Female macropterous, body yellowish-brown (Fig. 2), reddish pigments on abdominal segments 3-6, yellow median longitudinal stripe extending from ocellar region to the base of abdomen, cheeks brown; pronotum brown with reddish alongside the yellow median region; head longer than wider; prothorax broader than longer; fore wings with an abroad transversal colourless patch with grey before apex.

Figure 2.  

Female of Mymarothrips garuda Ramakrishna & Margarbandhu, 1931.

Described from India and recorded in southern China.

Female macropterous; Body brown to yellowish-brown, abdomen often yellow (Fig. 3), antennal segments I-VI largely yellow with brown apices; tarsi yellow, hind tibiae yellow with small brown area, fore wings brown with small pale cross bands sub-basally, medially and at apex; antennae 8-segmented, III and IV with simple sense cone, segment VIII twice as long as VII. Pronotum reticulated; the presence of a complete longitidinal division on the mesonotum; fore wing curved forward at apex with two veins, first vein with about five dark setae and two setae distally, second vein with a row of widely-spaced setae.

Figure 3.  

Female of Anisopilothrips venustulus (Priesner, 1923).

Described from Grenada. Recorded from Florida USA, widely around the Caribbean, also Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, Australia, Fiji (Mound and Marullo 1996) and China.

Female fully winged; body dark brown and strongly reticulate (Fig. 4); cheeks parallel, constricted behind eyes; maxillary palps 2-segmented; compound eyes with 6 weakly pigmented facets; ocellar setae pair I present, pair III on anterolateral margins of the ocellar triangle; antennae 8-segmented, III and IV with long apical neck, III with sense cone long and forked, IV with one forked and one simple sense cone, VI constricted at base, VIII longer than VII; pronotum reticulated with small setae. Identification details are in the provided link.

Figure 4.  

Male of Araliacothrips daweishanensis Li, Li & Zhang, 2018.

Described from Xishuangbanna (Li et al. 2018b) and distributed from southern China.

Macropterous, body dark brown to yellowish with reticulations (Fig. 5); antennal 8-segments, all eight antennal segments are clearly separated, antennal segments III–IV with sense cone simple. Male with U-shaped sternal pore plates.

Figure 5.  

Male of Astrothrips asiaticus (Bhatti, 1967).

Palaeotropics, from West Africa to northern Australia, Japan and southern China.

Described from Japan. Recorded from China (Li et al. 2021).

Described from Peninsular Malaysia. Recorded from northern Australia and southern China.

Described from Republic of Moldova (Chisinliao). Recorded from southern China and Taiwan.

Described from Indonesia, New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Recorded from China.

Described from Myanmar and recorded from southern China.

This species differs from A. asiaticus by antennae with 5 to 7 segments; metanotum triangle of reticulation sharply defined; mesonotum anterior third fully divided with no sculptured reticulate connection (Fig. 6); male with no sternal pore plates.

Figure 6.  

Female of Astrothrips tumiceps Karny, 1923.

Described from Indonesia. Recorded from India, Philippines, northern Australia and China.

Described from Zhejiang Province, China (Mound et al. 2011).

Female fully winged; body yellowish-brown (Fig. 7), pterothorax darker laterally; antennal segments I, III–V and basal half of VI yellow, II, VII and apex of VI brown; tarsi and tibiae yellow; fore wing brown with transverse white bands sub-basally, medially and at the apex; head with cheeks convex and constricted at base; ocellar region elevated; antennae 8-segmented, III and IV with simple sensorium, VIII twice as long as VII. Pronotum with six pairs of large setae.

Figure 7.  

Female of Copidothrips octarticulatus (Schmutz, 1913).

Described from Sri Lanka. Recorded from Taiwan, Gilbert Island, Kiribati, Seychelles, Thailand, northern Australia and southern China.

Described from Sri Lanka and recorded from China.

Female fully winged; body dark brown (Fig. 8); head wider than long, strongly reticulate, not projecting in front of eyes; ocellar region elevated, occipital ridge present; two pairs of postocular setae; maxillary palps 2-segmented; antennal segment II prominently darker than VI; male pore glands on sternite VIII only.

Figure 8.  

Female of Helionothrips cephalicus Hood, 1954.

Described from Japan and recorded from China (Sichuan, Taiwan and Yunnan).

Described from Japan (Nagasaki, Inasayama) and recorded from China (Shanxi, Taiwan and Yunnan).

Described from India and recorded from China (Guangxi, Yunnan).

Described from Guangdong, distributed from Guangxi and Yunnan Provinces of China.

Described from Hubai China and distributed from Yunnan, Guangdong and Hainan Provinces (Feng et al. 2007).

Described from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China (Xie et al. 2019).

Female fully winged; body dark brown (Fig. 9); head longer than wide, strongly reticulate, not projecting in front of eyes; two pairs of postocular setae; maxillary palps 2-segmented. Antennae 8-segmented, segment I without paired dorso-apical setae; III and IV with simple sense cones or forked, IV with or without extra simple sense cone. Pronotum transversely reticulate, no long setae; mesonotum reticulate without anteromedian campaniform sensilla.

Figure 9.  

Female of Panchaetothrips bifurcus Mirab-balou & Tong, 2016.

Described from Hainan, distributed from Guangdong and Jiangxi Provinces, China.

Described from India and recorded from China.

Described from South Africa, recorded from Taiwan and south China.

Female macropterous; body bicoloured (Fig. 10), head and thorax dark brown and constricted behind eye, abdomen yellow; legs and antennal segments III–V yellow; fore wing slender, uniformly pale or a little darker at base, with no long setae; antennae 6-segmented, V–VII form single unit; sensoria on III and IV slender, each with one simple sensorium. Male similar to female, but smaller, without pore plate at sternites III–VII. The distinctive feature of this genus is an elongated head that is strongly irregular, circular reticulated and constricted behind the eyes.

Figure 10.  

Female of Phibalothrips rugosus Kudo, 1979.

Described from Malaysia and recorded from Japan and China (Xishuangbanna).

Newly recorded for China.

Described from southern China (Xishuangbanna).

Female macropterous; body dark brown (Fig. 11), antennae and legs largely yellow, fore wing pale with yellow veins; Head with complex irregular sculpture, cheeks sharply incut behind eyes and constricted to basal neck; antennae 8-segmented, segments III & IV with simple sensorium; VIII more than twice as long as VII. Pronotum without long setae; mesonotum with complete longitudinal division, metanotum with well developed reticulate triangle with a pair of minute setae near posterior and a pair of campaniform sensilla. Fore wing rounded at apex with 2 slender cilia; Abdominal tergites III–VIII with grooved medially, with 1 pair of strong median setae; tergites strongly sculptured laterally. Male similar to the female, but smaller with small circular pore plate on anterior margin of sternites III–VII.

Figure 11.  

Female of Rhipiphorothrips cruentacus Hood, 1919.

Described from India and recorded from China (Xishuangbanna).

R. pulchellus differs from other species of the same genus by the yellow pronotum and abdominal segments (Fig. 12) and the male does not have a tubercle laterally on abdominal segment IV.

Figure 12.  

Male of Rhipiphorothrips pulchellus Morgan, 1913.

Described from Sri Lanka and the Philippines. Recorded from India, Indonesia and China (Xishuangbanna).

Both sexes macropterous; female about 1.2 mm in length (Fig. 13); dark brown to black body underlain by red pigment chiefly in the first three abdominal segments; the anal segments retain a reddish-black colour and the wings are dark, male similar to female, but smaller.

Figure 13.  

Female of Selenothrips rubrocinctus Giard, 1901.

Described from Sri Lanka and recorded in West Papua, Indonesia, India, China and widely distributed from Subtropical zone.

Female macropterous, body brown to paler (Fig. 14); head wider than long, weakly reticulated with broad reticulate posterior collar; ocellar setae I present, II longer than III; three pairs of well-developed postocular setae; maxillary palps 2-segmented; antennae 8- segmented, segment I without paired dorso-apical setae; III with sense cone forked, IV with one forked and one simple sense cones. Pronotal with or without weak sculptures; metanotum weakly reticulate, median setae close to posterior margin, campaniform sensilla present; fore wing with anterior margin fringe cilia shorter than costa setae.

Figure 14.  

Female of Zaniothrips ricini Bhatti, 1978.

Described in India and recorded from China (Xishuangbanna).

Described from Japan. Recorded from Nepal and China (Xishuangbanna).

Described from India and recorded from China (Xishuangbanna).

Female fully winged, body bicoloured (Fig. 15); head brown laterally and at anterior, white medially; antennal segments I–IV brown, V–IX paler, VI with sense cone on basal half; pronotum shaded on lateral margins, with two longitudinal brown markings laterally; abdominal tergites paler; fore wing brown and all legs paler.

Figure 15.  

Female of Filicopsothrips pulcher Li, Yuan & Zhang, 2020.

Described from China (Xishuangbanna) (Li et al. 2020).

Described from Japan and recorded from China (Xishuangbanna).

Described from Japan. Recorded from China, Korea, Taiwan, Australia, Italy, Chile and USA (California, Georgia, Maryland, Illinois).

Described from China (Xishuangbanna).

