Haplothrips aculeatus

Head with maxillary stylets about one-third of head width apart, retracted to postocular setae. Postocular setae pointed, extending beyond posterior margin of eyes, shorter than eyes. Antennal segments III–V brownish yellow but gradually darkened distally, VI–VIII brown to dark brown. Pronotal anteromarginal setae usually reduced, as long as or scarcely twice as long as discal setae. Forewings pale except for basal shadings; major body setae pale, anal setae brownish. Femora concolourous with body, fore tibia yellowish apically, mid and hind tibiae brown to dark brown, all tarsi yellowish. Tergite VII with two campaniform sensilla relatively close together, with two micro-setae laterally; tergite VIII campaniform sensilla further apart, the micro-setae between them or sometimes in front of them; tergite IX setae S1 pointed at apex, rarely weakly blunt. Tube short, about twice as long as basal width.

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