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Type: Correspondence
Published: 2015-10-15
Page range: 246–250
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A new species of Amalothrips Ananthakhrishnan from Malaysia, with first description of male

Centre for Insect Systematics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
Thysanoptera Amalothrips Malaysia male new species key

Abstract

Amalothrips noorazlani sp. n. is described from Malaysia based on both sexes, and a key is provided to the species of this genus. This is the first record of Amalothrips species outside India, and the first description of a male Amalothrips. The male has a pair of drepanae, the tergal posteromargin bears a toothed craspedum, but there are no sternal pore plates.