taxonID	type	description	language	source
03FF87B2443C616FFF30F89FA03CFE61.taxon	description	There are now 45 species listed in Taeniothrips, of which 21 are based only on fossils. Table 1 lists the nonfossil species, but a full synonymic list including the fossil species is available on the web (Mound 2012). Of the remaining 24 species, four are European in origin, one is from western North America, and the rest are from Asia. Of these Asian species, four are either clearly not members of this genus or remain unrecognisable (see section 7 below). Identification problems within the genus have remained particularly severe with the Asian species, primarily because of the lack of targeted field sampling and biological studies in this region. There is little information available on variation within and between populations in tropical Asia, and even some temperate zone species seem likely to have extensive distributions across the northern hemisphere. Some members of this genus are associated with flowers. This includes the type species, picipes, that is common across Europe in the flowers of several small herbs, and oreophilus that seems to occupy a similar niche in Japan. A closely related species, zurstrasseni, was described from the flowers of various herbaceous plants growing in damp places in Poland, and the oriental species eucharii is associated with the flowers and leaves of various Liliaceae (Mound & Tree 2009). In contrast, the Holarctic species inconsequens appears to be associated commonly with young leaves, and in north-east America can cause severe damage to the emerging young leaves of sugar maple trees (Teulon et al., 1994). In Japan, inconsequens occurs very early in spring when few other thrips are around, and at this time many individuals are found not only on young leaves but also in leaf-buds, flower-buds and flowers of several plant families (teste M. Masumoto in litt. 2012). Very little is known of the biology of most of the other species in this genus.	en	Mound, L. A., Azidah, A. A., Ng, Y. F. (2012): Key to the non-fossil species of the genus Taeniothrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae). Zootaxa 3414 (1): 33-42, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3414.1.2, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3414.1.2
03FF87B2443B6165FF30FB04A6D2FD25.taxon	description	Female macroptera. Body brown, legs mainly yellow with posterior femora lightly shaded; major setae all light brown; fore wings uniformly dark, including clavus; antennal segments I – II brown, III largely yellow but distinctly shaded medially, IV – VIII light brown with IV darkest. Head slightly wider than long, cheeks strongly rounded but constricted behind eyes; ocellar setae pair III arising within the triangle, on tangent joining anterior margins of posterior ocelli, apices of these setae blunt and bearing 2 or 3 microtrichia (Figs 8 – 9); postocular setae small (Fig. 3). Antennal segment III with apex constricted, forked sensorium extending beyond basal third of IV; segment IV with apex elongate and constricted, sensorium extending to mid-point of V; VI with 2 long and one short sensoria, several microtrichia present on basal third (Fig. 19). Pronotum with bold transverse lines and about 25 discal setae; posteroangular setae with apices blunt, sometimes with a terminal microtrichium (Fig. 3); posterior margin with 2 pairs of setae. Fore tarsal apical bladder at inner apex with minute claw-like process (much smaller than in inconsequens). Mesonotal anterior campaniform sensilla absent. Metanotum transversely striate on anterior half, weakly sculptured on posterior half; campaniform sensilla on anterior half; median pair of setae at anterior margin, closer to lateral pair than to each other (Fig. 3). Mesofurca with spinula, metafurca without spinula; meso and metasterna each with 40 – 50 fine setae. Fore wing second vein with about 11 setae; first vein with 2 setae near apex, 1 medially, about 9 setae on basal half; clavus with 5 veinal and 1 discal setae. Tergites I – VIII with no sculpture medially; VIII with long posteromarginal comb, and ctenidium-like group of irregular microtrichia anterior to both spiracles (Fig. 14); X much shorter than IX. Sternites with weak transverse reticulation, VII with setae S 1 and S 2 arising far ahead of posterior margin. Measurements (holotype female in microns). Body length 1600. Head, length 150; width across cheeks 175; ocellar setae — II 30, III 65. Pronotum, length 125; width 225; posteroangular setae — inner 90, outer 75. Fore wing, length 840. Tergite IX, median dorsal setae 75; setal pair S 1 150. Antennal segments III – VIII length 70, 80, 55, 80, 15, 15. Male macroptera. Similar to female, but smaller; sternites III – VII with transverse pore plate; tergite IX setae S 1 (Fig. 13) varying from 0.5 – 0.8 as long as setae S 2. Measurements (paratype male in microns). Body length 1200. Head, length 125; ocellar setae III 55. Pronotum, length 110; posteroangular setae — inner 80, outer 65. Fore wing, length 700. Tergite IX setae S 1 21; S 2 55. Sternal pore plate width, on V 65, on VII 50. Antennal segments III – VIII length 55, 70, 50, 85, 10, 15.	en	Mound, L. A., Azidah, A. A., Ng, Y. F. (2012): Key to the non-fossil species of the genus Taeniothrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae). Zootaxa 3414 (1): 33-42, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3414.1.2, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3414.1.2
03FF87B2443B6165FF30FB04A6D2FD25.taxon	materials_examined	Material studied. Holotype female, Malaysia, Selangor, Hutan Simpan (Forest Reserve), Kota Damansara, in flower of Curculigo latifolia (Liliaceae — Hypoxidaceae), 18. iv. 2011 (A. R. Khadijah), in BMNH. Paratypes: 4 females 2 males collected with holotype, in MZUM and ANIC. Non-paratypes: Malaysia, Perak, Taiping, 1 female, 2 males from Phaeomeria speciosa (Zingiberaceae), 13. iii. 2007 (Mark Hoddle 36), in ANIC.	en	Mound, L. A., Azidah, A. A., Ng, Y. F. (2012): Key to the non-fossil species of the genus Taeniothrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae). Zootaxa 3414 (1): 33-42, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3414.1.2, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3414.1.2
03FF87B2443B6165FF30FB04A6D2FD25.taxon	discussion	Comments. This species is distinguished from nomoceras by the remarkable apices of the ocellar setae, and the blunt apices of the pronotal major setae. The apices of these setae are consistent in their form throughout all of the specimens listed above, and at present are unique amongst Thripidae. The three specimens excluded from the type series are badly damaged, but the structure of the apices of the ocellar setae is readily visible.	en	Mound, L. A., Azidah, A. A., Ng, Y. F. (2012): Key to the non-fossil species of the genus Taeniothrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae). Zootaxa 3414 (1): 33-42, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3414.1.2, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3414.1.2
