Podothrips erami, Minaei & Online, 2015
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.3906/zoo-1409-38 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EF878D-FFFB-FFD4-D1A1-FF1334ED094D |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Podothrips erami |
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sp. nov. |
Podothrips erami View in CoL sp. nov. Minaei
Material studied. Holotype female, IRAN, Fars Province, Shiraz , from grass ( Poaceae ), 15.viii.2014 ( KM 1241 ).
Paratypes, 1 female, 1 male, taken with holotype. 1 male, same place, same plant, 23.ix.2011 ( KM 562 ) ; 3 females, 25.viii.2014 ( KM 1249 ) ; 4 males, 29.viii.2014 ( KM 1251 ) .
Description: Female
Macroptera. Bicolored; head, antennal segment I, and most of II brown ( Figure 1 View Figures 1–6 ); abdominal segments I–II yellow, III–VII with a brown area on the anterior, VIII–X brown ( Figure 2 View Figures 1–6 ); forewing pale, major setae on prothorax and abdominal tergites yellow, postocular setae brownishyellow; rest of body and legs yellow.
Antennae 8 segmented ( Figure 1 View Figures 1–6 ); segment II with campaniform sensilla situated between middle and apex of the segment; segments III and IV each with 2 sense cones, the inner one on III is small, about half as long as the outer one. Head longer than broad, without distinct sculpture, with a pair of well-developed and weakly capitate postocular setae, ocellar setae minute; cheeks without stout setae, with a distinct tooth just behind eyes ( Figure 3 View Figures 1–6 ). Mouth-cone short and rounded; maxillary stylets not retracted to base of postocular setae, about one-third of head width apart, maxillary bridge present. Eyes normal; ocelli well developed, posterior pair far apart from each other. Pronotum well developed, longer than broad, all major setae (except anteromarginal setae) well developed and apically capitate or blunt, anteromarginal setae reduced, no longer than discal setae, apically acute; notopleural sutures complete. Surface of mesonotum and metanotum weakly sculptured, median setae on metanotum small. Fore tarsal tooth with pronounced tooth; fore tibia with subapical tubercle, fore femora stout ( Figure 4 View Figures 1–6 ). Basantra well developed, longer than broad; ferna and prospinasternum moderately developed; mesopresternum complete, boat-shaped. Metathoracic sternopleural sutures present. Forewing slightly constricted medially, with 2–3 duplicated cilia; sub-basal setae S1, S2 capitate, S3 blunt. Pelta bell-shaped. Abdominal tergites II–VII with 2 pairs of sigmoid wing-retaining setae, the posterior pair on tergite VII straight. Two campaniform sensilla on tergite VII close with 2 microsetae laterally, tergite VIII campaniform sensilla further apart, the microsetae almost located between them. Tube shorter than head, about twice as long its basal width; anal setae longer than tube.
Measurements (holotype female in microns). Body length 2255. Head, length 300, maximum width 186, postocular setae 39. Pronotum, length 223, median width 332; epimeral setae, 50. Forewing length 800. Pelta length 67, maximum width 116, tergite IX setae S1 118. Tube length 123, basal width 64; anal setae 250. Antennal segments I–VIII lengths 26, 43, 50, 46, 48, 44, 49, 38.
Male macroptera. Color and structure generally similar to female but smaller ( Figures 5, 6 View Figures 1–6 ). Sternal pore plates absent; S2 setae on tergite IX short. Aedeagus spoonshaped at apex.
Measurements (male, in micrometers). Body length 1840. Head, length 185, maximum width 161, postocular setae 33. Pronotum, length 148, median width 263; epimeral setae, 43. Fore wing length 720. Pelta length 60, maximum width 97, tergite IX setae S1 98. Tube length 112; basal width 48; anal setae 120. Antennal segments I– VIII lengths 21, 36, 43, 41, 46, 42, 41, 36.
Comments. P. erami is apparently close to P. denticeps Hood and P. distinctus Ananthakrishnan , having a pronounced lateral forward-directed tooth behind the eyes. The new species has duplicated cilia on the forewing in comparison to the other 2 species. Moreover, denticeps has only 1 sense cone while erami has 2 on antennal segment III. In distinctus as in erami , there are 2 sense cones on antennal segment III, but the 2 species are different in
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