Liothrips wasabiae Haga & Okajima, 1983

Dang, Lihong, An, Yiyan, Mound, Laurence A. & Qiao, Gexia, 2024, Leaf-feeding species of the genus Liothrips from China (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripinae), Zootaxa 5419 (1), pp. 53-84 : 81

Liothrips wasabiae Haga & Okajima

( Figs 19 , 34 , 44 , 63 , 86 )

Liothrips wasabiae Haga & Okajima, 1983: 333 .

Described from Honshu, Japan on Wasabia japonica , this species was found living on all parts of Wasabia japonica , including leaves, stem and underground tubers. Many specimens from northern China have been studied and are here identified as L. wasabiae , after comparison with a paratype female and male. However, a few males from China show variation; base of mid and hind tibiae paler; postocellar setae elongate, about twice as long as diameter of an ocellus, median setae between postocular setae the same length; mid and hind tibiae yellow on apical half; setae S1–S3 on tergite IX sometimes shorter than tube.

Specimens studied. CHINA, Shaanxi, Yanan City, Ziwuling natural reserve, 2 females and 3 males on Periplora, 19–20.vii.2020, X. Wang and Y.Q. Li ( SNUT) ; Shaanxi, Yanan City, Ziwuling natural reserve, 3 females and 1 male, 5–19.vii.2019, R. Dang ( SNUT) ; Shaanxi, Yanan City, Ziwuling natural reserve, 2 females, 15.vii.2019, J. Shen ( SNUT) . JAPAN, Shimane, Masuda-shi , one female and one male paratype on Wasabia japonica , vii.1981, T. Murai ( TUA) .

Species from China removed from Liothrips

Figures

FIGURES 15–21. Heads of Liothrips species. (15) setinodis; (16) rohdeae; (17) tibetanus sp. n.; (18) vaneeckei. (19) wasabiae; (20) takahashii; (21) piperinus.

FIGURES 22–41. Antennae of Liothrips species. (22) adusticornis; (23) brevis sp. n.; (24) fagraeae; (25) hagai; (26) minys; (27) pallipes; (28) piperinus; (29) populi sp. n.; (30) setinodis; (31) elongatus sp. n.; (32) mohanrami; (33) rohdeae; (34) wasabiae; (35) piceae sp. n.; (36) heptapleuricola; (37) miyazakii; (38) longistylus sp. n.; (39) tibetanus sp. n.; (40) vaneeckei; (41) mirabilis.

FIGURES 42–46. Pronotum of Liothrips species. (42) adusticornis; (43) mirabilis; (44) wasabiae; (45) elongatus sp. n.; (46) mohanrami.

FIGURES 61–68. Liothrips species. Mesopresternum (61–65): (61) populi sp. n.; (62) rohdeae; (63) wasabiae; (64) vaneeckei; (65) motuoensis sp. n. Mesopresternum and metathoracic sternopleural sutures (66–68): (66) piceae sp. n.; (67) floridensis; (68) tibetanus sp. n.

FIGURES 80–88. Metanotum and pelta. Liothrips species (80–87): (80) takahashii; (81) setinodis; (82) minys; (83) miyazakii; (84) tibetanus sp. n.; (85) vaneeckei; (86) wasabiae; (87) rohdeae. (88) Teuchothrips turkestanicus.