extant species
Bactrothrips aliceae
Biology and distribution
Described from Crystal Creek, New South Wales, Australia from Lophostemon nuts.
Bactrothrips species are mainly found on dead leaves and feed on fungal spores.
References
Mound LA & Tree DJ (2011) Australian spore-feeding Thysanoptera of the genus Bactrothrips (Phlaeothripidae-Idolothripinae). Zootaxa 3087: 56–65.
Type information
Holotype ♂: Australian National Insect Collection, Canberra.