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Issue: Vol. 5782 No. 2: 24 Mar. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-03-24
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5782.2.8
Page range: 369-376
Abstract views: 53
PDF downloaded: 6

Two new species from China of the Californian grass-living genus Prosopoanaphothrips (Thysanoptera, Thripinae)

School of Bioscience and Engineering; Shaanxi University of Technology; Hanzhong; 723000; China
School of Bioscience and Engineering; Shaanxi University of Technology; Hanzhong; 723000; China
School of Bioscience and Engineering; Shaanxi University of Technology; Hanzhong; 723000; China
School of Bioscience and Engineering; Shaanxi University of Technology; Hanzhong; 723000; China
Thysanoptera Qinghai-Xizang Plateau reticulate body antennal sense cones Poaceae

Abstract

The Californian grass-living genus Prosopoanaphothrips is newly recorded from China with two new species, P. flavipes sp. nov. from Aba, Sichuan and P. qilianshanensis sp. nov. from Qilian, Qinghai. These two are distinguished from the type species, P. reticulatus, by antennal segment IV with a forked sense cone.

 

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How to Cite

Sun, X., Huang, D., Li, Y. & Dang, L. (2026) Two new species from China of the Californian grass-living genus Prosopoanaphothrips (Thysanoptera, Thripinae). Zootaxa, 5782 (2), 369–376. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5782.2.8