Dactuliothrips diversus
Recognition data
Distinguishing features
Female fully winged. Body, legs and antennae dark brown, except pedicel of antennal segment III; forewings strongly shaded, particularly along veins including base. Antennae 9-segmented, segment IX longer than VIII; segments III � IV each with two oval sensoria. Head relatively long with two pairs of long postocular setae. Pronotum with many prominent setae, about four pairs on anterior margin and seven pairs on posterior margin. Mesonotum without microtrichia. Metanotum with two pairs of setae, one at and the other near anterior margin, reticulation transverse to weakly arcuate around anterior margin and without microtrichia. Fore femur with two to five long slender setae on inner margin. Fore tarsal hamus recurved. Forewing broad with apex rounded, cross veins prominent. Abdominal tergites with transverse lines of sculpture. Sternites IV � VI with three pairs of marginal setae and five to six discal setae medially but not laterally, with many microtrichia; sternite VII with discal setae laterally and one pair medially, also two pairs of sub-medial supernumerary setae arising on the posterior margin.
Related and similar species
Currently there are six species described in the genus Dactuliothrips; four are from California and two from Argentina.
Taxonomic data
Current valid name
Dactuliothrips diversus Bailey
Original name and synonyms
Dactuliothrips diversus Bailey, 1939: 170
Family placement
Aeolothripidae
Biological data
Life history
Presumably breeding in flowers.
Host plants
Oenothera dentata (Onagraceae).
Tospoviruses vectored
None
Crop damage
None
Distribution data
Area of origin
Western USA
Distribution
California