Bamboosiella

Kumar, Vikas & Tyagi, Kaomud, 2014, The Poaceae-associated genus Bamboosiella (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae) from India with one new species, Zootaxa 3795 (1), pp. 79-84 : 80

Key to Bamboosiella species from India

This key is based on the study of type material of four species ( B. malabarica , B. microptera , B. nayari and B. varia ) and material of two species ( B. bicoloripes and B. nayari ) from Thailand identified by S. Okajima. Type material B. bicoloripes and B. graminella could not be traced in any National or International Museum and these species are included here based on information in the original descriptions.

1. Body brown...................................................................................... varia

-. Body bicoloured...................................................................................... 2

2. Fore tarsus with distinct tooth............................................................................ 3

-. Fore tarsus without tooth................................................................................ 4

3. Head as long as broad; median portion of head, prothorax and abdominal segments VII–IX yellow; antennal segments I–II yel- low and IV–VI brown; segment IV with 1+2+1 sense cones; mouth cone long; anteromarginals well developed and expanded apically; basantral plates well developed................................................... venkataramani sp. n.

-. Head longer than broad; head, prothorax and abdominal segments VII–IX brown; antennal segments I–II brown and IV–VI yellow; segment IV with 1+1 sense cones; mouth cone short and broadly rounded; anteromarginals reduced; basantral plates not developed................................................................................ bicoloripes

4. Abdominal segments VII–IX yellow or yellowish brown...................................................... 5

-. Abdominal segments VII–IX brown....................................................................... 6

5. Pterothorax brown; abdominal segments III–IX yellowish brown; antennal segments I–II and IV–VI brown; segment IV with 1+2+1 sense cones; anteromarginals well developed and expanded apically; postocular setae and S1 setae on abdominal tergite IX expanded apically............................................................................... nayari

-. Pterothorax yellow; abdominal segments III–IX yellow; antennal segments I–II and IV–VI yellow; segment IV with 1+1 sense cones; anteromarginals reduced; postocular setae and S1 setae on abdominal tergite IX pointed apically......... microptera

6. Postocular setae and S1 setae on abdominal tergite IX expanded apically.................................. graminella

-. Postocular setae and S1 setae on abdominal tergite IX pointed apically................................... malabarica