia" pageId="15" pageNumber="340">Australia</collectingCountry>
,
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, Prince Philip Drive, from dead
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<emphasis id="B90AEADEFFBA91169AC4FBA1FEE3FBB3" box="[151,269,1123,1146]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="340">Lagunaria</emphasis>
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branches,
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(LAM 6084), in
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.
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, all apterae from
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;
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,
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taken with
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, also
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,
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at same site,
<date id="FFC0100CFFBA91169B4AFB68FE7AFB0A" box="[281,404,1194,1219]" pageId="15" pageNumber="340" value="2014-11-29">29.xi.2014</date>
;
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,
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from dead branches on various dates between
<date id="FFC0100CFFBA91169EB4FB68FA89FB0A" box="[1255,1383,1194,1219]" pageId="15" pageNumber="340" value="2012-12-27">27.xii.2012</date>
and
<date id="FFC0100CFFBA91169AC4FB0CFEFFFB2E" box="[151,273,1230,1255]" pageId="15" pageNumber="340" value="2014-11-24">24.xi.2014</date>
, at many localities including, 100 Acre Reserve, Mt Bate, Highland Lodge, Palm Glen, Bird Rock Track, and Mission Road Forest.
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<emphasis id="B90AEADEFFBA91169A94FAD4FEA1FAE6" bold="true" box="[199,335,1302,1327]" pageId="15" pageNumber="340">Comments.</emphasis>
This species, together with its bright red larvae, is common and widespread on dead branches across
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where it is presumably endemic (
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). It is one of only two
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<emphasis id="B90AEADEFFBA91169EA6FAF9FA75FA9A" box="[1269,1435,1339,1363]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="340">Strepterothrips</emphasis>
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in which the anterior margin of the mesoeusternum is known to be transverse and entire. In structure and colour,
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<emphasis id="B90AEADEFFBA91169AC4FA41FEE1FA52" box="[151,271,1411,1435]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="340">verruculus</emphasis>
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is closely similar to
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<emphasis id="B90AEADEFFBA91169847FA41FD71FA52" box="[532,671,1411,1435]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="340">tuberculatus</emphasis>
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that is widespread across
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, differing particularly in the sculpture and arrangement of setae on the pronotum and metanotum. In contrast to that species, no macropterae have been found, but the males show a similar diversity of form depending on the body size.
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