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extant species

Thrips juniperinus

Nomenclatural details Thrips juniperinus Linnaeus, 1758: 457. Thrips junipericola Morison, 1948: 63. Thrips carpathicus Knechtel, 1948: 480. Biology and distribution Described from Sweden (T. juniperinus, T. junipericola) and Romania (T. carpathicus). Distribution: Thrips juniperinus is a Palaearctic species, known in Europe mainly from northern and eastern regions; records are also available from Scotland and Spain.... Read More

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Haplothrips verbasci

Nomenklatural details Phloeothrips verbasci Osborn, 1897: 228. Trichothrips femoralis Moulton, 1907: 61. Biology and distribution Described from Iowa USA (P. verbasci) and California USA (T. femoralis). Distribution: Haplothrips verbasci is considered to be native to northern Europe, but is now widely distributed in North America. It has also been recorded from North Africa. The species... Read More

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Thrips discolor

Nomenclatural details Thrips discolor Haliday, 1836: 449.Thrips pallens Haliday, 1836: 450.Thrips nubilans Hood, 1941: 148. Biology and distribution Described from England (T. discolor, T. pallens) and New York, USA (T. nubilans). Distribution: Today Holarctic in distribution. Originally from Europe, excluding France and the Iberian Peninsula; introduced to North America.This species occurs in grassy habitats and... Read More

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Oxythrips halidayi

Nomenclatural details Oxythrips halidayi Bagnall, 1924: 272. Biology and distribution Beschrieben from England. Oxythrips halidayi is considered rare and has been recorded in Great Britain only scattered and sporadically, from Kent to Inverness. It is also known from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Whether, and to what extent, Dutch elm disease has affected... Read More

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Megalothrips bonannii

Nomenklatural details Megalothrips bonannii Uzel, 1895: 227. Biology and distribution Described from Czechia. Distribution: Central Europe, but also Spain and Italy.Megalothrips bonannii feeds on spores of various fungi on dead branches of Salix [Salicaceae] and Pinus [Pinaceae]. References Uzel H (1895) Monographie der Ordnung Thysanoptera. Königrätz, Bohemia. pp. 1–472. Mound LA & Palmer JM (1983)... Read More

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Thrips magadanicus

Nomenclatural details Thrips magadanicus Evdokarova & Ulitzka, 2025: 465. Biology and distribution Described from the Russian Far East (Magadan Oblast, banks of the Kava river), collected from grasses. Distribution: So far known only from the Magadan Oblast. References Evdokarova TG & Ulitzka MR (2025) Thrips magadanicus sp.n. – A new thrips from the Russian Far... Read More

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Thrips dilatatus

Nomenclatural details Thrips dilatata Uzel, 1895: 202. Biology and distribution Described from the former Czechoslovakia. Distribution: Widely distributed across Europe; also reported from Siberia.Thrips dilatatus is found in the flowers of various hemiparasitic Orobanchaceae, such as Euphrasia, Pedicularis, and Rhinanthus. References Uzel H (1895) Monographie der Ordnung Thysanoptera. Königratz, Bohemia: pp. 1–472. Type information Unknown. Read More

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Thrips linariae

Nomenclature details Thrips lineariae Priesner, 1928: 718 Taeniothrips hildeae Titschack, 1956: 385. Biology and distribution Described from Hungary. Distribution: Reported from Scandinavia and Great Britain, as well as from a belt of countries across Central Europe ranging from the Netherlands to Bulgaria. Thrips linariae is monophagous on the flowers of toadflax (Linaria vulgaris, Plantaginaceae). References... Read More

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Selenothrips rubrocinctus

Nomenclatural details Physopus rubrocincta Giard, 1901: 264. Heliothrips (Selenothrips) decolor Karny, 1911: 179. Heliothrips (Selenothrips) mendax Schmutz, 1913: 994. Brachyurothrips indicus Bagnall, 1926: 98. Biology and distribution Described from Guadeloupe (P. rubrocinctus), Sri Lanka (H. mendax), West Papua, Indonesia (H. dicolor) and India (B. indicus). Distribution: Selenothrips rubrocinctus is widespread in subtropical and tropical countries.... Read More

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Hoplothrips flavafemora

Nomenclatural details Hoplothrips flavafemora Okajima, 2006: 343. Biologie and distribution Described from Ogasawara-islands, Japan from dead twigs. Distribution: Japan: Honshu, Shikoku, Ogasawara-islands (Chichi-jima, Haha-jima), Ryukyu-islands (Miyako-jima, Ishigaki). Fungus-feeder. References Okajima S (2006) The Insects of Japan. Volume 2. The suborder Tubulifera (Thysanoptera). Fukuoka: Touka Shobo Co. Ltd. pp. 1–720. Type information Holotype ♀: Tokyo University... Read More

