Category Archives: plant pests

extant species, plant pests

Echinothrips americanus

Nomenclatural details Echinothrips americanus Morgan, 1913: 14. Dictyothrips floridensis Watson, 1919: 2. Biology and distribution Described from Florida USA, seen also from Tennessee USA and Missouri USA; introduced to and widespread in glasshouses in Europe, also recorded from Java and Australia (Mound et al. 2013) and China (Zhu et al. 2013). Commonly found on Dieffenbachia, Homalonema,... Read More

extant species, plant pests

Drepanothrips reuteri

Nomenclatural details Drepanothrips reuteri Uzel, 1895: 213. Drepanothrips viticola Mokrzecki, 1901: 12. Thrips betulicola Reuter, 1901: 59. Biology and distribution Described from former Czechoslovakia (D. reuteri), Russia (D. viticola) and Finland (T. betulicola). Recorded from Britain, from the United States (California, Illinois) and from Chile. Distribution: Palaearctic, widely spread in Europe; introduced to other continents. Living on the... Read More

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Hercinothrips femoralis

Nomenclatural details Heliothrips femoralis Reuter, 1891: 166. Heliothrips cestri Pergande, 1895: 390. Heliothrips apicalis Bondar, 1931: 86. Biology and distribution Described from Finland (H. femoralis), Massachusetts USA (H. cestri) and Brazil (H. apicalis). Distribution: Living on the leaves of many different plants, often on Amaryllidaceae. In Europe usually in glasshouses; common and widespread in tropical and subtropical regions. References Reuter... Read More

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Frankliniella intonsa

Nomenclatural details Thrips intonsa Trybom, 1895: 182. Physopus vulgatissima var. nigropilosa Uzel, 1895: 96. Physopus vulgatissima var. fulvicornis Uzel, 1895: 96. Physopus vulgatissima var albicornis Uzel, 1895: 96. Physopus vulgatissima var. adusta Uzel, 1895: 96. Thrips pallida Karny, 1907: 49. Physopus brevistylis Karny, 1908: 278. Frankliniella breviceps Bagnall, 1911: 2. Synonymy noted in Mound, 1968: 38. Frankliniella vicina Karny, 1922: 94. Synonymised in Nakahara, 1997: 367. Frankliniella intonsa var. maritima Priesner, 1925: 17. Frankliniella formosae Moulton,... Read More

extant species, plant pests

Thrips tabaci

Nomenclatural details Thrips solanaceorum Widgalm in Portschinsky, 1883: 44. Thrips tabaci Lindeman, 1889: 61. Limothrips allii Gillette, 1893: 15. Thrips communis Uzel, 1895: 176. Thrips communis annulicornis Uzel, 1895: 177. Thrips communis pulla Uzel, 1895: 177. Thrips flava obsoleta Uzel, 1895: 187. Thrips bremnerii Moulton, 1907: 59. Parathrips uzeli Karny, 1907: 48. Thrips bicolor Karny, 1907: 49. Thrips brachycephalus Enderlein, 1909: 441. Thrips hololeucus Bagnall, 1914: 24.... Read More

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Thrips setosus

Nomenclatural details Taeniothrips setosus Moulton, 1928: 328. Biology and distribution Described from Osaka, Japan from bush. Recorded from Korea. In 2014, introduced to the Netherlands with Hydrangea plants and spread to other countries: recorded from Germany (2015) and from the United States. Living on the leaves of different plants. References Moulton D (1928) Thysanoptera of Japan: New species,... Read More

extant species, plant pests

Thrips pini

Nomenclatural details Physopus pini Uzel, 1895: 125. Taeniothrips laricivorus Kratochvil & Farsky, 1941: 233. Taeniothrips pallidicornis. Basionym for laricivorus. Biology and distribution Described from former Czechoslovakia (P. pini) and from Switzerland. Recorded from Japan, Canada and the United States. Distribution: widespread in Europe. Living on different conifers like Abies, Larix, Picea or Pinus. In cases of massive infestations forest pest... Read More

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Thrips major

Nomenclatural details Thrips major Uzel, 1895: 179. Thrips major gracilicornis Uzel, 1895: 180. Thrips major adusta Uzel, 1895: 180. Thrips sarothamni Priesner, 1925: 149. Thrips corticina Priesner, 1925: 369. Thrips banatica Priesner, 1927: 370. Thrips ustulata Priesner, 1927: 371. Thrips dorsimaculata Priesner, 1927: 371. Physothrips inaequalis Bagnall, 1928: 98. Thrips phytolaccae Priesner, 1951: 256. Thrips ponticus zur Strassen, 1970: 374. Thrips permutatus zur Strassen, 1971: 249. Biology... Read More

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Thrips fuscipennis

Nomenclatural details Thrips fuscipennis Haliday, 1836: 448. Thrips meledensis Karny, 1908: 110. Thrips drabae Priesner, 1927: 369. Biology and distribution Described from England (T. fuscipennis), former Yugoslavia (T. meledensis) and Hungary (T. drabae). Distribution: Palaearctic  (except of North Africa); introduced to North America. Found in flowers and on leaves of many different herbaceous and woody plants, particularly of Rosaceae. Pest on Roses in... Read More

extant species, plant pests

Parthenothrips dracaenae

Nomenclatural details Heliothrips dracaenae Heeger, 1854: 365. Parthenothrips dracaenae concolor Uzel, 1895: 172.  Biology and distribution Described from former Czechoslovakia (P. dracaenae concolor) and Austria (H. dracaenae). In Europe in tempered interior only; widespread in tropical and subtropical regions. Polyphagous on the leaves of many different plant species (commonly found on monocotyledons). References Heeger (1854) Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte der Insecten. Als Beiträge... Read More