Aeolothrips intermedius

Nomenclatural details

Aeolothrips fasciata var. adusta Uzel, 1895: 73.
Aeolothrips fasciata var. aptera Karny, 1910: 44.
Aeolothrips intermedius Bagnall, 1934: 123.
Aeolothrips pontica Derbeneva, 1966: 136.

Biology and distribution

Described from Switzerland.
Distribution: widespread in Europe (most common European Aeolothrips species) (zur Strassen, 2003), also in Palearctic Asia.

Living on many different plants of the herb and shrub layer; mainly associated with flowers of various plants in the families Asteraceae, Cruciferae and Fabaceae, often in yellow flowers. This species is a facultative predator, feeding on a mixed diet of pollen and small arthropods like other thrips. Therefore, it is bred and used as a beneficial species.

Attention: females commonly misidentified as A. fasciatus.

References

Uzel H (1895) Monographie der Ordnung Thysanoptera. Königrätz, Bohemia. pp. 1–472.

Karny H (1910) Neue Thysanopteren der Wiener Gegend. Mitteilungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins an der Universität Wien 8: 41–57.

Bagnall RS (1934) Contribution towards a knowledge of the genus Aeolothrips (Thysanoptera) with descriptions of new species. Entomologist’s monthly Magazine 70: 120–127.

Derbeneva (1966) New thrips (Thysanoptera) from the Crimea. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie 45: 134-137.

Mound LA (1968) A review of R.S. Bagnall’s Thysanoptera collections. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 11: 1–181.

zur Strassen R (2003) Die terebranten Thysanopteren Europas und des Mittelmeergebietes. Die Tierwelt Deutschlands 74: 1–271.

Type information

Lectotype ♀ (A. intermedius): The Natural History Museum, London.