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Zootaxa 3814 (4): 581 590 www.mapress.com/zootaxa/ Copyright 2014 Magnolia Press Article http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3814.4.9 http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:afa303b4-a1d5-4838-87eb-9787b657ca7a ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition) ZOOTAXA ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition) The neotropical flower-living genus Lenkothrips (Thysanoptera, Heterothripidae): three new species and an identification key ADRIANO CAVALLERI 1 & LAURENCE A. MOUND 2 1 Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, 91501-970, Porto Alegre, Brazil. E-mail: cavalleri_adriano@yahoo.com.br 2 CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, PO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia. E-mail: laurence.mound@csiro.au Abstract Three new species are described in the South American genus of flower-feeding thrips, Lenkothrips De Santis & Sureda: L. mollinediae sp. n. from four species of Mollinedia (Monimiaceae) in Brazil and Ecuador; L. guaraniticus sp. n. and L. kaminskii sp. n. from Malpighiaceae in Brazil. An illustrated key to the five Lenkothrips species now recognized is provided. Key words: Brazil; Malpighiaceae; Monimiaceae; Mollinedia; Neotropics; new species Introduction Thrips of the family Heterothripidae are restricted to the Americas and comprise about 80 species, 75% of these being described from the Neotropics (ThripsWiki 2014). Except for Aulacothrips species, all members within this group are similar in their way of life, and apparently all stages feed on flower tissues and show some degree of host-specificity (Mound & Marullo 1996; Cavalleri et al. 2010; Pereyra & Cavalleri 2012). However, the diversity among these flower-living genera is not equally distributed. Heterothrips comprises more than 75 species, whereas Scutothrips and Lenkothrips include only four and two species, respectively (ThripsWiki 2014). These flower-feeding thrips are similar in their general appearance but Scutothrips species have a triangle of strong reticulate sculpture on the metanotum while in Heterothrips and Lenkothrips this structure bears many microtrichia, often arising from concentric lines. Lenkothrips was erected by De Santis and Sureda (1970) as a subgenus of Heterothrips to include one Brazilian species with the circumpolar sensorial areas on antennal segments III IV extending into a continuous loop to the mid-point of their segments. Subsequently, Ulitzka (2003) described a second species from Malpighiaceae flowers in the canopy at Les Nouragues, French Guiana. The biology of these species is poorly studied, but as in other members of this family, they probably exhibit some degree of specialization, breeding on a few closely related plants (Alves-Silva 2010; Pereyra & Cavalleri 2012). The flowers of some Malpighiaceae are tightly closed, such as those of Brachypterys ovata in Trinidad from which Heterothrips lewisi was described (Mound & Marullo 1996). Thrips are probably the only insects with easy access to these tightly closed flowers, and since adult thrips can commonly be seen to bear many pollen grains, it is likely that they are the specific pollinators of such plants, as is Thrips setipennis within the tightly closed flowers of Wilkiea huegeliana (Monimiaceae) in Australia (Williams et al. 2001). Here we describe three new Lenkothrips species, one from flowers of four Mollinedia species (Monimiaceae), and two from flowers of Malpighiaceae. An illustrated key to the five species now recognized is also given. Full bibliographical and nomenclatural details of Thysanoptera are available in ThripsWiki (2014). Accepted by Christopher Hodgson: 27 Apr. 2014; published: 11 Jun. 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 581

