Liothrips Uzel

Liothrips Uzel, 1895: 261 .

Almost 300 species are listed in this genus worldwide (ThripsWiki 2020). From China Mirab-balou et al. (2011) listed 28 Liothrips species, including 16 from Taiwan, but for three of these (invisus, luzonensis, and claripennis) the quoted record is not correct, and no valid record from Taiwan has been found (Wang 2002). Han (1997) provided a key to 11 species from China and indicated that seven of these were found in Taiwan. Okajima (2006) provided a full diagnosis of Liothrips genus, together with an identification key to 24 Liothrips species from Japan, of which seven species were recorded from Taiwan. Members of this genus lack a fore tarsal tooth in both sexes, and the tube is shorter than the head.