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Mirab-Balou M. - Zaidi F.: First report of the genus and species Cephalothrips monilicornis (Reuter) (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) from Doha, Qatar
Mirab-Balou M. & Zaidi F.: Cephalothrips monilicornis from Qatar 37 Cephalothrips monilicornis (Reuter) Phloeothrips monilicornis Reuter, 1880. (Figures 1-5) Material examined: Qatar, Doha: 3 females, Rumeilah Park, from grasses (Poaceae), 27.viii.2013, Leg. M. Mirab-balou, (in ILAMU). Diagnosis: Female apterous (Fig. 1). Body and legs brown; all tarsi and apex of all tibiae light yellow (Fig. 4); antennal segments I—II and VII-VIII dark brown, III pale brown, IV-VI pale brown with yellow in basal half (Fig. 2). Head distinctly longer than wide (about 1.3 times), with eyes large and prolonged posteriorly on ventral surface; postocular setae small, wide apart; maxillary stylets retracted to postocular setae; postocular setae short, blunted at apex; postocellar setae small, pointed at apex; ocelli absent (Fig. 3). Mouth cone short and rounded. Antennae 8-segmented, segment III with one sensorium, IV with two sensorial. Pronotum with only two pairs of major setae, epimerals weakly capitate, posteroangu- lars blunt at apex; prosternal basantra absent. Metanotum without sculpture. Mesopraeostemum eroded medially into two triangles. Fore tarsus with small pointed tooth. Fore wings parallel and without duplicated cilia in macropterous form. Pelta D-shaped, with a pair of campaniform sensilla (Fig. 5). Abdominal tergites II—VII with weak wing retaining setae; tergite IX setae SI and S2 weakly capitate, shorter than basal width of tube; anal setae shorter than tube. Female macroptera: Color and structure similar to apterous female. But ocelli present; fore wings without duplicated cilia, sub-basal wing setae short; metanotum with longitudinal reticulation laterally. Measurements in pm (width): Body $ 2200(395). Head 260(210); distance between compound eyes 90. Pronotum 160(280). Tube 140(78), setae SI 60, S2 60, S3 60. Antennal segments I—VIII as follows: I 45(40), II 54(36), III 52(33), IV 57(36), V 54(34), VI 51 (31), VII 44(26), and VIII 36( 16). Distribution'. Iran, China, Siberia, Europe, North America, new record for Qatar. Acknowledgements We are grateful to Prof. Tong Xiao-li and Prof. Zhang Wei-qiu (South China Agricultural University), and Prof. Chen Xue-xin (Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China) for their useful advices.
