Thrips orientalis

Body and legs brown to dark brown, tarsi and apices of fore tibiae yellow. Antennal segment III mainly yellow, IV light brown with yellow base; antennae 7-segmented, III and IV elongate with apex constricted, VII small. Ocellar setae III arise on or just outside margins of ocellar triangle, ocellar region sometimes with faint reticulate markings; postocular region strongly sculptured, postocular setae II minute. Pronotum with strong transverse markings, 20–30 discal setae with one midlateral pair stout. Metanotum reticulate, usually with markings internal to reticles, median pair of metanotal setae arising far from anterior margin, campaniform sensilla absent. Forewing first vein with setal row variable, 7–10 irregularly placed setae on distal half. Abdominal tergite II with 3 or 4 lateral margin setae; tergite VIII with comb absent medially and short laterally; sternites III–VI sometimes with no discal setae but usually with 1–6 setae laterally; sternite VII without discal setae. Male brown, sternites III–VII with transverse glandular area but no discal setae.

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