Thrips sumatrensis Priesner
Nomenclature
Thrips sumatrensis Priesner, 1934: 254.
Thrips leucaenae Moulton, 1942: 9.
Diagnosis
Female macroptera: Body brown, antennal segment III yellow; forewing brown with base pale. Antennae 7-segmented; ocellar setae III long, arising anterolateral to ocellar triangle; postocular setae I almost twice the length of setae II and III. Metanotum with transverse striations anteriorly, longitudinal striations posteriorly, median setae at anterior margin, campaniform sensilla present. Forewing first vein with about 12 basal setae and 5 distal setae. Abdominal tergite VIII with complete comb; sternites III–VII with discal setae.
Male macroptera: Body yellow; abdominal sternites III–VII with about 9 discal setae in a row posterior to transverse pore glands.
specimens collected on
Solanum melongena L. (Solanaceae), Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. (Fabaceae) (Rachana et al., 2025)
Distribution
Karnataka, Kerala (Rachana et al., 2025)
References
Moulton, D. 1942. Thrips of Guam. Bishop Museum Bulletin, 172: 7–16.
Priesner, H. 1934. Indomalayische Thysanopteren VII [as VI]. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch-Indie, 94: 254–290.
Rachana, R.R., Amarendra, B., Girish, K. S., Vanitha, K., Sujith, K.M., Safna, M., Gracy, R.G., Nagarjuna Reddy, K.V., Jayalakshmi, N.H., Berin, P. and Sushil, S.N. 2025. First records of four Thysanoptera species in India and their putative host associations. Oriental Insects. doi: 10.1080/00305316.2025.2497872.
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