Thrips minutissimus

Body almost uniformly pale brown to brown, often slightly paler in thorax. Antennal segments I and II shaded, III pale brown, IV to VII brown. Ocellar setae III situated at middle of fore and hind ocelli within ocellar triangle. Postocular setae III longest, II much shorter than I and III. Fore wing first vein without long gap in setal row, with about eight setae at distal half. Tergite VIII with posteromarginal comb complete, but length of microtrichia often irregular. Sternite VII with S1 setae much far from posterior margin. Mesonotum sculptured with transverse anastomosing striae. Metanotum sculptured with wide spaced transverse striae, with 29–34 discal setae. Pleurotergites with two to five discal setae and no ciliate microtrichia.

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