Lenkothrips De Santis & Sureda, 1970: 471 Type species: Heterothrips (Lenkothrips) sensitivus De Santis & Sureda Flower-feeding macropterous Heterothripidae; antennae 9-segmented; sensoria on segments III & IV with one continuous circumpolar row of pores curving toward base laterally (Figs 7, 14). Head wider than long, with no constriction nor transverse ridge behind eyes; three pairs of ocellar setae. Pronotum with no long setae (Figs 15, 24), metanotum with concentric lines of sculpture bearing microtrichia, not forming a strong triangular ridge; campaniform sensillae present (Figs 9, 17). Fore wings largely brown, with two complete rows of setae (Fig. 16). Abdominal tergites laterally usually with many rows of microtrichia and many accessory setae; also a posteromarginal fringe of independent microtrichia (Fig. 18). Abdominal sternites with many rows of minute microtrichia, without craspeda or discal setae, with 4 6 pairs of marginal setae arising submarginally, particularly lateral pairs; male abdominal sternites IV (rarely III) VIII each bearing oval or transverse pore plate on antecostal region (Figs 11, 19). Key to Lenkothrips species 1. Fore wing uniformly dark brown (Figs 1, 3); antennal segments VII IX together 6.5 times longer than segment VII width (Fig. 2); pore plate on sternite IV of male occupying 0.8 of sternite width......................................... daedali -. Fore wing largely dark brown but with distinct paler sub-basal area (Fig. 16); antennal segments VII IX not so elongate, the sum of their lengths less than 5.5 times longer than segment VII width (Figs 6, 14); pore plate on sternite IV of male occupying less than 0.5 of sternite width (Figs 11, 19)................................................................. 2 2. Pronotum almost smooth, or with few faint marginal lines of sculpture, bearing less than 20 discal setae (Fig. 30); sensorium on antennal segment IV extending to mid-point of segment (Figs 22, 28).......................................... 3 -. Pronotum with numerous lines of sculpture, bearing 24 30 discal setae (Figs 8, 15); sensorium on antennal segment IV extending into at least basal fifth of segment (excluding pedicel) (Figs 7, 14)...................................... 4 3. Hind tibiae brown medially but yellow at base and apex; fore wing banded, extensively pale distal to dark area, but with extreme apex dark (Fig. 27); male pore plates transverse, on sternite VII about 5.0 times wider than median length.......... sensitivus -. Hind tibiae clear yellow; fore wing uniformly dark brown distal to paler sub-basal area (Fig. 20); male pore plates oval, on sternite VII usually less than 3.0 times wider than median length (Fig. 26)........................... mollinediae sp. n. 4. Antennal segments VIII & IX long and narrow, each more than 3.7 times as long as wide (Fig. 14); antennal segment IV bicoloured, basal half yellow; fore wing setae long, median setae about 0.7 times as long as fore wing median width (Fig. 16); male pore plates oval, on sternite VII less than 2.0 times wider than long (Fig. 19)......................kaminskii sp. n. -. Antennal segments VIII & IX short and broad, scarcely 3.0 times as long as wide (Fig. 6); antennal segment IV uniformly brown, sometimes paler only in basal fifth; fore wing setae shorter, median setae scarcely 0.5 times as long as fore wing median width (Fig. 12); male pore plates large and transverse, on sternite VII about 5.0 times wider than long (Fig. 11)........................................................................................... guaraniticus sp. n. Lenkothrips daedali Ulitzka, 2003: 279 (Figs 1 3) This thrips is distinctive in having antennal segments VII IX unusually long and slender (Fig. 2), and the pronotum with pale lines of reticulation. In contrast to the original description, the fore wing of the paratypes listed below is uniformly brown, lacking a distinct sub-basal pale area (Fig. 3), in contrast to the rest of Lenkothrips species. The pore plates on the abdominal sternites of males are constricted medially and occupy almost the whole of each sternite. This species is known only from the type specimens. Material examined. French Guiana: Les Nouragues, 1 female, 1 male paratypes, 14.ii.1998, on Heteropterys multiflora flowers (Malpighiaceae), M. Ulitzka (UFRGS). 582 Zootaxa 3814 (4) 2014 Magnolia Press CAVALLERI & MOUND

