Majerthrips Mound & Minaei

Only one species is known in this genus, M. barrowi, described from Barrow Island in Western Australia (Mound & Minaei 2006). This taxon (Fig. 28) was described as related to Holothrips in the Docessissophothripini, because the maxillary stylets are broader than in typical Phlaeothripinae, but the most closely related genus is probably Asemothrips .

Diagnosis. Body strongly reticulate; head about twice as long as wide, elevated in mid-line, postocular setae capitate; stylets retracted to eyes, close together medially; antennae 8-segmented, III with one sensorium, IV with 3 sensoria, VII broadly joined to VIII; pronotum with 4 pairs of capitate setae, anteromarginals reduced; notopleural sutures complete; basantra absent; mesopraesternum complete but eroded or separated into 3 parts; sternopleural sutures long; fore tarsal tooth present in both sexes; wings variable, absent, short or long; pelta variable from Dshaped to narrowly bell-shaped; tergites II–VI usually each with 2 pairs of wing-retaining setae, also one pair of capitate posteromarginal setae; tergite IX postermaginal setae capitate in both sexes; tube much shorter than head; sternites III–VI with worm-like reticulated areas anterolaterally in both sexes.