A revision of and key to the world species of Mycterothrips Trybom (Thysanoptera, Thripidae)

Abstract

The genus Mycterothrips Trybom is reviewed. Twenty-seven species are recognized in the genus, of which six species are newly described mainly from Australia and Japan: M. desleyae sp. n. (Australia); M. egonoki sp. n. (Japan); M. fasciatus sp. n. (Japan, West Malaysia); M. grandis sp. n. (Japan); M. shihoae sp. n. (Japan); M. yamagishii sp. n. (Japan). Five species-groups are recognized in this genus based on character states of males. M. ravidus Wang from Taiwan is treated as a synonym of the Indian species, M. nilgiriensis (Ananthakrishnan), and it is newly recorded from Australia and Nepal. Another Indian species, M. ricini (Shumsher Singh), is newly recorded from Japan. The type species of the genus from South Africa, M. laticauda Trybom, is newly recorded from Tchad. A key to world species is provided.