FIGURES 1 3. Lenkothrips daedali. (1) female; (2) antenna; (3) fore wing. Lenkothrips guaraniticus sp. n. (Figs 5 11) Female. Body dark brown; femora largely brown, tibiae brown medially with pale apices; all tarsi yellow; antennal segments largely brown, I & II darker, pedicel of III yellowish; fore wing brown with a large paler area sub-basally. Head about 1.5 times wider than long, with no long setae, ocellar setae minute, pair III inside ocellar triangle, just in front of posterior ocelli, ocellar area weakly reticulate; three pairs of postocular setae arising near inner margin of eyes and three additional pairs close to outer margin. Antennal segment III longer than IV, both with a long and continuous sensorial area extending laterally to almost all of the segment length (Fig. 7). Pronotum with distinct lines of sculpture; about 25 discal setae and 5 6 pairs of short posteromarginal setae (Fig. 8). Mesonotum with transverse elongate reticles, distance between lines about equal to diameter of a discal setal pore; metanotum with irregular sculpture, forming concentric lines posteromedially; microtrichia present (Fig. 9). Fore wing with two complete rows of strong but short, brown setae (Fig. 12); clavus with 7 8 setae and one discal setae. THE NEOTROPICAL GENUS LENKOTHRIPS (THYSANOPTERA) Zootaxa 3814 (4) 2014 Magnolia Press 583

FIGURES 4 12. Lenkothrips guaraniticus sp. n. and host-plant. (4) Janusia guaranitica (Malpighiaceae); (5) male; (6) antennal segments VI IX; (7) antennal segments III IV; (8) pronotum; (9) meso & metanotum; (10) tergites III IV; (11) male sternites III VII; (12) fore wing. 584 Zootaxa 3814 (4) 2014 Magnolia Press CAVALLERI & MOUND

Abdominal tergites I VIII with independent fringe of posteromarginal microtrichia, well developed laterally on I V but with few teeth medially; lateral thirds covered with dense rows of fine microtrichia (Fig. 10). Sternites with 6 pairs of posteromarginal setae arising well in front of posterior margin. Measurements (holotype female in microns). Body length about 1200 (1025 1220). Head, length 100; width 157. Pronotum, length 147; width 232. Hind tibia length 197; width 32; hind tarsus length 52; width 18. Fore wing length 775. Antennal segments I IX length (width), 22 (32), 32 (30), 87 (25), 77 (25), 20 (17), 25 (15), 16 (12), 15 (10), 15 (5), respectively. Male. Smaller and slightly paler than female (Fig. 5); sternites IV VIII each one with a large transverse pore plate at antecostal ridge (Fig. 11). Measurements (paratype male in microns). Body length about 1,000 ( 0,925). Head, length 115; width 142. Pronotum, length 152; width 195. Material examined. Holotype female (UFRGS), Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul: Porto Alegre (30º03 59 S, 51º07 15 W), 12.iv.2012, from Janusia guaranitica flowers (Malpighiaceae), A. Cavalleri. Paratypes (UFRGS & ANIC): 10 females, 4 males collected with holotype; 1 female with similar data but 11.ii.2011; 2 females with similar data but 23.ii.2011; Encruzilhada do Sul, 2 females from J. guaranitica flowers, 10.ii.2013. Comments. This species is possibly closely related to L. kaminskii, described below, which is also found in the flowers of a climbing species of Malpighiaceae. The antennal sensoria on III & IV extend close to base of segment, and the lateral thirds of abdominal tergites are covered with many irregular rows of microtrichia. The sub-basal pale area on the fore wings is present but less distinctive than in L. kaminskii, and the setae on the first and second rows are unusually short. This species was found only on Janusia guaranitica flowers (Fig. 4), particularly during December through February, and the larvae are whitish in colour. Lenkothrips kaminskii sp. n. (Figs 13 19) Female. Body dark brown, head and pronotum darker (Fig. 13); femora uniformly brown, tibiae brown medially; all tarsi yellow; antennal segments largely brown, I & II darker; basal half of III and basal third of IV yellow (Fig. 14); fore wing brown with a pale sub-basal area (Fig. 16). Head about 1.3 times wider than long, with no long setae, ocellar setae minute, pair III inside ocellar triangle, just in front of posterior ocelli (Fig. 15), ocellar area weakly reticulate; three pairs of postocular setae arising near inner margin of eyes and three additional pairs close to outer margin. Antennal segment III longer than segment IV, both with a long and continuous sensorial area extending laterally to the basal fifth. Pronotum with strong sculpture; about 30 discal setae and 7 8 pairs of short posteromarginal setae (Fig. 15). Mesonotum closely striate, distance between striae less than 4 microns medially (often narrower than discal