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Issue: Vol. 4231 No. 4: 14 Feb. 2017
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2017-02-13
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4231.4.8
Page range: 577–580
Abstract views: 46
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Relationships and revised status of Nagathrips (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripinae) 

Centre of Advanced study in Life Sciences, Manipur University, IMPHAL – 795 003, INDIA.
Centre of Advanced study in Life Sciences, Manipur University, IMPHAL – 795 003, INDIA.
Centre of Advanced study in Life Sciences, Manipur University, IMPHAL – 795 003, INDIA.
Thysanoptera Phlaeothripinae

Abstract

The generic name Nagathrips was erected as a sub-genus of Mesothrips for the single species, crenulatus Varatharajan and Singh (2000). Subsequent studies revealed character states that were not included in the original description. These are: prosternal basantra absent; antennal segment III with one slender sense cone, segment IV with three similar sense cones; fore wings parallel-sided with no median constriction. These character states are not found in any species of Mesothrips, a genus of the Tribe Haplothripini (Mound & Minaei 2007), but are typical of members of the Liothrips-lineage (Dang et al. 2014). To confirm such a relationship partial sequence data of the mitochondrial gene (CO1) was obtained and compared with that of Gynaikothrips species.

 

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