extant species, plant pests
Megalurothrips sjostedti
Nomenklatural details
Physopus sjostedti Trybom, 1908: 3.
Physothrips variabilis Bagnall, 1913: 294.
Taeniothrips meridiana Moulton, 1936: 503.
Taeniothrips tenuis Moulton, 1936: 505.
Lundathrips inopinatus Bournier, 1979: 6.
Biology and distribution
Described from Tanzania (P. sjostedti), Angola (L. inopinatus), Comoro islands, Seychelles (P. variabilis), Uganda (T. meridiana, T. tenuis),
Distribution: widespread in Africa, introduced into Saudi Arabia.
Megalurothrips sjostedti is breeding in flowers and on leaves of different Legumes (Fabaceae). Often reported as a serious pest of cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata).
References
Trybom F (1908) Physapoda. pp. 1–20, in Sjöstedt Physapoda, in Sjöstedt, Wissentschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Zoologischen Expedition nach dem Kilimandjaro, dem Meru, und den umgebenden Massaisteppen Deutsch-Ostafrikas, 1905-1906 XVI.
Bagnall RS (1913) Brief descriptions of new Thysanoptera I. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)12: 290–299.
Moulton D (1936) Thysanoptera from Africa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (10)17: 493–509.
Bournier A (1979) Thysanoptères d’Angola, VII. Garcia de Orta, Zoologia 8: 1–10.
Palmer JM (1987) Megalurothrips in the flowers of tropical legumes: a morphometric study; pp. 480–495. In Holman J, Pelikán J, Dixon AFG & Weismann L. [eds] Population structure, genetics and taxonomy of aphids and Thysanoptera. The Hague: SPB Academic Publishing.
Type information
Holotype ♀ (T. meridiana): The Natural History Museum, London.
Holotype (L. inopinatus): Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
Lectotype ♀ (P. variabilis): The Natural History Museum, London.
Syntype (P. sjostedti): Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm.