Aduncothrips asiaticus (Ramakrishna Ayyar & Margabandhu, 1931)

Thysanoptera: Terebrantia: Aeolothripidae

Body brown. All tibiae and tarsi lemon yellow. Antennae 9-segmented, last three antennal segments forming a unit, sensory cones on antennal segments III and IV clearly sinuate, confining to the entire length of the segments and incompletely encircling the apex of each segment like a hook, sensory cones on V, VI, VII, VIII clearly elongate. Fore wing broad and rounded at apex. Fore wing with a dark longitudinal band along posterior margin. Tarsi 2-segmented. Ovipositor curved upwards.

 Fig. 1. Dorsal habitus

 
Fig. 2. Head - ventral view                    Fig. 3. Head and prothorax - dorsal view

 Fig. 4. Fore wing and antenna

   
Fig. 5. Meso and metanota       Fig. 6. Ovipositor

India (Karnataka, Tamil Nadu).

This species is predatory on several pest thrips such as Retithrips syriacus, Scirtothrips dorsalis, Haplothrips ganglbaueri, Frankliniella schultzei and Caliothrips indicus.