Published October 5, 2021 | Version v1
Taxonomic treatment Open

Paithrips circularis Nonaka & Jangvitaya 1994

  • 1. Centre for DNA Taxonomy, Molecular Systematics Division, Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Description

Paithrips circularis Nonaka & Jangvitaya, 1994 (Figs 10–11)

Described from Malaysia on bamboo, this thripinae species is recorded from India for the first time, and was identified based on the original description. The species can be recognized by: yellow body with light brown head; antennal segment I, apical half of IV–V brown. Fore wing light brown with 3 pale areas. Head wider than long. Mouth cone short and rounded. Pronotum with transverse anastomosing striae along with some small circles near lateral margin in posterior third. Mesonotum with transverse anastomosing striation medially. Metanotum reticulated; median pair of setae behind anterior margin. Fore wing first vein with 7 basal setae, 2-3 apical setae, posteromarginal cilia wavy. Abdominal tergites II–VIII with weakly transverse lines anteriorly; VIII without posteromarginal comb; X without median slit. Male with a pair of posteromarginal drepanae on abdominal tergite IX. Sternites III–VIII with discrete small pore areas.

Material studied. India: Kerala, Wayanad, 2 males, 3 females on bamboo, 5.i.2019 (Iftikar Rahman), Accession number OK165453 to OK165458.

Notes

Published as part of Singha, Devkant, Patidar, Abhishek, Kumar, Vikas & Tyagi, Kaomud, 2021, A new species of Mycterothrips Trybom (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) from India with new record of the genus Paithrips Nonaka & Jangvitaya, pp. 135-140 in Zootaxa 5048 (1) on page 139, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5048.1.8, http://zenodo.org/record/5549295

Files

Files (1.5 kB)

Name Size Download all
md5:28c0b2cf228c12166de8fd2e6f070b49
1.5 kB Download

System files (8.5 kB)

Name Size Download all
md5:14331300db86e59590b470a7aff8d4c5
8.5 kB Download

Linked records

Additional details

Biodiversity

Event date
2019-01-05
Family
Thripidae
Genus
Paithrips
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Thysanoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Nonaka & Jangvitaya
Species
circularis
Taxon rank
species
Verbatim event date
2019-01-05
Taxonomic concept label
Paithrips circularis Nonaka, 1994 sec. Singha, Patidar, Kumar & Tyagi, 2021

References

  • Nonaka, T. & Jangvitaya, P. (1994) Bamboo-inhabiting thrips of the family Thripidae (Thysanoptera) from Southeast Asia, II. Japanaese Journal of Entomology, 62, 41 - 53.