title: Remarkable sexually dimorphic Aroidothrips longistylus newly recorded from China (Thysanoptera: Thripidae).
abstract: Sexual dimorphism is a phenotypic differentiation between males and females of the same species. Thrips display a wide variety of sexual dimorphism between taxa including size, ornamentation and coloration (Crespi 1986, Mound 2005, Tyagi et al. 2008). During recent surveys on the thrips fauna in subtropical China, Aroidothrips longistylus Ananthakrishnan, an interesting and little known sexually dimorphic species, was found. This discovery greatly extends the geographic distribution of this species that has been known only from South India (Tyagi et al. 2008).
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; Email: xtong@scau.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Xiaoli
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Tong
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Zhaohong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D002681:China; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D046468:Sexual Development; D061149:Thysanoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*