Aeolothrips fasciatus

Nomenclatural details

Thrips fasciata Linnaeus, 1758: 457.
Coleothrips trifasciata Fitch, 1855: 386.
Aeolothrips fasciatus f. atricornis Maltbaek, 1927: 14.
Aeolothrips fasciatus justiciae Post, 1961: 137.

Biology and distribution

Described from Sweden.

Distribution: Confirmed records come from Finland, Denmark, Germany, Slovakia and the Azores; also from Hokkaido (Japan), New Zealand and Tasmania. For a long time, however, females of this species could not be distinguished from A. intermedius. Some (further) records would therefore have to be verified. A clear distinguishing feature in females is the spermatheca, which is smooth in A. fasciatus, but has small teeth in A. intermedius.
Aeolothrips fasciatus is found in flowers of various plants and is a predator of small arthropods, including other thrips.

References

Linnaeus C (1758) Systema Naturae. Holmiae: Laurentii Salvii. 10th Edn. pp. 1–823.

Fitch A (1855) The wheat thrips, Thrips tritici. The three-banded thrips, Coleothrips trifasciata. Country Gentlemen 6: 385–386.

Maltbaek (1927) Haderslev Katedralskoles Aarskrift. 1927: VI, XIV.

Hoddle HS, Mound LA & Paris D (2012) Thrips of California 2012.

Mound LA, Tree DC & Paris D. (2012) Ozthrips – Thysanoptera in Australia.