Species not studied in the present work. Body and antennae are uniformly yellow, without pigmentation. The head is strongly produced in front of eyes, with two pairs of ocellar setae; ocellar setae III exceptionally long and fringed at apex. Antennae 9-segmented, III & IV with long, forked sense cones.
Male unknown.
Intraspecific variation
Not recorded.
Genus and similar species information
This genus comprises three species, all of them described from the Neotropics and possibly related to Coremothrips and Rhabdothrips (Mound & Marullo 1996). The species of this genus have 9-segmented antennae and the ocellar setae III on head and pronotum are exceptionally long and fringed at apex. Corynothrips flavus can be distinguished from the other species recorded from Brazil, C. stenopterus, by its yellow body and antennae.
World distribution
Known only from Brazil.
Distribution in Brazil*
Minas Gerais.
*Literature and authors’ data only.
Life history
Possibly breeding on leaves.
Economic importance
Not recorded.
References suggested
Mound LA & Marullo R (1996) The Thrips of Central and South America: An Introduction. Memoirs on Entomology, International 6: 1–488.
