Thrips subnudula (Karny)

Ramaswamiahiella subnudula Karny, 1926: 208

This is a widespread Oriental species that has also been recorded from Nigeria (Mound & Masumoto, 2005) and South Africa (zur Strassen, 2006). It is remarkable within the genus for the large number of marginal setae on the sternites (Fig. 55).

Diagnosis. Body and legs yellow, antennal segments III–V brown distally; forewings pale. Antennae 7- segmented. Ocellar setae III small, arising within ocellar triangle behind fore ocellus. Pronotum with numerous small discal setae, 2 pairs of short posteroangular setae; posterior margin with 4–5 pairs of setae. Metanotum with irregular longitudinal reticulation medially; median setae small, well behind anterior margin; campaniform sensilla present. Forewing first vein with 3 setae on distal half. Tergite VIII with comb broadly interrupted medially, with a few small microtrichia laterally (Fig. 56); pleurotergites with 4–8 discal setae, also rows of ciliate microtrichia; sternite II with 8 marginal setae, III–VI with about 12 marginal setae (Fig. 55), VII with 3 pairs of marginal setae; sternite II with about 6 discal setae, III–VI with up to 18 discal setae in a single row, VII with about 20 discal setae in a double row (Fig. 55).