Aptinothrips rufus

Nomenclatural details

Thrips (Aptinothrips) rufus Haliday, 1836: 445.
Thrips (Aptinothrips) nitidulus Haliday, 1836: 446.
Aptinothrips rufa connaticornis Uzel, 1895: 153.
Uzelliella lubbocki Bagnall, 1908: 5.
Aptinothrips intermedius Priesner, 1920: 52.
Aptinothrips groenlandica Richter, 1928: 850.

Biology and distribution

Described from Greenland (A. groenlandica), Austria (A. intermedius), Czech Republic (A. connaticornis) and England from grasses (T. rufus), Plantago maritima? (T. nitidulus) and seaweed (U. lubbocki).
Distribution: Widespread around the world; up to altitudes of more than 3,300m. On various grasses (Poaceae) including cereal crops.

Specimens from populations near the seaside (sandy heathland and marshland) frequently coloured brown (f. nitidula). Specimens from Southern Europe commonly with two sutures on antennal segment VI; antennae therefore apparently 8-segmented (f. styligera).

References

Haliday AH (1836) An epitome of the British genera in the Order Thysanoptera with indications of a few of the species. Entomological Magazine 3: 439–451.

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

Bagnall RS (1908) Notes on some genera and species new to the British fauna. Entomologist’s monthly Magazine 44: 3–7.

Priesner H (1920) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Thysanopteren Oberösterreichs. Jahresberichte Museum Francisco Carolinus 78: 50–63.

Richter (1928) Die Thysanopteren des arktischen Gebietes. Fauna Arctica 5 Pages: pp. 835-854.

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

Mound LA, Nielsen M & Hastings A (2017). Thysanoptera Aotearoa – Thrips of New Zealand. Lucidcentral.org, Identic Pty Ltd, Queensland, Australia. LINK

Type information

Holotype (A. groenlandicus):  Statens Naturhistoriske Museum, Copenhagen.