Holurothrips Bagnall

Dang, Li-Hong & Qiao, Ge-Xia, 2013, Review of the spore-feeding Idolothripinae from China (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae), ZooKeys 345, pp. 1-28 : 14

Holurothrips Bagnall

Remarks.

There are four species listed in this genus. Only Holurothrips morikawai is recorded from China, and this species is here newly recorded from Taiwan.

Diagnosis.

Head much longer than broad, with elongate projection in front of eyes; eyes obviously prolonged ventrally; 2 pairs of postoculars, 2 pairs of interocellars and 1 pair of postocellars well developed; cheeks with 1 pair of stout setae; stylets V- or U-shaped; antennae 8-segmented, segment III with 2 sensoria, IV with 2 or 4; pronotal with 5 pairs of major developed setae, anteroangulars close to midlaterals, notopleural sutures complete; basantra present; mesopraesternum boat-shaped; metathoracic sternopleural sutures absent; wings, if well developed, with duplicated cilia; fore tarsal tooth absent in both sexes, femur with a few stout setae; pelta wide, with two broad lobes; abdominal tergites II–VII each with 2 or 3 pairs of sigmoid wing-retaining setae; tube elongate, with prominent lateral setae; anal setae much shorter than tube.