Thrips of the British Isles
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Important characters
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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.
