Thrips parvispinus

Female macropterous. Body brown, head and thorax paler than abdomen; head commonly with cheeks darker than median area. Head wider than long; ocellar setae pair III small, arising on anterior margins of ocellar triangle; postocular setae pairs I and III slightly longer than ocellar setae III, pair II minute. Antennal segment III yellow, also basal half of IV and V. Forewing first and second veins with complete rows of setae. Metanotum reticulate medially, reticles varying in shape, sometimes with faint internal sculptured markings. Abdominal tergite II with three lateral marginal setae; tergite VIII posterior margin with comb almost absent, a few microtrichia present laterally; tergite IX S1 setae arising slightly anterior to line joining bases of S2 setae. Sternite II with 2 pairs of marginal setae, III–VII with 3 pairs; sternite VII with median pair arising in front of margin; sternites II and VII without discal setae, III–VI with about 6 to 12 discal setae in an irregular row; sternites III–VII each with small transverse glandular area (pore plate), discal setae arising laterally. Legs mainly yellow.

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