Bolothrips dentipes

Nomenclatural details

Phloeothrips dentipes Reuter, 1880: 12.
Cryptothrips bagnalli Karny, 1916: 94.

Biology and distribution

Described from Finland (P. dentipes) and Sardinia (C. bagnalli).

Distribution: Widespread across Europe south of Norway and Finland; introduced into North America. Breeding at the base of grasses and sedges in damp areas, and feeding on the spores of unidentified fungi on the stems of Carex [Cyperaceae], Juncus [Juncaceae] and Spartina [Poaceae].

References

Reuter OM (1880) Thysanoptera Fennica,I, Tubulifera. Bidrag till Kannedom af Finlands Natur och Folk 40: 1-26.

Karny H (1916) Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Gallen von Java. Zweite Mitteilung über die javanischen Thysanopterocecidien und deren Bewohner. Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Insektenbiologie. 12: 84–94.

Mound LA, Collins DW, Hastings A (2018) Thysanoptera Britannica et Hibernica – Thrips of the British Isles. Lucidcentral.org, Identic Pty Ltd, Queensland, Australia LINK.

Type information

Syntypes (P. dentipes): Finnish Natural History Museum, Helsinki.