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Baliothrips dispar

Nomenclatural details Thrips brevicornis Haliday, 1836: 449. Thrips dispar Haliday, 1836: 449. Thrips sibirica Trybom, 1896: 622. Baliothrips basalis Shull, 1909: 224. Bagnallia agnessae Bagnall, 1911: 7. Bagnallia halidayi Bagnall, 1911: 8. Baliothrips ustulatus Priesner, 1919: 128. Platythrips badius John, 1924: 142. Baliothrips petzi Priesner, 1925: 151. Baliothrips sibiricus Priesner, 1925: 151. Baliothrips exilis Bagnall,... Read More

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Limothrips schmutzi

Nomenclatural details Limothrips schmutzi Priesner, 1919: 33. Biology and distribution Described from the source of the Andritz (Schöckl area) near Graz, Austria. Distribution: Reported from Georgia, Romania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, Italy, and England; usually occurring in restricted, local populations in woodland habitats. Limothrips schmutzi generally lives solitarily on grasses, particularly on species of... Read More

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Anaphothrips atroapterus

Nomenclatural details Anaphothrips atroapterus Priesner, 1921: 27. Anaphothrips crocea Priesner, 1926: 192. Biology and distribution Described from Hötting near Innsbruck, Austria (A. atroapterus) from flowers and from Simontornya, Hungary from Euphorbia gerardiana (A. crocea). Distribution: Anaphothrips atroapterus is locally spread and not common. It is reported from France, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary,... Read More

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Trichromothrips xanthius

Nomenclatural details Physothrips xanthius Williams, 1917: 59. Dorcadothrips xanthius (Williams) Nakahara, 1993: 407. Biology and distribution Described from Trinidad from Cattleya orchids. Distribution: Trichromothrips xanthius most likely originates from Southeast Asia but has been widely spread through the trade with orchids. According to Nakahara (1993), it has been recorded in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, England, Korea,... Read More

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Taeniothrips picipes

Nomenclatural details Thrips picipes Zetterstedt, 1828: 561. Thrips primulae Haliday, 1836: 449. Synonymy recognized by Ahlberg 1918: 141. Thrips decora Haliday, 1836: 449. Physopus primulae adusta Uzel, 1895: 120. Euthrips alpina Karny, 1908: 279. Taeniothrips primulae f. brevicornis Priesner, 1920: 55. Biology and distribution Described from Sweden (T. picipes), England (T. primulae, T. decora), former Czechoslovakia (P. primulae adusta) and Austria (E. alpina, T. brevicornis). Distribution: Palaearctic... Read More

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Melanthrips pallidior

Nomenclatural details Melanthrips fuscus var. pallidior Priesner, 1919: 119. Melanthrips (Turkmenothrips) helenae Liskiewicz, 1961: 336. Synonymised by zur Strassen (1980). Biology and distribution Described from Elbasan, Albania. Distribution: Turano-European; thermophilic. Melanthrips pallidior is found in the flowers of many different plants, with a preference for Euphorbia cyparissias (Euphorbiaceae), as well as Asteraceae, Brassicaceae, and Fabaceae.... Read More

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Thrips poultoni

Nomenclatural details Thrips poultoni Bagnall, 1933: 656. Thrips canariensis Priesner, 1933: 200. Biology and distribution Described from the Canary Islands. Distribution: Canary Islands, Morocco. Thrips poultoni is found in the flowers of different plants. References Bagnall RS (1933) Contributions towards a knowledge of the European Thysanoptera IV. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (10)11: 647–661. Priesner... Read More

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Anaphothrips kaszabi

Nomenclatural details Anaphothrips kaszabi Pelikán, 1985: 135. Biology and distribution Described from Mongolia (steppe; Central Aimak, Bogdo ul, Bugijn az achuj, south-west of Ulan-Baator in the Bogdo ul Mountains, 1650 m). Distribution: Little known. Mongolia, but also recorded in Eastern Siberia (Yakutia) (Ulitzka unpubl.). Anaphothrips kaszabi is found on grasses. References Pelikán J (1985) Thysanopteren... Read More

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Megathrips lativentris

Nomenclatural details Phloeothrips lativentris Heeger, 1852: 479. Phloeothrips longispina Reuter, 1879: 214. Phloeothrips tibialis Reuter, 1879: 214. Megathrips piccioli Targioni-Tozzetti, 1881: 124. Megalothrips niger Schmutz, 1909: 346. Bacillothrips padewiethi Karny, 1919: 114. Biology and distribution Described from Dornbach near Vienna, Austria (P. lativentris), Nagu and Helsinki, Finland (P. longispina and P. tibialis), Florence, Italy (M.... Read More

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Stenchaetothrips pleioblasti

Nomenclatural details Stenchaetothrips pleioblasti Masumoto & Okajima, 2013: 17. Biology and distribution Described from Honshu (Kanagawa Pref., Yokosuka City, Kannonzaki), Japan; from leaves of Pleioblastus chino (Poaceae). Distribution: Japan (Honshu, Ogasawara, Kyoto); also reported from Hungary (Gödöllő, Szada from leaves of Phyllostachys vivax [Poaceae]). Stenchaetothrips pleioblasti is living and breeding on Gramineae but has been recorded... Read More

