Stenchaetothrips subaequalis (Thysanoptera, Thripidae), a New Species with Subequal Ocellar Setae Pairs from the Western Ghats, India

2025/12/09 by Rachana R. Remani, Amarendra Bellapu, Sujith K. Manjunath +1 · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny #Insect-Plant Interactions and Control #Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography

paper · doi:10.5735/086.062.0113

openalex publication_date 2025/12/09 · openalex created_date 2025/12/19 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/26

Abstract

A new species, Stenchaetothrips subaequalis, with subequal ocellar setae pairs, is described from India based on specimens collected from leaves of Cynodon dactylon. This species shows sexual dimorphism in colour, with the females brown and the males bicoloured.

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• New thrips species from the Western Ghats: Stenchaetothrips subaequalis described from Karnataka on Cynodon dactylon. Named for its subequal ocellar setae II & III; females brown, males bicoloured. A [bsky, 2 points, 0 comments]

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