Bregmatothrips Hood, 1912

Wang, Zhaohong, Zhao, Chao, Chen, Junyu & Tong, Xiaoli, 2016, Two newly recorded genera and a new species of Thripinae from China (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), Zoological Systematics 41 (3), pp. 253-260 : 254

3.1 Bregmatothrips Hood, 1912

Bregmatothrips Hood, 1912: 66 . Type species: Bregmatothrips venustus Hood, 1912 , by original designation.

Diagnosis. Female. Head longer than wide, with 3 pairs of ocellar setae; head projecting in front of compound eyes. Antennae 7–8 segments, segment I with 1 or 2 dorso-apical setae, segments III and IV with simple or forked sensoria. Maxillary palps 2- to 3-segmented. Pronotum weakly trapezoidal with 2 pairs of posteroangular setae, notopleural sutures extending along lateral margins. Prosternal ferna complete medially; meso and meta furcae without spinula. Tarsi 2- segmented. Abdominal tergites I–VIII with campaniform sensilla close to posterior margin and short lobes or teeth (often restricted to sides) or with continuous posteromarginal flange along the posterior margin; sternite VII with setae S1 arising at posterior margin or sub-marginally.

Male. General structure similar to female, body color usually bicolored or similar to female. Abdominal sternites without gland areas.