Merothripidae

Ulitzka, Manfred R. & Mound, Laurence, 2017, The fossil species Merothrips dietrichi (Schliephake) comb. n. redescribed and transferred from the genus Heterothrips (Thysanoptera), Zootaxa 4231 (4), pp. 573-576 : 575

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4231.4.7

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:188062E9-F467-4AA9-B300-ADCC61877B15

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6045269

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D987EE-B964-FFF4-E3DA-B168FA230566

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Plazi

scientific name

Merothripidae
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Key to the species of Merothripidae View in CoL from Baltic Eocene amber

1. Antennae 9-segmented; pronotum without any longer setae; apterous. ........................................................... Praemerothrips hoodi View in CoL

- Antennae 8-segmented, pronotum with 1 or 2 pairs of posteroangular setae; slender wings present with two longitudinal veins but without microtrichia .....................................................................................................................................................( Merothrips View in CoL ) 2

2. Pronotum with 2 pairs of posteroangular setae; interior pair arising from minute cone shaped tubercles ..................... M. balticus View in CoL

- Pronotum with one pair of posteroangular setae.............................................................................................................................. 3

3. Posteroangular setae length 43–52 microns; antennae 200 microns .................................................................................. M. fritschi View in CoL

- Posteroangular setae length 23 microns; antennae 256 microns ...................................................................................... M. dietrichi View in CoL

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