Ecacanthothrips spinipes (Bagnall)

Okajima, Shûji & Masumoto, Masami, 2024, The genus Hoplandrothrips and its relatives (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) from Southeast Asia and Taiwan, Zootaxa 5489 (1), pp. 22-91 : 31

Ecacanthothrips spinipes (Bagnall)

Phloeothrips spinipes Bagnall, 1908: 195–196 .

This species was described based on the unique holotype female collected from New Guinea, and has three junior synonyms. Subsequently, it was recorded from the Kei Islands ( Priesner 1930: described as synonymous species, E. bagnalli ) and the Solomon Islands ( Mound 1970). It is presumably included in the inarmatus -group. According to the literature ( Mound 1970; Palmer & Mound 1978), it may be very similar to E. leai , and the fore femur bears a series of tuberculate setae at least in medium to large sized individuals, the mid and hind femora bear a series of stout setae with blunt or dilated apices, and the pelta is triangular with lateral wider reticulation. However, even in large individuals, leai does not have these character states. In leai , the fore femur has no tuberculate setae, the mid and hind femora bear a series of short and pointed setae and the pelta is bell-shaped. Unfortunately, this species has not been available for this study.