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Thrips
Japanese flower thrips
Thrips setosus Moulton Thysanoptera, Terebrantia, Thripidae, Thripinae
Status
Exotic (absent from Australia)
Dorsal

Caption: Adult female
Source: Laurence Mound ANIC, CSIRO

Female brown, legs largely yellow or with dark femora; antennal segment III yellow shaded with brown, IV–V brown with base yellow; forewings light brown, with base and apex paler. Antennae 7-segmented, segment VII slender. Head wider than long, with 2 pairs of ocellar setae; pair III small and arising just outside anterior margins of ocellar triangle. Pronotum with 2 pairs of long posteroangular setae; posterior margin with 3 pairs of setae; 1 pair of discal setae near anterior margin and 1 pair near lateral margins larger than remaining discal setae. Metanotum with closely spaced, anastomosing, longitudinal striae on posterior half; median setae arising behind anterior margin; campaniform sensilla present. Forewing first vein with 3 setae on distal half, second vein with about 13 setae; clavus with 5 marginal setae. Tergite II with 3 lateral marginal setae; tergites V–VIII with ctenidia present laterally, on VIII posteromesad to spiracles; posterior margin of VIII with complete comb of irregularly long slender microtrichia; pleurotergites with 1–3 discal setae. Sternites III–VII with 3 pairs of marginal setae, VII with median pair arising well in front of margin; sternites without discal setae.

Male smaller and paler; tergite VIII marginal comb complete but with small irregular microtrichia; tergite IX setae B1 and B2 arranged in transverse row; sternites III–VII each with transversely oval glandular area.

 

Specimen contact point: Laurence Mound

Citation: Mound, L. (2007) Japanese flower thrips (Thrips setosus) Pest and Diseases Image Library. Updated on 1/10/2007 12:27:46 PM. Available online: http://www.padil.gov.au

Created Date: 8/3/2005 2:16:40 PM

Last Updated: 1/10/2007 12:27:46 PM

Diagnostic Images

Abdomen

Abdomen

Antenna

Fore Wing

Head Top

Thorax Above

Overview Images

Dorsal

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