setal pore); metanotum with concentric lines bearing many microtrichia (Fig. 17). Fore wing with two complete rows of strong, brown setae; clavus with 7 8 setae and one discal setae. Abdominal tergites I VIII with independent fringe of posteromarginal microtrichia, well developed laterally on I V but bearing only few teeth medially; lateral thirds covered with dense rows of fine microtrichia (Fig. 18). Sternites with 6 pairs of posteromarginal setae arising well in front of posterior margin. Measurements (holotype female in microns). Body length about 1300 ( 1165). Head, length 117; width 160. Pronotum, length 160; width 230. Hind tibia length 195; width 33; hind tarsus length 57; width 17, Fore wing length 745. Antennal segments I IX length (width), 25 (30), 35 (25), 82 (22), 70 (22), 20 (16), 22 (12), 15 (10), 17 (8), 20 (5), respectively. Male. Smaller and paler than female; sternites IV VIII each one with a relatively small oval pore plate at antecostal ridge (Fig. 19). Measurements (paratype male in microns). Body length about 915. Pronotum, length 127; width 182. Material examined. Holotype female (UFRGS), Brazil: Rio de Janeiro: Paraty (23º20 36 S, 44º42 47 W), 29.xii.2010, from Stigmaphyllon?auriculatum flowers (Malpighiaceae), A. Cavalleri. THE NEOTROPICAL GENUS LENKOTHRIPS (THYSANOPTERA) Zootaxa 3814 (4) 2014 Magnolia Press 585

FIGURES 13 19. Lenkothrips kaminskii sp. n. (13) female; (14) antenna; (15) head pronotum; (16) fore wing; (17) meso & metanotum; (18) tergites IV V; (19) male sternites VII X. Paratypes: 1 female, 1 male collected with holotype. Comments. This species shares many characters with L. guaraniticus described above. In both species, the pronotum is sculptured with distinct lines and the antennal morphology is similar with long sensoria on segments III & IV. However, in L. kaminskii, the basal half of antennal segment IV is yellow, not brown, and segments VII IX are distinctly longer than in L. guaraniticus. In contrast to the other Lenkothrips species, the mesonotum is closely striate and the male pore plates are relatively small and oval. This species was found co-existing with Scutothrips nudus (Moulton) in the yellow flowers of climbing Stigmaphyllon shrubs only a few meters from the coast. 586 Zootaxa 3814 (4) 2014 Magnolia Press CAVALLERI & MOUND

Lenkothrips mollinediae sp. n. (Figs 20 26) Female winged. Body dark brown (Fig. 20); femora largely brown, fore tibiae shaded brown with pale apex; mid & hind tibiae and tarsi yellow; antennal segments brown, I & II darker; IV yellow at basal 2/3 (Fig. 22); fore wing brown, distinctly paler sub-basally. Head about 1.5 times wider than long, with no long setae, ocellar setae minute, pair III inside ocellar triangle, just in front of posterior ocelli (Fig. 23), ocellar area weakly reticulate; three pairs of postocular setae arising near inner margin of eyes and three additional pairs close to outer margin. Antennal segment III clearly longer than segment IV, each with a continuous circumpolar sensorial area which extends laterally to about 2/3 of the segment. Pronotum with weak lines of sculpture; about 25 discal setae and six pairs of short posteromarginal setae (Fig. 24). Mesonotum with transverse elongate reticles, metanotum with concentric lines of sculpture bearing many microtrichia. Fore wing with two complete rows of strong, brown setae; clavus with 8 9 setae and one discal setae. Abdominal tergites I VIII with independent fringe of microtrichia posteriorly, well developed laterally on I V but with few teeth medially; lateral thirds covered with irregular lines of sculpture bearing sparse and fine microtrichia (Fig. 25). Sternites with 5 pairs of posteromarginal setae arising well in front of posterior margin. Measurements (holotype female in microns). Body length about 1300 ( 925). Head, length 100; width 155. Pronotum, length 130; width 165. Hind tibia length 202; width 32; hind tarsus length 58; width 18. Fore wing length 850. Antennal segments I IX length (width), 22 (27), 35 (25), 70 (25), 47 (25), 27 (17), 35 (15), 17 (10), 15 (8), 15 (5), respectively. Male. Smaller than female and lighter in colour (Fig. 21), especially lateral thirds of abdominal segments IV VIII; fore legs and pronotum slightly enlarged; sternites IV (rarely III) VIII each one with a