Macrophthalmothrips Karny

There are 16 species recognised in this genus from various tropical countries, and Mound (1972b) provided a key to the 13 species that were then available (Fig. 27). These thrips live on dead branches, and two are known from the tropical north of Australia, M. argus and M. flavafemora .

Diagnosis. Body black with yellow and white markings, eyes bright red; head longer than wide; eyes holoptic, surrounding ocellar region; postocular setae usually minute; mouth-cone extending to mesosternum, stylets retracted to eyes, close together medially; antennae 8-segmented, III with 2 sensoria, IV with 4; pronotum with 5 pairs major setae, notopleural sutures incomplete; basantra absent; mesopraesternum divided into two plates; sternopleural sutures present, but short; fore tarsi without tooth; fore wings parallel-sided, with duplicated cilia; pelta bell-shaped; tergites II–VII each with 2 pairs of wing retaining setae; tube shorter than head, anal setae shorter than tube; male sternite VIII without pore plate.