Stictothrips aoristus, Mound, Laurence A. & Tree, Desley J., 2015

Mound, Laurence A. & Tree, Desley J., 2015, Fungus-feeding Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripinae of the Idiothrips genus-group in Australia, with nine new species, Zootaxa 4034 (2), pp. 325-341 : 330

Stictothrips aoristus sp.n.

( Figs 13–15 )

Female microptera. With the characters given in the generic diagnosis, except: body, legs and antennae light brown, tarsi paler, major setae all pale.

Antennal segment VIII broadly joined to VII ( Fig. 13 ); head with po setae scarcely different from minor setae; cheek setae prominent ( Fig. 15 ); notopleural sutures complete; metanotum reticulate, median setal pair weakly capitate, with 2 or 3 minor setae on anterior half; prosternal basantra not developed; mesoeusternal anterior margin entire; pelta transverse; tergites II–VII with 2 pairs of setae medially ( Fig. 14 ).

Measurements (holotype female in microns). Body length1650. Head, length 200; width 180. Pronotum, length 130; width 215; major setae, am 15, aa 15, ml 15, epim 40, pa 20. Fore wing lobe 90. Tergite IX setae S1 50; S2 65. Tube length 110. Antennal segments III–VIII length, 50, 48, 50, 45, 45, 30.

Material studied. Holotype female microptera, Queensland, Carnarvon Station, Fig Tree Gully, from Ficus coronata leaves and branches, 14.x.2014 (DJT1963) (in ANIC).

Paratypes: 2 female micropterae taken with holotype.

Comments. As discussed above, and indicated in the key, this species is not strictly congeneric with the other Stictothrips , but is placed here pending further field studies.

Figures

FIGURES 9 – 15. Stictothrips species from Australia. S. namadji 9 – 12: (9) head; (10) pronotum; (11) tergites VII – VIII; (12) metanotum and pelta. S. aoristus 13 – 15: (13) antenna; (14) metanotum, pelta and tergites; (15) head and pronotum.