Leucothrips nigripennis Reuter, 1904

Masumoto, Masami & Okajima, Shûji, 2017, Studies on Dendrothripinae (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) from Japan, with new records and one new species, Zootaxa 4362 (3), pp. 405-420 : 411

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scientific name	Leucothrips nigripennis Reuter
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Leucothrips nigripennis Reuter View in CoL

( Figs 2 View FIGURES 1–10 , 14–16 View FIGURES 11–16 )

Leucothrips nigripennis Reuter, 1905: 108 View in CoL .

This species was described from Finland and is recorded in Europe and North America ( Morison 1957), but Bhatti (1998) recorded it from India with a detailed redescription and account of its habitat. Subsequently, Mound (1999) recorded the species from Australia with descriptions of male and larva II. It is easily distinguished from the other four species by the white body with dark fore wings. It is recorded as a pest of ferns in greenhouses ( Morison 1957), and has caused problems to cultivated ferns in Australia but is not usually regarded as a serious pest ( Mound 1999). The male is recorded only from Australia. This thrips is here newly recorded from Japan.

Diagnosis. Body including legs uniformly white, fore wing dark brown ( Fig. 2 View FIGURES 1–10 ); antennal segments III and IV with forked sensoria ( Fig. 15 View FIGURES 11–16 ); sculpture on pronotum, meso- and metanota with narrow fringe ( Figs 14, 16 View FIGURES 11–16 ). Male very similar to female but sensoria on antennal segments III and IV simple.

Specimens examined. JAPAN: Honshu: Kanagawa Pref., Yokohama City , Tomioka-sogokoen park, 3 females on fern, 10.ix.2005, M. Masumoto (TUA).

References

Bhatti, J. S. (1998) The European and North American greenhouse pest Leucothrips nigripennis Reuter, the fern thrips (Terebrantia: Thripidae), lives outdoors in India. Oriental Insects, 32, 153 - 175. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00305316.1998.10433772

Morison, G. D. (1957) A review of British glasshouse Thysanoptera. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London, 109 (16), 467 - 520. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1365 - 2311.1957. tb 00334. x

Mound, L. A. (1999) Saltatorial leaf-feeding Thysanoptera (Thripidae, Dendrothripinae) in Australia and New Caledonia, with newly recorded pests of ferns, figs and mulberries. Australian Journal of Entomology, 38, 257 - 273. https: // doi. org / 10.1046 / j. 1440 - 6055.1999.00112. x

Reuter, O. M. (1905) 1904 Ein neues Warrnhaus Thysanopteron. Meddelelser af Societas pro Fauna et Flora Fennica, 30, 106 - 109. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. part. 17433

Figures

FIGURES 1–10. Japanese species of Dendrothripinae. Leucothrips, female 1–3. (1) L. furcatus; (2) L. nigripennis; (3) L. piercei. Pseudodendrothrips, 4–10; (4) P.bhattii, female; (5) P.darci, female; (6) P.lateralis, female; (7) P.lateralis, male:(8) P. maculatus, female; (9) P.maculatus, male; (10) P.mori, female.

FIGURES 11–16. Leucothrips furcatus, female 11–13. (11) Head & pronotum; (12) Antennal segments III–VII; (13) Abdominal tergite VII.Leucothrips nigripennis, female, 14–16; (14) Head & pronotum; (15) Antenna; (16) Metascutum.