Genera of fungivorous Phlaeothripinae (Thysanoptera) from dead branches and leaf-litter in Australia Author Mound, Laurence A. Author Dang, Li-Hong Author Tree, Desley J. text Zootaxa 2013 3681 3 201 224 journal article 43406 10.11646/zootaxa.3681.3.1 caf9f3a0-f5e2-400d-b023-1ec9607edf1d 1175-5326 247292 0473676C-4B88-4919-A5AD-F5612F08FBBE Horistothrips Morgan Two species from Australia are placed in this genus, together with three non-Australian species whose generic relationships remain in doubt. The type species, H. australiae ( Fig. 24 ), lives under the bark of certain Eucalyptus trees in eastern Australia ( Tree & Walter 2012 ), but H. platygaster is known only from a few specimens taken in the north of this continent ( Mound 2008 ). Diagnosis. Usually micropterous; head longer than wide, posterior half reticulate; postocular setae capitate; stylets retracted to eyes, close together medially; antennae 8-segmented, VIII broad at base, III with 1 sensorium, IV with 2 or 3 sensoria; pronotum with 5 pairs of capitate setae; notopleural sutures complete; basantra absent; mesopraesternum reduced to two lateral triangles; sternopleural sutures long; both sexes with fore tarsal tooth; pelta triangular; tergites II–VII each with 2 pairs of wing retaining setae; tube shorter than head, anal setae much longer than tube; male sternite VIII with large pore plate.