Anaphothrips obscurus

Nomenclatural details

Thrips obscura Müller, 1776: 96
Limothrips poaphagus Comstock, 1875: 120
Thrips striata Osborn, 1883: 155
Anaphothrips virgo Uzel, 1895: 148
Anaphothrips obscurus f. collaris Priesner, 1926: 185
Anaphothrips obscurus f. grisea Priesner, 1926: 185
Anaphothrips 6-guttus Girault, 1928: 1
Anaphothrips discrepans Bagnall, 1933: 651.

Biology and distribution

Described from Denmark (T. obscura), USA (L. poaphagus and T. striata), former Czechoslovakia (A. virgo), Samsonvale, Queensland, Australia (A. 6-guttus) and Arcachon, France (A. discrepans).

Distribution: Widespread worldwide, particularly in temperate regions. This species can be found up to altitudes of 2.700 metres.
A. obscurus feed and breeds on leaves of various grasses (Poaceae), commonly in the leaf axils. It is sometimes considered a minor pest on various cereal crops, including Avena, Hordeum, Secale, Triticum and Zea.

References

Müller OF (1776) Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum Characteres, Nomina, et Synonyma Imprimis Popularium: 1–282.

Mound LA & Masumoto M (2009) Australian Thripinae of the Anaphothripsgenus-group (Thysanoptera), with three new genera and thirty-three new species. Zootaxa 2042: 1–76.

Mirab-balou M & Chen XX (2010) First description of the male of the wheat thrips, Anaphothrips obscurus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). Zootaxa 2540: 65–68.

Type information

Holotype (T. obscura): Standort unbekannt.

Holotype (L. poaphagus): Standort unbekannt, eventuell verloren (?)

Holotype (T. striata ): Standort unbekannt

Holotype (A. collaris und A. grisea): Senckenbergmuseum, Frankfurt.

Holotype (A. 6-guttus): Queensland Museum, Brisbane

Holotype (A. discrepans): British Museum of Natural History, London