Bolothrips bicolor

Nomenclatural details

Phlaeothrips bicolor Heeger, 1852: 477.
Phlaeothrips bicolor f. brevicornis Priesner, 1928: 687.
Oedaleothrips andrei Watson, 1933: 49.

Biology and distribution

Described from Austria.

Distribution: Widespread in Central and Southern Europe. Also reported from the USA. Bolothrips bicolor is fungivorous; it is thermophilous and inhabits dense grass tussocks. Macropterous forms are considered rare.

References

Heeger E (1852) Beiträge zur Insecten-Fauna Osterrreichs. Sitzungsberichte der mathematisch-naturwissenschaftlichen kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien 9 (3): 473–490.

Priesner H (1928) Die Thysanopteren Europas. Abteilung IV Wien: F. Wagner Verlag. pp. 569–755.

Watson JR (1933) Two new species of Oedaleothrips with notes on other species. Florida Entomologist 17: 48–50.