Bolothrips Priesner, 1926

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

Genus Bolothrips Priesner, 1926

Diagnosis. Head longer than broad, projected in front of eyes with well-developed postocular setae; compound eyes elongated ventrally; antennae 8-segmented, segment III with 1 or 2 sense cones, segment IV with 2 or 3 sense cones; pronotum with major setae blunt or pointed at apex; notopleural sutures complete; prosternal basantra present; mesopresternum boat-shaped; metathoracic sternopleural sutures absent; wings (if present) with duplicated cilia; pelta triangular, broad or rounded; tergites II–VII with a single pair of wing retaining setae, absent in apterous form; tergite X without prominent setae; anal setae as long as tube; female without tarsal tooth and male with strongly developed fore tarsal tooth.