An illustrated key to the genera of Thripinae (Thysanoptera) from South East Asia

Abstract

An illustrated key is provided for the identification of 65 genera of Thripinae from South East Asia. Wherever possible notes are given on the host-plant associations and geographical distributions, and suggestions made concerning phylogenetic relationships. The combination Taeniothrips euophthalmos Moulton is re-established.

An illustrated key to the genera of Thripinae (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) from Iran

“…Several of these are widespread around the world, and are considered pests on their host plants. Chaetanaphothrips theiperdus is a pest of tea in Java and Peninsular Malaysia; Chaetanaphothrips leeuweni (Karny), Chaetanaphothrips orchidii (Moulton) and Chaetanaphothrips signipennis (Bagnall) are pests of Bananas in some tropical countries (Kudô 1985, Mound and Marullo 1996); Chaetanaphothrips orchidii is a most widely distributed polyphagous species and is also recorded as a pest of some ornamental plants in greenhouses in Europe and North America (Kudô 1985, Mound and Ng 2009). Species of this genus may be distinguished from other Thripinae by the presence of modified spiracles on abdominal tergite VIII.…”

“…Both are known from India but Euphysothrips minozzii Bagnall has been reported from Iran (Bhatti et al 2009a). The fore wing chaetotaxy is unique, with very long setae on the veins (Mound and Ng 2009). …”

“…Recently, Megalurothrips distalis (Karny) was recorded from Iran (Mirab-balou and Chen 2011b). The members of this genus all have a pair of dorso-apical setae on the first antennal segment, and abdominal tergite VIII with many scattered microtrichia anterior to the spiracles (Mound and Ng 2009). …”

“…Stenchaetothrips biformis is widely distributed, and was recorded from Iran by Mirab-balou and Chen (2011a). The genus is included in Thrips genus-group (Mound and Palmer 1981a; Mirab-balou and Chen 2011a) and is closely related to Thrips , but it can be distinguished by the length of ocellar setae II as in the above key, and the metanotum is generally longitudinally striate (Mound and Ng 2009). …”

Identification of the terebrantian thrips (Insecta, Thysanoptera) associated with cultivated plants in Java, Indonesia

“…The alphabetic arrangement of genera, rather than grouping by sub-order and family, makes it difficult to gauge the biological diversity of the fauna, particularly as biologies are not indicated, and no advice given on identification methods. For the Indonesian thrips fauna no practical identification system exists, although some progress has been made recently in studies on the thrips fauna of Peninsular Malaysia (Mound and Azidah 2009; Mound and Ng 2009; Mound et al 2012), and a key to the Asian species of the genus Thrips was provided by Palmer (1992). However, many of the Asian species treated in these keys remain known only from one or a few specimens.…”