Holopothrips, Hood, 1914

Michel, Bruno & Etienne, Jean, 2020, The genus Holopothrips Hood, 1914 in Guadeloupe with descriptions of two new species (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae), Zootaxa 4786 (2), pp. 254-260 : 255

Key to Holopothrips species from the Caribbean islands

1. Abdomen sharply bicolored............................................................................. 2

-. Abdomen uniformly brown............................................................................. 3

2 One pair of epimeral setae on pronotum; head uniformly brown.......................................... tabebuia

-. Two pairs of epimeral setae; head sharply bicoloured.................................................. inquilinus

3. Pronotum with only epim moderately elongate.......................................................... seini *

-. Pronotum with at least ml, po, and epim developed........................................................... 4

4. Fore tibia and femur concolorous, brown; am and aa setae well-developed.................................... tenuis

-. Fore femur brown, and fore tibia yellow; am and aa setae minute or only aa well-developed.......................... 5

5. Pronotal am and aa setae minute ( Fig. 3 ); antennal segment III elongate, length 113 µm ( Fig.2 )............ brevisetus sp.n.

-. Pronotal am minute and aa well-developed ( Fig. 9 ); antennal segment III conical in shape, length 85 µm ( Fig. 8 )............................................................................................. guadeloupensis sp.n.

Figures

FIGURES 1–6. Holopothrips brevisetus sp.n. (1) habitus of holotype; (2) antennal segments II and III; (3) head and pronotum (cs = coxal seta); (4) mesonotum, metanotum and pelta (lp = lateral plate); (5) spermatheca; (6) pore plates on abdominal sternites VII–VIII of male.

FIGURES 7–12. Holopothrips guadeloupensis sp.n. (7) habitus of holotype; (8) antennal segments II and III; (9) head and pronotum (cs = coxal seta); (10) mesonotum, metanotum and pelta; (11) spermatheca; (12) pore plates on abdominal sternites VI–VIII of male.