Thrips parvispinus (Karny)

Isoneurothrips parvispinus Karny 1922: 106

This polyphagous oriental species has been studied from La Réunion (Bournier, 2000) and also from Mauritius, and is likely to be present on the African continent.

Diagnosis. Brown, head and thorax paler than abdomen, legs mainly yellow; antennal segment III yellow, also basal half of IV–V; forewings brown with base sharply pale. Antennae 7-segmented. Ocellar setae III small, on anterior margins of triangle; postocular setae pair II minute. Pronotum with 2 pairs of long posteroangular setae. Metanotum variably reticulate, sometimes with faint internal markings (Fig. 38); median setae long, arising behind anterior margin; campaniform sensilla absent. Forewing first vein with complete row of setae. Tergite VIII comb almost absent, a few microtrichia sometimes laterally; pleurotergites without discal setae; sternites III–VI with 6 to 12 discal setae in irregular row, sternites II and VII without discal setae (Fig. 39).