Described from India and worldwide distributed.

Described from India and recorded from China (Xishuangbanna).

Described from Taiwan and distributed from China (Yunnan Province).

Described from Indonesia and India. Recorded from Singapore, Taiwan, China (Yunnan Province) and Australia.

Described from Japan. Recorded in Hawaii, Florida, Australia, Kenya, South Africa, Mauritius, New Zealand, Mexico, Taiwan and China (Yunnan Province).

Female fully-winged; body dark brown (Fig. 16), all legs brown, except yellow apicals of tibia and tarsi; antenna segments I–II dark brown, III brown with apex light brown, segments IV–VIII brown; fore wing brown, head longer than wider with sculpture, close striates behind eyes, cheeks slightly constricted; antenna 8-segmented, segment I without dorso-apical setae, III & IV with long and forked sensoria, III with pedicel; pronotum wider than long, sculptured with close transverse striations with four pairs of posteromaginal setae. Male similar to female, but smaller.

Figure 16.  

Female of Amomothrips associatus (Bhatti, 1978).

Described from Malaysia and China (Yunnan Province).

Described from Vietnam and recorded from China (Xishuangbanna).

Described from Queensland. Recorded from Australia and China (Xishuangbanna).

Described from Taiwan and recorded from China (Xishuangbanna).

Described from Mexico. Recorded from New Orleans, Louisiana, Florida, Argentina and China.

Described from India and recorded from China (Xishuangbanna).

Described from India. Recorded from Japan and China (Xishuangbanna).

Described from India and recorded from southern China.

Described from Myanmar, China (Guangdong & Yunnan Province). Recorded from India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, East Timor, Australia and Iran.

Described from Egypt and recorded from China (Xishuangbanna).

Described from Guam Island (USA). Recorded from Taiwan, China (Yunnan Province), Sri Lanka and Japan.

Described from Guangdong, China (Wang et al. 2016) and recorded in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province.

Described from Taiwan and distributed from China (Yunnan Province).

Described from Indonesia and widespread around the world.

Described from Japan and recorded from China.

Described from Indonesia (Java). Recorded from Japan (Kannanzan), Taiwan and China (Yunnan Province).

Described from Reunion Island (Mare Longue) and recorded from southern China.

Described from Indonesia and recorded from China (Guangdong and Yunnan Provinces).

Described from Thailand. Recorded from Malaysia and southern China.

Described from Indonesia. Recorded from India, China, Brazil, Australia and Nepal. Widespread in the Oriental and Pacific Regions.

Female macropterous; body dark brown (Fig. 17); head weakly prolonged in front of eyes; antennae 8-segmented, segment I without paired dorso-apical setae, III and IV with long apical neck and long forked sense-cones, III–V with some microtrichial rows on both surfaces; pronotum with two pairs of long postero-angular setae sub-equally in length; posterolateral margins of tergites with well-developed michrotrichia; metanotum weakly reticulated; abdominal tergites I-VIII without sculpture medially.

Figure 17.  

Female of Dichromothrips nakahari Mound, 1976.

Described from India. Recorded from China and USA.

New record for China

Described from Indonesia. Recorded from India, Malaysia, Solomon Islands, Tokyo, Japan, Taiwan and China (Yunnan Province).

Described in Florida. Introduced and widespread from different parts of the world.

Described from India and recorded from China.

Described from India. Recorded from China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, Japan and Malaysia.

This species has reported to be a successful pollinator in Dioscorea (Dioscoreaceae)（Li et al. 2014).

Described from Henan and distributed from Yunnan, China (Zhou et al. 2008).

Described from USA (Massachusetts) and worldwide distributed.

Vector of tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV).

Described from Finland and worldwide distributed.

Described from USA (California) and worldwide distributed.

Vector of tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV).

Described from Malaysia and recorded from southern China.

Described from India. Recorded from Indonesia, China and widely introduced.

Female macropterous; Body dark brown (Fig. 18), head wider than long; eyes with five weakly-pigmented facets, ocellar setae I present, setae III elongate, presence of five pairs of postocular setae; antennae 8-segmented, segments III and IV with elongate forked sense cones, III-VI with some microtrichia on both surfaces, VI with an elongate sense cone at the base. Adult male with spear-shaped sternal discal setae.

Figure 18.  

Female of Megalurothrips distalis (Karny, 1913).

Described from Japan and widely distributed.

Described from Malaysia. Recorded from Indonesia, Taiwan and China.

Described from India and widely distributed.

Described from Mexico and widely distributed.

Described from India. Recorded from Hong Kong and southern China.

Described from Guangxi and distributed from southern China.

Described from Iowa. Recorded from Hawaii and southern China.