Solomonthrips Mound

Solomonthrips Mound, 1970: 104 . Type species: Solomonthrips greensladei Mound, by original designation.

Of the eight species in this genus, five are recorded from the Solomon Islands, two from northern Australia, and one from Indonesia. The genus shares with Propesolomonthrips and Phylladothrips the character state of having wing-retaining setae on tergite VIII, but although Andrethrips also shares this, the latter genus is probably more distantly related. However, the shape of the head and antenna suggest that the genus might be related to Mystrothrips .

Diagnosis: Head a little longer than wide, cheeks in-cut just behind eyes; eyes large, postocular setae welldeveloped; stylets deeply or barely retracted into head capsule; antennae 8-segmented, III with 2 sensoria, IV with 2; pronotum with 4 pairs of capitate setae, aa reduced, notopleural sutures complete; basantra weak; ferna large and strongly sclerotised; mesopresternum weak or absent; sternopleural sutures absent; fore tarsal tooth present in both sexes; fore wings without duplicated cilia; pelta bell-shaped; tergites II–VIII with 2 pairs of wing-retaining setae; tube with straight sides, shorter than head, anal setae shorter than tube; male sternite VIII without pore plate.