Astrothrips aucubae

Nomenclatural details

Astrothrips aucubae Kurosawa, 1932: 230.

Biology and distribution

Described from Mt Takao, Tokyo, Japan from Aucuba japonica.

Distribution: Japan, on leaves of various deciduous trees. Also reported from Philippines.

References

Kurosawa (1932) Descriptions of three new thrips from Japan. Kontyu 5: 230-242.

Wilson TH (1975) Monograph of the Panchaetothripinae. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 23: 354 pp.

Kudo I (1992) Panchaetothripinae in Japan (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) 3. Monilothripini and Tryphactothripini. Japanese Journal of Entomology 60: 467–482.

Typen

Holotype ♀: National Institute of Agricultural Science, Nishigahara, Kita-Ku, Tokyo, Japan.