Thripobius hirticornis Ferrière, 1938

Triapitsyn, Serguei V., 2005, Revision of Ceranisus and the related thrips-attacking entedonine genera (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) of the world, African Invertebrates 46, pp. 261-315 : 309

Thripobius hirticornis Ferrière, 1938

Thripobius hirticornis Ferrière, 1938: 146 , 147. (Type locality: Usa , Northern Province, Tanzania) Thripobius hirticornis Ferrière : Loomans & van Lenteren 1995: 132–137, 197.

Diagnosis: The original description and illustrations are adequate for easy recognition of this biparental species. This is the largest species among Thripobius spp. (body length of the lectotype almost 1.0 mm). Antenna with F1 and F2 markedly longer than broad in both sexes; female flagellar segments with several (at least 4 on each of funicle segments) very long sensilla and setae sticking out far beyond the segment bearing them, distal claval segment with a very short apical spicula; setae on male flagellum longer than on female’s. Body mostly dark brown in both sexes, gaster yellow basally and dark brown distally (its entire posterior half); midlobe of mesoscutum without setae; forewing disc with a small dark cloud below tip of stigmal vein.

Material examined: Lectotype female on slide ( BMNH), here designated to avoid possible confusion regarding the status of the type specimens of this species, labelled as follows: 1. “AFRICA Tanganyika, N. Prov. Usa, 20.xii.1931 A. H. Ritchie Ex Retithrips aegyptiacus .”; 2. “ Tetrastichinae : Thripobius hirticornis cotypes. Ch. Ferriere [“det.” - crossed out] 7^ 2ơ”; 3. “ LECTOTYPE^ (circled) Des. S. Triapitsyn 2004”. The lectotype (a large female, the middle specimen in the bottom row) is uncleared, mounted under the same coverslip with 8 other original syntype specimens. Paralectotypes, here designated ( BMNH): 8 specimens mentioned above (6^, 2ơ); 5 females, 4 males on a separate slide, with same labels; also parts of several paralectotypes (apparently of 6 females) on a slide labelled: “W.AFRICA Gold Coast, Adeiso, E. P., IV.1935 G. S. Cotterell Ex Retithrips syriacus . 860.”; 2. “ Tetrastichinae : Thripobius hirticornis Ch. Ferriere [“det.” - crossed out] cotypes.”. All specimens in BMNH .

Distribution: Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe (Loomans & van Lenteren 1995).

Hosts: See Loomans and van Lenteren (1995).