Macrophthalmothrips Karny

Mound, Laurence A., Dang, Li-Hong & Tree, Desley J., 2013, Genera of fungivorous Phlaeothripinae (Thysanoptera) from dead branches and leaf-litter in Australia, Zootaxa 3681 (3), pp. 201-224 : 212

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.

Figures

FIGURES 26 – 31. Phlaeothripinae genera. (26) Jacotia glyptus; (27) Macrophthalmothrips argus; (28) Majerthrips barrowi; (29) Malacothrips sp.; (30) Mystrothrips sp.; (31) Octurothrips pulcher.