Generic diagnosis

Highly variable, macropterous, micropterous or apterous, sometimes sexually dimorphic Phlaeothripinae. Head quadrate to slightly longer than wide, genae with one or more pairs of stout setae; maxillary stylets not retracted as far as postocular setae. Antennae 8-segmented, III with 1, 2 or 3 sense cones, IV with 2, 3 or 4; VIII usually broadly based and confluent with VII. Pronotum with 4 pairs of major setae, anteromarginal setae small; notopleural sutures usually complete. Prosternal basantra absent, mesopresternum complete or reduced to two sclerites; metathoracic sternopleural sutures present. Fore tarsus with tooth in both sexes. Fore wings usually not developed; when present broad, parallel sided, with relatively few duplicated cilia. Pelta variable, sometimes broadly D-shaped; tergites II–VII each with 2 pairs of wing-retaining setae in macropterae; tergite IX setae capitate, shorter than tube. Male tergite IX setae S2 shorter than S1; sternites often with specialised reticulate areas, sternite VIII with small pore plate.

Nomenclatural data

Deplorothrips Mound & Walker, 1986: 49. Type species Deplorothrips bassus Mound & Walker 1986, by monotypy.

Of the 23 species recognised in this genus, 14 are from Australia with the type species from New Zealand (ThripsWiki, 2022).

Australian species
Deplorothrips capitalis Mound & Tree, 2016: 209
Deplorothrips chydaeus Mound & Tree, 2016: 210
Deplorothrips deuae Mound & Tree, 2016: 211
Deplorothrips diaphorus Mound & Tree, 2016: 212
Deplorothrips howei Mound & Tree, 2016: 213
Deplorothrips makrus Mound & Tree, 2016: 214
Deplorothrips minaei Mound & Tree, 2016: 214
Deplorothrips mongai Mound & Tree, 2016: 215
Deplorothrips norfuki Mound & Tree, 2016: 216
Deplorothrips paspalus Mound & Tree, 2016: 216
Deplorothrips regina Mound & Tree, 2016: 217
Deplorothrips retis Mound & Tree, 2016: 218
Deplorothrips villosus Mound & Tree, 2016: 218
Deplorothrips virgulatus Mound & Tree, 2016: 219

Relationship data

This genus appears to be closely related to the the worldwide genus Hoplothrips in the Phlaeothripinae.

Distribution data

The genus Deplorothrips seems to be widely distributed between Southeast Asia to Australia and New Zealand. Species have been found at many places across Australia.

Biological data

The species of this genus are fungus-feeders on dead branches.

References

Mound LA & Walker AK (1986) Tubulifera (Insecta: Thysanoptera). Fauna of New Zealand 10: 1–140.

Okajima S (1989) The genus Deplorothrips Mound & Walker (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae) from eastern Asia, with descriptions of six new species. Japanese Journal of Entomology 57: 241–256.

Mound, LA. & Tree, DJ (2016) Australian mycophagous species of the genus Deplorothrips (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripinae). Zootaxa 4208 (3): 201–220.

ThripsWiki (2022) ThripsWiki - providing information on the World's thrips. Available from: http://thrips.info/wiki/ (Accessed 15.iii.2022)