Hindsiothrips Stannard

Minaei, Kambiz, 2013, The Phlaeothrips - lineage of fungus feeding thrips (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) in Iran with a new species of Hindsiothrips, Zootaxa 3599 (3), pp. 279-290 : 281

Hindsiothrips Stannard

This genus was described by Stannard (1958) for the North American species, Hindsiana pullata Hood , and currently includes two species from North America ( pullatus and robustisetis) ( Mound & Marullo 1996) and two from Europe ( bonessi and navarrensis ) ( Goldarazena & Mound 1998). In addition, Priesner (1939) described another species, H. oettingeni (Priesner) , from a single specimen, and Priesner (1964) provided a key to distinguish this species from H. bonessi (Titschack) . However, the single winged specimen on which oettingeni is based is probably the same species as bonessi that is known only from apterae ( Schliephake & Klimt 1979). A fifth species of Hindsiothrips is described here from Iran. The species in this genus share the following character states: head longer than wide, eyes small, maxillary stylets less than one third of head width apart medially, retracted to compound eyes, maxillary bridge not developed. Antennae 8-segmented, III with one or two sensoria, IV with three sensoria ( Figs 2, 3 ), pronotal epimeral sutures complete or incomplete, fore tarsi with a small curved tooth at inner apical margin ( Fig. 16 ), pelta rounded in Palearctic species (including the new species) (Fig. 22), rectangular to trapezoidal in North American species.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 7. Antennae (1) Aleurodothrips fasciapennis; (2) Hindsiothrips bonessi; (3) Hindsiothrips sisakhti; (4) Idiothrips bellus; (5) Idiothrips (segments I – IV) (6) Hoplandrothrips bidens (segments III – IV); (7) Stictothrips fimbriata.

FIGURES 16 – 18. Forelegs (16) Hindsiothrips sisakhti; (17) Idiothrips bellus; (18) Idiothrips bellus (male).