Holothrips notialis, Mound & Tree, 2014

Holothrips notialis View in CoL sp.n.

( Figs 8 View FIGURES 1–9 , 16 View FIGURES 10–16 , 23, 24 View FIGURES 17–24 )

Female macroptera. Body, legs and antennae brown, antennal segment III yellow at extreme base, tube golden brown; fore wings shaded; major setae pale. Head slightly swollen behind large eyes, cheeks weakly concave before widening to posterior margin ( Fig. 8 View FIGURES 1–9 ); dorsal surface extensively reticulate except in ocellar region; postocular setae long and acute, postocellar setae shorter than one hind ocellus; maxillary stylets with small loop at level of prothorax. Antennae 8-segmented, VIII fused to VII with variable ventral suture. Pronotum transverse, reticulate at anterior and posterior margins, with 5 pairs of slender pointed major setae; fore tarsal tooth about half as long as tarsal width. Prosternal ferna not meeting medially; mesopresternum transverse; metathoracic sternopleural sutures long. Mesonotal lateral setae capitate. Metanotum weakly reticulate medially, median setae small and acute, anterior third with 2–4 minor setae. Fore wing uniformly broad, 12–14 duplicated cilia; sub-basal setae bluntly pointed to finely acute, arising almost in straight line. Pelta elongate, irregularly triangular, weakly reticulate ( Figs 23, 24 View FIGURES 17–24 ); tergites II–VII with 2 pairs of wing-retaining setae, anterior pair weak on each tergite, both pairs small and straight on VII, major setae finely acute; tergite IX setae long and finely acute, iS setae often duplicated ( Fig. 16 View FIGURES 10–16 ); tube slightly constricted beyond widened base, and more sharply constricted at apex ( Fig. 16 View FIGURES 10–16 ).

Measurements ( holotype female in microns). Body length 3300. Head, length 400; width behind eyes 300; postocular setae 130. Pronotum, length 175; width 450; major setae: am 50, aa 85, ml 100, epim 140, pa 150. Fore wing length 1300; sub-basal setae 75, 105, 150. Tergite IX setae: S1 275, iS 75, S2 280. Tube length 280. Antennal segments III–VI [VII–VIII] length 120, 110, 95, 85, [100].

Male macroptera. Variable in size, small male similar to female, large male with fore tarsal tooth as long as tarsal width, fore femora swollen, pronotum robust with strong median apodeme; sternites IV–VII with areas of reticulate sculpture, tergite IX setae S2 stout.

Measurements ( paratype male in microns). Body length 3100. Tergite IX setae S1 275, iS 75, S2 85.

Material studied. Holotype female macroptera, New South Wales: Talaganda, Lowden Forest Park, from Eucalyptus dead nuts, 27.ii.2011 ( DJT 1184 ).

Paratypes (all macropterae): 6 females, 6 males taken with holotype. Australian Capital Territory, Namadji , 2 females from dead Eucalyptus , x.2010 . South Australia, Adelaide, Stirling , 3 females, 3 males from Eucalyptus dead nuts, 8.iv.2004 ; Adelaide Hills, Wotton Scrub , 1 female, 1 male, 10.i.2006 ; Coorong to Kingston , 2 females, 1 male from Eucalyptus dead branches, 11.iii.2011 . Victoria, Nelson , 1 male from dead Eucalyptus nuts, 5.x.2013 . Tasmania, 17 Mile Plain , 1 female, 1 male from Eucalyptus obliqua dead leaves, 12.iii.2010 ; Lake Pedder , 1 female, iii.2004 .

Comments. This appears to be the southern counterpart of the northern species federicae . In both of them the body, legs and antennae are uniformly brown, but the setae are long and pointed and the tube is a different shape ( Figs 15, 16 View FIGURES 10–16 ).