title: Relationships and revised status ofNagathrips(Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripinae).
abstract: The generic name Nagathrips was erected as a sub-genus of Mesothrips for the single species, crenulatus Varatharajan and Singh (2000). Subsequent studies revealed character states that were not included in the original description. These are: prosternal basantra absent; antennal segment III with one slender sense cone, segment IV with three similar sense cones; fore wings parallel-sided with no median constriction. These character states are not found in any species of Mesothrips, a genus of the Tribe Haplothripini (Mound & Minaei 2007), but are typical of members of the Liothrips-lineage (Dang et al. 2014). To confirm such a relationship partial sequence data of the mitochondrial gene (CO1) was obtained and compared with that of Gynaikothrips species.
authors.affiliation: Centre of Advanced study in Life Sciences, Manipur University, IMPHAL - 795 003, INDIA.. rvrajanramya@gmail.com.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Varatharajan
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Singh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tarunkumar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D061149:Thysanoptera
keywords: Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripinae