Cephalothrips monilicornis Uzel, 1895

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 : 342

Cephalothrips monilicornis Uzel, 1895 ( Figs 10–17)

Diagnosis. Female apterous. Body brown including legs; tarsi and apical area of tibiae pale yellow. Antennae dark brown; III–VI pale brown, IV-VI yellow in basal half. Head longer than broad; mouth cone short and rounded; postocular setae small with blunt apex. Antennae 8-segmented, segment III with one and IV with two sense cones. Pronotum with epimeral setae expanded apically, posteroangular setae blunt apically; Fore tarsus with a small tooth. Pelta D-shaped, campaniform sensillia present. Tergites without wing-retaining setae, tergite IX with S1 and S2 setae weakly expanded apically; anal setae shorter than the length of tube.

Material examined. India, Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar, Shankaracharya (34°04'41"N 74°50'38"E), 2♀♀, on grass, 23.v.1984, leg. M.A. Lone (Registration No: 23177/H17 and 23176/H17) .

Distribution. India (New record), widespread across Europe from Siberia south to Iran and Qatar, also China and North America.