Scirtothrips dobroskyi Moulton, 1936: 264

Ng, Y. F., Mound, L. A. & Azidah, A. A., 2014, The genus Scirtothrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Malaysia, with four new species and comments on Biltothrips, a related genus, Zootaxa 3856 (2), pp. 253-266 : 256-257

Scirtothrips dobroskyi Moulton, 1936: 264

( Figs 2–4 )

Female macroptera. Body yellow, femora, tibiae and tarsi pale; frons shaded; antennal segment I pale, segment II variable, segments III–VIII shaded; fore wing base and clavus shaded, wing paler towards apex; abdominal tergites and sternites IV–VII without median shaded marking, antecostal ridges on III–VII dark complete across segment. Antennae 8-segmented, forked sensoria on III–IV short, not reaching more than one-third the length of succeeding segment; ocellar area with widely spaced transverse striae; ocellar setae III well-developed, close together between hind ocelli; 2 pairs of po setae as long as ocellar setae III. Pronotum anterior half with about 12 transverse striae per 30 microns, about 7–10 discal setae; 4 pairs of posteromarginal setae, pm2 pair long 2.5–4.0 times longer than pm1, but pm1 variable in length. Metanotum with irregular equiangular to longitudinal reticulation; median setae situated behind but close to anterior margin. Fore wing second vein with 2 setae; clavus with 4 marginal setae, one discal seta. Abdominal tergites II–VI with S1 small, closer together than their length; VIII with no discal microtrichia medially; sternites with microtrichia areas not or scarcely extending mesad of posteromarginal setae S2.

Comments. Described from Luzon, The Philippines , this species is widespread in the warmer parts of northern and eastern Australia ( Hoddle & Mound 2003). The following specimens have been seen from Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur, Universiti Malaya , 2 females on Capsicum frutescens , 24.vi.2011; Penang, 1 female from Nephrolepis falcata , 9.vii.2009. Males from Australia have a pair of long dark drepanae posterolaterally on tergite IX .

Figures

FIGURES 2–4. Scirtothrips dobroskyi Moulton. (2) Head, pronotum and metascutum; (3) Antenna; (4) Abdominal tergites VII–X.