large oval pore plate which is usually not constricted medially and occupies about 0.4 of sternite width (Fig. 26). Measurements (paratype male in microns). Body length about 1050 (885 1065). Head, length 102; width 137. Pronotum, length 125; width 200. Material examined. Holotype female (UFRGS), Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul: Maquiné, x.2012, from Mollinedia triflora flowers (Monimiaceae), D. Silveira. Paratypes (in UFRGS, ANIC & BMNH): 25 females, 4 males collected with holotype; Morrinhos, 2 females, 2 males, 28.xi.2012, from Mollinedia schottiana flowers; Porto Alegre, 7 females, 1.x.2013, from Mollinedia elegans flowers; Torres, 3 females, 2 males, 5.xi.2013, from Mollinedia triflora flowers; Três Cachoeiras, 6 females, 2 males, 7.x.2013, from Mollinedia sp. flowers; Ecuador, Napo Province, Misahualli, 22 females, 15 males (together with larvae) from Mollinedia sp. flowers, 8.x.1992, Regina Schönfelder. Comments. This thrips is similar in structure to L. sensitivus but is distinguished by the yellow mid & hind tibiae and its close association with Mollinedia plants. The pronotum lacks reticulation and the lateral thirds of abdominal tergites III VIII bear only a few microtrichia arranged on irregular lines of sculpture. The sensoria on antennal segment IV extend only to about the mid-point of the segment, and the hind tibiae are somewhat long when compared to other Lenkothrips species. Larvae are whitish in colour and were observed living together with adults inside the flowers of Mollinedia species, both in Brazil and Ecuador. Lenkothrips sensitivus (De Santis & Sureda, 1970: 471) (Figs 27 30) This species lacks reticulation on the pronotum (Fig. 30), and the hind tibiae are distinctively bicoloured (Fig. 27). The sensoria on antennal segments III & IV are relatively short when compared to the other Lenkothrips species (Fig. 28), however, the length of such structures might be variable among individuals as in Aulacothrips species (Cavalleri et al. 2012). This thrips was described from two males and one female collected in nests of Camponotus rufipes (Formicidae) in São Paulo, Brazil. These ants construct above-ground nests made of dry plant material, sometimes built around the base of shrubs and trees. It is unlikely that these structures constitute an appropriate microhabitat for L. sensitivus and their occurrence inside the nests is probably accidental. A few females have also been studied that apparently represent this species, taken in Malpighiaceae flowers in Brazilian Cerrado. THE NEOTROPICAL GENUS LENKOTHRIPS (THYSANOPTERA) Zootaxa 3814 (4) 2014 Magnolia Press 587

FIGURES 20 26. Lenkothrips mollinediae sp. n. (20) female; (21) male; (22) antenna; (23) head; (24) pronotum; (25) tergites IV V; (26) male sternites IV VII. 588 Zootaxa 3814 (4) 2014 Magnolia Press CAVALLERI & MOUND

FIGURES 27 30. Lenkothrips sensitivus. (27) male (arrows show the darkened areas on fore wing) ; (28) antenna; (29) head; (30) pronotum. Material examined. Brazil: São Paulo: Baruerí, 2 male paratypes, 28.iv.1967, collected in Camponotus crassus nests, K. Lenko (MLP). Discussion Monophagy and oligophagy in Thysanoptera has been reported by several studies, although true host-plant relationships are often not clearly documented by thrips researchers (Mound & Teulon 1995; Mound 2013). The flower-living heterothripids are considered to exhibit a high level of specificity and most described species are known only from one plant species (Mound & Marullo 1996; Pereyra & Cavalleri 2012). However, species such as Heterothrips peixotoa, Heterothrips paulistarum and Scutothrips nudus are found in flowers of several Malpighiaceae in Brazilian Cerrado (Alves-Silva 2010; Pereyra & Cavalleri 2012). Other species seem to be associated with Myrtaceae, such as Heterothrips striatus that has been seen from many Myrtaceae in Southern Brazil, and H. lopezae that was described from seven females and seven males in flowers of Psidium friedrichsthalianum in Costa Rica. Curiously, the immature stages of these thrips are collected rarely, and adults seem to congregate for feeding. These flower-feeding thrips are highly vagile and possibly exhibit a precisely orientated flight, visiting flowers of different plants. Thus records from Myrtaceae may merely indicate a feeding resource rather than a true host on which the thrips can breed and maintain a population. Plants from only two families are known to support populations of Lenkothrips species. All except L. mollinediae are associated with Malpighiaceae shrubs and vines in the tropical and subtropical forests and savannas in South America. Given the great diversity of these plants in those habitats, some degree of oligophagy might occur in daedali, sensitivus and kaminskii. However, the true host-plants for these last two species need THE NEOTROPICAL GENUS LENKOTHRIPS (THYSANOPTERA) Zootaxa 3814 (4) 2014 Magnolia Press 589

