Anaphothrips sudanensis

Body bicoloured, generally dark brown with abdominal segments III–V (or VI) yellow, colour pattern variable. Head slightly longer than wide, projecting very slightly in front of eyes. Ocellar setae III outside triangle, just anterior to hind ocelli. Antennal segments I–II brown (sometimes yellow), III–IV yellow, V–VIII brown. Metascutum irregularly reticulate, median setae far back from anterior margin. Fore wing first vein with about 6 setae on basal half, 1 seta medially and 2 distally; second vein with about 8 setae, sometimes with one seta just basal to vein fork. Clavus with about 4–5 veinal setae and one seta at base. Abdominal tergites often with small dentate microtrichia on sculpture lines laterally, sculpture not extending mesad of setae S2, dentate microtrichia laterally on posterior margin; tergites VI–VII sometimes with irregular dentate microtrichia on posterior margin medially, VIII with comb sometimes reduced to broadly based teeth, IX with 2 pairs of stout setae medially; tergites VI–VII setae S3 and S4 shorter than S1 and S2; tergite VIII posterior margin with large triangular teeth laterally and small teeth medially. Males with a pore plate on sternite VIII.

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