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Frankliniella

Description

Key to Frankliniella species from Japan

1. Female.............................................................................................. 2

-. Male................................................................................................ 8

2. Postocular setae IV much longer than longitudinal diameter of hind ocellus; metascutum campaniform sensilla present..... 3

-. Postocular setae IV subequal length to or shorter than longitudinal diameter of hind ocellus (Fig. 6); metascutum campaniform sensilla usually absent (Fig. 8)............................................................................ 5

3. Abdominal tergite VIII with posteromarginal comb complete, a few microtrichia often irregular length and spaced.................................................................................................... occidentalis

-. Abdominal tergite VIII with posteromarginal comb incomplete, microtrichia usually lacking medially, if present medially short and irregular spaced................................................................................... 4

4. Antennal segment III with edge of basal ring on pedicel sharp, segment II with two dorsal apical setae stout on prolongation; metascutum with median pair of setae at anterior margin; usually on Asteraceae flower, not on lily bulb.......... cephalica

-. Antennal segment III without such basal ring, segment II with two dorsal apical setae not stout and not arising from prolonga- tion; metascutum with median pair of setae behind anterior margin; specific to lily bulb......................... lilivora

5. Head distinctly prolonged in front of ocelli; postocular setal row not uniserial, S2 setae behind setal row....... tenuicornis

-. Head not distinctly prolonged in front of ocelli (Fig. 6); postocular setal row uniserial............................... 6

6. Interocellar setae slightly outside of margin of ocellar triangle; postocular setae I usually absent; abdominal tergite VIII with- out posteromarginal comb medially; often micropterous................................................... fusca

-. Interocellar setae on tangent of anterior margin of hind ocelli within ocellar triangle; postocular setae I always present; abdom- inal tergite VIII with posteromarginal comb complete (Fig. 9), a few microtrichia often absent or short; always macropterous7

7. Fore wing dark and sharply pale at base; femora and tibiae dark (Fig. 4)................................. hemerocallis

-. Fore wing uniformly pale or slightly shaded; all legs yellow............................................... intonsa

8. Micropterous......................................................................................... 9

-. Macropterous........................................................................................ 10

9. Postocular setae IV much longer than longitudinal diameter of hind ocellus................................... lilivora

-. Postocular setae IV shorter than longitudinal diameter of hind ocellus................................. fusca (in part)

10. Postocular setae VI much longer than longitudinal diameter of hind ocellus....................................... 11

-. Postocular setae VI subequal length to or shorter than longitudinal diameter of hind ocellus.......................... 12

11. Antennal segment III with edge of basal ring on pedicel sharp, segment II with two dorsal apical setae stout on prolongation; metascutum with median pair of setae at anterior margin................................................ cephalica

-. Antennal segment III without such basal ring, segment II with two dorsal apical setae not stout and not arising from prolonga- tion........................................................................................ occidentalis

12. Head distinctly prolonged in front of ocelli........................................................ tenuicornis

-. Head not distinctly prolonged in front of ocelli............................................................. 13

13. Interocellar setae slightly outside of margin of ocellar triangle; postocular setae I usually absent; metascutum with campani- form sensilla..................................................................................... fusca

-. Interocellar setae on tangent of anterior margin of hind ocelli within ocellar triangle; postocular setae I always present; metas- cutum usually without campaniform sensilla............................................................... 14

14. Body uniformly dark brown; fore wing dark with base sharply pale (Fig. 5).............................. hemerocallis

-. Body pale with brown markings; fore wing uniformly pale or slightly shaded................................ intonsa

Notes

Published as part of Masumoto, Masami & Okajima, Shuji, 2013, Occurrence in Japan of Frankliniella hemerocallis (Thysanoptera, Thripidae), with description of the larva and key to Frankliniella species from Japan in Zootaxa 3718 (1), DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3718.1.4, http://zenodo.org/record/218117

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Biodiversity

Family
Thripidae
Genus
Frankliniella
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Thysanoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Taxon rank
genus