Apostlethrips, Mound & Minaei, 2006

Wang, Jun, Mound, Laurence & Tree, Desley J., 2019, A new species of Apostlethrips (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae); an Australian genus from grass tussocks, Zootaxa 4688 (1), pp. 144-146 : 144

Key to species of Apostlethrips

1. Antennal segment III with one sense cone; antennal segment VII constricted at base; pronotal aa, am and epim setae well-developed, almost twice as long as pronotal discal setae; anal setae as long as tube....................... poaceaeus sp.n.

-. Antennal segment III with no major sense cone; antennal segment VII broadly connected to VI; pronotal aa, am and epim setae no longer than pronotal discal setae; anal setae shorter than apical width of tube.................................... 2

2. Head with one pair of stout ocellar setae; fore tarsus with minute curved tooth in both sexes; tergite IX with 3 pairs of stout setae.......................................................................................... apostus

-. Head with three pairs of stout ocellar setae; fore tarsus without a tooth in either sex; tergite IX with at least 6 pairs of stout setae........................................................................................... pygus