Liothrips takahashii (Moulton)

(Figs 72–77)

Gynaikothrips takahashii Moulton, 1928b: 313 Female macroptera. Body length 3.5–3.8 mm. Color brown, antennal segments I and II dark brown, same colour as head, III yellow with distal end brownish, IV–VI brown with basal 1/4–1/3 yellow, VII and VIII dark brown; fore femora brown, fore tibiae brownish yellow, mid and hind femora and tibiae brown, all tarsi yellow; fore wings pale brown with a darker stripe; major body setae brown.

Head 1.6 times as long as wide (Fig. 72), po setae longer than eyes; maxillary stylets retracted only to posterior third of head, moderately separated; antennal segment III 1.8 times as long as segment II, segment IV 1.9 times as long as II (Fig.77). Pronotum with 5 pairs of long setae (Fig. 73), aa setae and am setae about same length, ml setae longer, epim and pa setae longest, about equal to pronotum length; mesopresternum divided into 2 parts (Fig. 74); metanotal sculpture dense and longitudinal; pelta triangular (Fig. 75); tergite II laterally with 8–11 accessary setae (Fig. 76); tube shorter than head.

Specimens examined. Taiwan, Taihoku (Taipei), 2 females, 2 males paratypes from Ficus retusa, 12.iii.1922 (Takahashi) ; Wuzhi Mt. (Taipei), 4 females from Ficus, 15.xii.1993 . Nanshi (Taichung), 3 females, 2 males from Liquidambar, iii.1995 .

Comments. Compared to other species, females of takahashi have a greater number of accessary setae laterally on tergite II, although the number may be less in males.