Thrips of the British Isles
Tubulifera Glossary
Important characters:
- thickness of maxillary stylets – distinguish these from the stouter maxillary guides.
- number of sense cones on antennal segments III & IV.
- presence of prosternal basantra.
- number of pronotal major setae.
- fore wing duplicated cilia.
- shape of pelta (tergite I).
- tergal wing-retaining setae.