Bregmatothrips

Head with three pairs of ocellar setae. Antennae 7–8 segmented; segment I with 1 or 2 dorso-apical setae; segments III and IV with simple or forked sense cones. Pronotum weakly trapezoidal with 2 pairs of posteroangular setae; notopleural sutures extending along lateral margins. Fore wing first vein with about 7 setae in basal half and 2 setae near apex. Mesonotum with transverse sculpture; anterior campaniform sensilla absent. Tergite I reticulate; tergites II–VIII without sculpture medially except near anterior margin. Sternites without craspeda; sternite VII with setae S1 arising at posterior margin or sub-marginally. Body color variable, often bicolored; legs largely brown or with tibiae and antennal segments III–V yellow. Both sexes macropterous or male micropterous.

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