confirmation since no larvae were collected. Moreover, the relatively low number of Malpighiaceae species in southern South America (see Davis et al. 2002) may restrict the occurrence of Lenkothrips in these plants at high latitudes. Acknowledgements & depositaries We are grateful to Denise Silveira for collecting the thrips from Mollinedia species as part of her M.Sc. studies on pollination. We also thank Paul Brown (BMNH) for arranging the loan of many slide-mounted specimens, and Manfred Ulitzka for the loan and photographs of L. daedali paratypes. The species L. kaminskii is named in honour of Lucas Kaminski for his valuable field observations on thrips in the Neotropics. This work was supported by the Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul and Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior. The following abbreviations were used for depositaries in this study: ANIC Australian National Insect Collection, Canberra; BMNH Natural History Museum, London; MLP Museo de Ciencias Naturales de La Plata, Argentina; UFRGS Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. References Alves-Silva, E. (2010) The importance of sequential flowering Malpighiaceae to the maintenance of thrips (Thysanoptera) diversity in Brazilian Savanna. MSc Dissertation, Uberlândia, Brazil, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, 68pp. [in Portuguese] Cavalleri, A., Kaminski, L.A. & Mendonca Jr., M.S. (2010) Ectoparasitism in Aulacothrips (Thysanoptera: Heterothripidae) revisited: host diversity on honeydew-producing Hemiptera and description of a new species. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 249, 209 221. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2010.09.002 Cavalleri, A., Kaminski, L.A. & Mendonca, M.S. Jr. (2012) A new ectoparasitic Aulacothrips (Thysanoptera: Heterothripidae) from Amazon rainforest and the significance of variation in antennal sensoria. Zootaxa, 3438, 62 68. Davis, C.C., Bell, C.D., Mathews, S. & Donoghue, M.J. (2002) Laurasian migration explains Gondwanan disjunctions: Evidence from Malpighiaceae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 99 (10), 6833 6837. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.102175899 De Santis, L. & Sureda, A.E.G. (1970) Un nuevo Heterothripido de Brasil (Thysanoptera). Studia Entomologica, 13, 471 473. Mound, L.A. (2013) Homologies and host-plant specificity: recurrent problems in the study of thrips. Florida Entomologist, 96 (2), 318 322. http://dx.doi.org/10.1653/024.096.0250 Mound, L.A. & Teulon, D.A.J. (1995) Thysanoptera as phytophagous opportunists. In: Parker, B.L., Skinner, M. & Lewis, T. (Eds), Thrips Biology and Management. Plenum Press, New York, pp. 3 19. Mound, L.A. & Marullo, R. (1996) The Thrips of Central and South America: An Introduction. Memoirs on Entomology, International, 6, 1 488. Pereyra, V. & Cavalleri, A. (2012) The genus Heterothrips (Thysanoptera) in Brazil, with an identification key and seven new species. Zootaxa, 3237, 1 23. ThripsWiki (2014) ThripsWiki - providing information on the World's thrips. Available from: http://thrips.info/wiki/ (accessed 1 January 2014) Ulitzka, M.R. (2003) A new species of Lenkothrips De Santis & Sureda, 1970, from French Guyana (Thysanoptera: Heterothripidae). Entomologische Zeitschrift, 113 (9), 279 281. Williams, G.A., Adam, P. & Mound, L.A. (2001) Thrips (Thysanoptera) pollination in Australian subtropical rainforests, with particular reference to pollination of Wilkiea huegeliana (Monimiaceae). Journal of Natural History, 35, 1 21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/002229301447853 590 Zootaxa 3814 (4) 2014 Magnolia Press CAVALLERI & MOUND