Dyothrips Kudô

(Fig. 60)

Dyothrips Kudo, 1974: 114 . Type species: Haplothrips cingulatus Pelikan, by monotypy.

The only species in this genus is very similar to species of Haplothrips . It was described from Taiwan, but is widespread across the Old World tropics from India to Fiji, including Japan and northern Australia (Mound & Minaei 2007), as well as the Chinese mainland.

Diagnosis: Head longer than wide (Fig. 60); eyes normal, postocular setae well-developed; stylets retracted to median part of head, wide apart, maxillary bridge present; antennae 8-segmented, III with 1 sensorium, IV with 4; pronotum usually with 5 pairs of well-developed setae, notopleural sutures incomplete; basantra present; mesopresternum transverse; sternopleural sutures absent; fore tarsal tooth absent in both sexes; fore wings weakly constricted medially, without duplicated cilia; pelta trapezoidal; tergites II–VII with 2 pairs of wing-retaining setae; tube with straight sides, shorter than head; male sternite VIII without pore plate.