Streothrips arorai Bhatti
Nomenclature
Streothrips arorai Bhatti, 1967: 4.
Diagnosis
Female macroptera: Body brown, abdominal segments I–III pale; antennal segments I–II yellowish brown, III–IV yellow but shaded at extreme apex, V–IX brown; forewing pale with two transverse dark bands, apex pale. Head setae short; maxillary palps 3-segmented. Antennal segments III and IV with non sinuate, linear sensoria, without internal markings. Pronotum with short setae, densely sculptured with transverse striae, numerous discal setae, 2–3 pairs of posteromarginal setae. Metanotum with closely placed lateral striations, V shaped pattern medially, a pair of minute setae medially; median setae near posterior margin; campaniform sensilla absent
specimens collected on
Ficus religiosa (Moraceae), Tagetes erecta (Asteraceae) (Bhatti, 1967; Rachana, 2020)
Distribution
Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh (Bhatti, 1971; Tyagi & Kumar, 2016)
References
Bhatti, J. S., 1967, Thysanoptera nova Indica. Published by the author, Delhi pp. 1–24.
Bhatti, J.S., 1971, Studies of some Aeolothripids (Thysanoptera).Oriental Insects, 5(1): 83–90.
Rachana, R. R., 2020, Systematic studies on Terebrantian thrips of Karnataka, India. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad.
Tyagi, K. and Kumar, V., 2016, Thrips (Insecta: Thysanoptera) of India – An updated checklist. Halteres., 7: 64–98
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