Trichromothrips

Antennae 8-segmented, slender; segment I with two dorsal apical setae; segments III and IV with forked sense cones; segments III to VI with microtrichial rows on both surfaces. Head often prolonged anteriorly and strongly constricted behind bulged compound eyes. Ocellar setae I absent; ocellar setae III situated between hind ocelli, relatively long. Mouthparts: maxillary palpi 3-segmented. Pronotum with two pairs of developed posteroangular setae. Mesonotum with median pair of setae near posterior margin or ahead of submedian setae. Metascutum usually smooth, often weakly sculptured medially. Fore wing first vein with median long gap in setal row and two setae distally; clavus usually with four veinal and one discal setae. Abdominal terga II to VII with three setae along lateral margin arranged in straight line, usually smooth medially and sculptured laterally. Sterna without posteromarginal craspeda; sternum II with two or three pairs of posteromarginal setae; sterna III to VII with three pairs of posteromarginal setae.

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