Aeolothripidae, Uzel, 1895

Liu, Hui, Mound, Laurence & Zhang, Hongrui, 2020, Streothrips jianshuiensis sp. n., a tropical addition to the Aeolothripidae fauna of China (Thysanoptera), Zootaxa 4819 (1), pp. 1-5 : 1

Key to genera of Aeolothripidae in China

1. Fore wings racquet-shaped ( Fig. 10 ); head and pronotum with long setae ( Fig. 7 ); antennal segments moniliform ( Fig. 11 )............................................................................................ Mymarothrips

-. Fore wings not broadened distally ( Fig. 14 ), sometimes micropterous; head and pronotum without long setae or with only 1 pair; at least antennal segments III–IV longer than wide....................................................... 2

2. Antennal segments III–IV exceptionally long, III at least 8 times as long as wide ( Fig. 13 ); metanotum smooth................................................................................................... Franklinothrips

-. Antennal segments III–IV not exceptionally long, III no more than 4 times as long as wide; metanotum with sculpture..... 3

3. Antennal segments III–IV each with transverse sensorium at apex; pronotum with 1 pair of long posteroangular setae; abdominal sternites with discal setae laterally.......................................................... Rhipidothrips

-. Antennal segments III–IV each with sensorium linear ( Fig. 12 ); pronotum without long setae; abdominal sternites without discal setae............................................................................................ 4

4. Mesonotum with sparse striae, metanotum with equiangular reticulation ( Fig. 9 )........................... Aeolothrips

-. Meso and metanotum closely striate, metanotum with striae arched around anterior margin ( Fig. 8 )............ Streothrips

Figures

FIGURES 7–14. (7) Mymarothrips garuda. Head and pronotum; Meso and metanotum 8–9: (8) Streothrips jianshuiensis sp.n.; (9) Aeolothrips sp.; (10) Fore wing of Mymarothrips garuda. Antenna 11–13: (11) Mymarothrips sp.; (12) Streothrips jianshuiensis sp.n.; (13) Franklinothrips tani; (14) Fore wing of Streothrips jianshuiensis sp.n.