Azaleothrips Ananthakrishnan

Azaleothrips Ananthakrishnan View in CoL

( Fig. 87 View FIGURES 84–91 )

Azaleothrips Ananthakrishnan, 1964: 220 View in CoL . Type species: Azaleothrips amabilis Ananthakrishnan View in CoL , by monotypy.

Ten species are listed in this genus, all from the Old World tropics, between India and southern Japan, with three species recorded from Southern China ( Guizhou and Taiwan). These thrips live on dead branches, and have delicate, complex sculpture, and broadly capitate major setae ( Fig. 87 View FIGURES 84–91 ).

Diagnosis: Body with complex reticulation ( Fig. 87 View FIGURES 84–91 ); head about as long as wide; postocular setae short, capitate, behind inner margins of eyes or absent; stylets long, retracted to eyes, close together medially; antennae 8- segmented, VIII more or less fused to VII; segment III with 3 sensoria, IV with 4; pronotum with 5 pairs of capitate setae, notopleural sutures complete; basantra absent; mesopresternum transverse, slender; sternopleural sutures long; female with small fore tarsal tooth; fore wings weakly constricted medially, with duplicated cilia; pelta broadly bell-shaped; tergites II–VII each with 2 pairs of wing-retaining setae, each posterior pair larger than anterior pair, tergal major setae broadly capitate; tube shorter than head, anal setae as long as tube; male sternite VIII with large pore plate.