Rhamphothrips, Karny, 1913

Key to Rhamphothrips View in CoL species from India

[*based on original description.]

1. Body bicoloured...................................................................................... 2

-. Body yellow......................................................................................... 3

2. Forewing pale; foretibia with one tooth at apex; abdominal segment X and distal 1/3 IX brown................... bhattii *

-. Forewing with a single dark brown band; foretibia with two teeth at apex; abdominal segments V–X brown...... santokhi View in CoL *

3. Foretibia without apical tooth............................................................................ 4

-. Foretibia with apical tooth.............................................................................. 5

4. Antennal segment VI uniformly brown; female abdominal sternite VII with setae S1 rudimentary and S2 well developed............................................................................................... parviceps View in CoL *

-. Antennal segment VI brown with pale base; female abdominal sternite VII with setae S1 and S2 well developed... pandens *

5. Foretibia with two teeth at apical margin.................................................................. ..6

-. Foretibia with single tooth at apical margin................................................................ 7

6. Female abdominal sternite VII with setae S1 and S2 rudimentary, male abdominal segment IX with median setal pair arising on a small tubercle............................................................................... tenuirostris View in CoL

-. Female abdominal sternite VII with setae S1 rudimentary and S2 well developed, male abdominal segment IX with median setal pair arising on a normal setal base............................................................... aureus View in CoL *

7. Abdominal tergite II with four lateral marginal setae; female abdominal sternite VII with setae S1 rudimentary and S2 well developed; pronotum 3.55–3.75 times as long as head in female............................ laterocurvidentatus sp. nov.

-. Abdominal tergite II with three lateral marginal setae; female abdominal sternite VII with setae S1 and S2 well developed; pronotum not more than 3 times as long as head in female..................................................... 8

8. Pronotum smooth, 2.7–2.9 times as long as head in female................................................. pardus View in CoL

-. Pronotum with weak transverse striae; 1.94–2.2 times as long as head in female............................. jasminae View in CoL *