Bolothrips denticeps (Reuter, 1880)

Pal, Shash, Ghosh, Abhishek, Kumar, Vikas & Tyagi, Kaomud, 2024, Discovery of the genera Bolothrips Priesner, 1926 and Cephalothrips Uzel, 1895 (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) from the Oriental region, Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 10 (2), pp. 339-346 : 340-342

Bolothrips denticeps (Reuter, 1880) ( Figs 1–9)

Diagnosis: Both sexes apterous. Body brown including leg except yellow fore tibiae, basal and apical part of mid and hind tibiae and all tarsi; antennae brown, segment III yellow with brown shade apically. Head longer than broad with constriction at base, projected in front of the eyes; postocular setae pointed apically; antennal segment III with 2 and IV with 3 sense cones; segment VIII constricted basally. Maxillary stylets wide apart and retracting upto the postocular setae. Pronotum with 4 pairs of well-developed setae and pointed apically, anteromarginal setae smaller than others; prosternal basantra present; mesopresternum boat-shaped; metanotum with weak reticulations. Pelta triangular broad and rounded. Abdominal tergites II–VII without wing retaining setae; IX with S1 setae pointed at apex, more than half the length of tube. Male tergite IX with S1 and S2 setae almost sub-equal in length; sternite VIII without pore areas.

Material examined. India, Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar, Dachigam National Park , (34°08'13"N 75°02'11"E), 1♀, 1♂, on dry grass, 09.iv.1984, leg. M.A. Lone (Registration No: 23178/H17 and 23179/H17) .

Distribution. India (New record), widespread across Europe south of Finland and Norway, also North America.