Thrips nigropilosus

Body and legs largely yellow, with light brown shadings on thorax and medially on tergites I–VI; setae black. Antennal segment I yellow, II light brown, III–VII brown. Ocellar setae pair III stout, arising lateral to first ocellus, longer than side of triangle. Postocular setae I slightly longer than III, setae II minute. Pronotum with weak transverse lines of sculpture; 16–20 discal setae all relatively long; anteromarginal, anteroangular, midlateral and posteromarginal setae S1 unusually long and dark. Forewing first vein with 3 setae on distal half; wings variably reduced in length, sometimes no longer than width of pterothorax, uniformly pale but usually with small weak shaded area subbasally when macropterous. Tergites II–VII with lines of sculpture between median setal pair; median setae variable in length but usually more than half as long as their tergite. Tergite VIII with complete posteromarginal comb of slender microtrichia. Tergite IX with a pair of campaniform sensilla. Sternites and pleurotergites without discal setae.

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