Bhattithrips

Mound, Laurence A., 2009, New taxa and new records of Australian Panchaetothripinae (Thysanoptera, Thripidae), Zootaxa 2292, pp. 25-33 : 29-30

Key to species of Bhattithrips

1. Tergites III–VII with sculpture lacking sub-circular invaginations that bear numerous microtrichia ( Fig. 13 ) [male hemimacropterous] ................................................................................................................................ pitkini Mound

-. Tergites III–VII with sub-circular invaginations bearing numerous microtrichia, overlying dorso-ventral muscle insertion points ( Figs 14–15 ) ...................................................................................................................................... 2

2. Tergal invaginations with prominent circular rim; tergite II with transverse length of submedian patches of microtrichia about equal to the distance between them ( Fig. 14 ) [male hemimacropterous]....................... frontalis (Bagnall)

-. Tergal invaginations without prominent rim; tergite II with transverse length of submedian patches of microtrichia longer than distance between them ( Figs 10 , 15 )......................................................................................................... 3

3. Antennal segments V–VIII forming a unit about 4 times longer than maximum width, segment III less than 3 times longer than wide ( Fig. 18 ); sensoria on antennal segments III–IV curved around segment apex, usually forked; tergite II sub-median patch of microtrichia S-shaped ( Fig. 15 ); microtrichia of tergal invaginations not extending to surrounding sculpture; forewing major setae longer than width of wing veins [male macropterous] ...... dahmsi Mound

-. Antennal segments V–VIII forming a unit more than 6 times longer than maximum width, VIII distinct; segment III about 6 times longer than wide ( Fig. 8 ); sensoria on antennal segments III–IV simple and straight; tergite II submedian patch of microtrichia transverse ( Fig. 10 ); microtrichia of tergal invaginations extending medially to transverse lines of sculpture ( Fig. 11 ); forewing veinal setae no longer than microtrichia [male not known] .................... ................................................................................................................................................................. borealis sp.n.

Figures

FIGURES 13 – 18. Bhattithrips species. (13) B. pitkini tergites II – III. (14) B. frontalis tergites I – III. B. dahmsi 15 – 18: (15) tergites I – III; (16) meso and metanota; (17) tergites IV – VIII; (18) antenna.

FIGURES 7 – 12. Bhattithrips borealis. (7) female. (8) antenna. (9) head and pronotum. (10) abdominal tergites I – III.