Neohydatothrips

Minaei, Kambiz, 2016, The genus Neohydatothrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Iran with one new species and first record of a micropterous form, Zootaxa 4189 (2), pp. 367-377 : 368

Key to species of Neohydatothrips

[ gracilipes not examined, ilamensis excluded, see above]

1. Body dark brown ( Figs 20, 21 ); posterior margins of abdominal tergites with craspedum; fore wing second vein with 1 distal seta........................................................................................ gracilicornis

-. Body bicoloured or yellow with light brown markings ( Figs 1, 2 , 9, 14, 27, 28); posterior margins of abdominal tergites without craspedum (Fig. 10); fore wing second vein without distal seta ( Figs 8 , 13, 19, 33)............................... 2

2. Body sharply bicoloured ( Figs 1, 2 , 9, 14).................................................................. 3

-. Body yellow with light brown markings ( Figs 27, 28 )......................................................... 4

3. Abdominal segments I–III uniformly yellow ( Fig. 14 ); posterior margin of abdominal tergites VII–VIII without a microtrichial comb ( Fig. 17 )............................................................................ amygdali sp. n.

-. Abdominal segments I–III brownish yellow ( Figs 1, 2 ); posterior margin of abdominal tergites VII–VIII with complete comb of microtrichia ( Figs 5 , 11)....................................................................... abnormis

4. Pronotal blotch weakly sclerotised; fore wing pale with shaded area in basal third; posterior margin of abdominal tergites VII– VIII with complete comb of microtrichia (cf. Fig. 5 )................................................... gracilipes

-. Pronotal blotch very distinct ( Fig. 29 ); fore wing with two dark bands ( Fig. 33 ); only posterior margin of abdominal tergite VIII with complete comb of microtrichia ( Fig. 30 ).................................................... tadzhicus

Figures

FIGURES 20 – 26. Neohydatothrips gracilicornis. (20) Female; (21) Male; (22) Head and pronotum; (23) Meso and metanotum; (24) Metasternum; (25) Sternites V – VI; (26) Sternites IV – VII (male).

FIGURES 1 – 8. Neohydatothrips abnormis (macroptera) (1) Female; (2) Male; (3) Head and pronotum; (4) Meso and metanotum; (5) Tergites VII – X; (6) Tergites VII – X (male); (7) Metasternum; (8) Fore wing.

FIGURES 27 – 33. Neohydatothrips tadzhicus. (27) Female; (28) Male; (29) Head and pronotum; (30) Tergites VII – X; (31) Tergites VII – X (male) (32) Metasternum; (33) Fore wing.

FIGURES 14 – 19. Neohydatothrips amygdali (14) Female; (15) Head and pronotum; (16) Meso and metanotum; (17) Abdominal tergites VII-X; (18) Metasternum; (19) Fore wing.