Xylothrips religiosus

Body length 5.5–8 mm, about 2.2–2.35 times as long as wide, elongate. Entirely dark brown, except antennae, head and femora testaceous. Frons transversely convex, densely and very finely punctured, with a small shining callus in middle; pubescence fairly long, fine, directed upwards. Clypeus finely and densely punctured, almost glabrous in middle, concave in a wide arc in front with a tuft of erect, long, yellowish-red hairs on both sides; a transverse band of upwardly directed hairs towards base with a narrow median line. First antennomere longer than wide, second shorter; funicle segments each with a rim of long hair on middle; total funicle length as long as or shorter than first antennomere of club; first two club antennomeres about 1.5 times as long as wide, last antennomere rather elongated, about 3 times as long as wide. Pronotum with a distinct upwardly directed uncinate tooth on anterolateral angle and a series of upward-directed teeth behind forming lateral border of rasp on anterior half; teeth gradually smaller and less erect towards summit; posterior border of rasp formed by small tubercles or granules; dense, white, short, recumbent pubescence between and on teeth; median and posterior areas shiny with fine, sparse punctures; posterolateral areas with denser punctures and short, white-yellowish hairs; a distinct ridge-like lateral carina extends to basal margin forming tip of posterolateral angles. Elytra 1.8–1.95 times as long as pronotum, 1.4–1.55 times as long as wide, parallel-sided at disc and widest at middle of declivity; entirely glabrous, with tiny white hairs along lateral and apical margins.

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