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Limothrips angulicornis

Nomenclatural details Limothrips angulicornis Jablonowski, 1894: 45.Limothrips setariae Jones, 1912: 12.Limothrips adusta Karny, 1914: 56. Biology and distribution Described from Poland (L. angulicornis), Sardinia, Italy (L. adusta) and California, USA (L. setariae). Distribution: Limothrips angulicornis is found throughout the western Palearctic, however, it is locally spread only and not very common. This thrips rather prefers... Read More

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Phlaeothrips annulipes

Nomenclatural details Phlaeothrips annulipes Reuter, 1880: 19. Phloeothrips brevicollis Bagnall, 1911: 62. Phlaeothrips salicinus Priesner, 1923:103. Phlaeothrips immanis Bagnall, 1927: 582. Phlaeothrips crepidipennis Maltbaek, 1929: 376. Biology and distribution Described from Artsjo (Prov. Uusima), Finland, without further details (P. annulipes), from Bygdo (near Christiania), Norway from Tilia (P. brevicollis), from Linz, Austria from willows in... Read More

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Phlaeothrips denticauda

Nomenclatural details Phlaeothrips denticauda Priesner, 1914: 260 Biology and distribution Described from Dult, Styria, Austria; under spruce bark. Distribution: Rarely collected with only a few records. Reported from Austria, Hungary, Poland, Greece, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Also known from Germany. This thrips lives on dead wood and very probably feeds by sucking on fungal hyphae. References... Read More

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Phlaeothrips bispinosus

Nomenclatural details Phlaeothrips bispinosus Priesner, 1919: 136. Phlaeothrips guriensis Savenko, 1951: 236. Synonymised by Ulitzka (2024: 92). Biology and distribution Described from Ruskuli, Albania (P. bispinosus) and from Khrialeti (Municipality Ozurgeti), Guria, Georgia, from oak leaves (P. guriensis). Distribution: Phlaeothrips bispinosus is widespread in Europe, but not common. Reports usually refer to individual specimens. Besides Albania and... Read More

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Phlaeothrips bispinoides

Nomenclatural details Phlaeothrips bispinoides Bagnall, 1926: 659. Biology and distribution Described from Switzerland, under Fagus logs. Distribution: Phlaeothrips bispinoides is rarely collected. It has been reported from Austria (Tyrol), Croatia, Slovenia, Switzerland (Canton Zurich) and the Czech Republic (former Moravia and Bohemia); in Germany, P. bispinoides has been found in Baden-Württemberg, Schleswig-Holstein and Hesse. In the... Read More

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Phlaeothrips pillichianus

Nomenclatural details Phlaeothrips pillichianus Priesner, 1924: 7 Biology and distribution Described from Simontornya, Hungary; sieved from moss and oak bark. Distribution: Central and Eastern Europe, however, local and rare. Reported from Hungary, Bulgaria (Ulitzka unpublished), Germany, Italy, Romania, Slovenia, Serbia and the Czech Republic (former Moravia). In Germany, P. pillichianus has only been recorded at five... Read More

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Tmetothrips subapterus

Nomenclatural details Thrips subaptera Haliday, 1836: 450 Pachythrips phaeoptera Schille, 1912: 236 Biology and distribution Described from Great Britain (T. subaptera) and Rytro, Galicia, Poland (P. phaeoptera). Distribution: Widespread, but only locally found in Central and Eastern Europe as well as in parts of Scandinavia; introduced into North America. Tmetothrips subapterus is found in grasslands... Read More

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Heligmothrips gracilior

Nomenclatural details Liothrips gracilior Hood, 1918: 136. Teuchothrips gracilior Hood, 1919: 86. Teuchothrips albipennis Moulton, 1968: 99. Synonym in Mound 1970. Biology and distribution Described from Pentland [= Gordonvale], Queensland, Australia (L. gracilior) and Ivanhoe New South Wales, Australia (H. albipennis) from Casuarina. Distribution: Known only from Australia; widespread across the continent. All species of... Read More

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Heliothrips angustior

Nomenclatural details Heliothrips angustior Priesner, 1923: 89. Heliothrips longisensibilis Xie, Mound & Zhang, 2019: 145; Synonym in de Maria Rocha Silva et al. 2024: 155. Biology and distribution Described from Suriname (H. angustior) and China (H. longisensibilis). Distribution: widely distributed throughout the Neotropics, although no specimens have been found from Nearctic regions. Occurrence is confirmed... Read More

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Thrips sambuci

Nomenclatural details Thrips sambuci Heeger, 1854: 369. Thrips nigra Williams, 1916: 281. Biology and distribution Described from Austria (T. sambuci) and England from Sambucus nigra (T. nigra). Distribution: Widespread in Europe. Thrips sambuci is living and breeding on Sambucus nigra and S. racemosa (Adoxaceae). Adults and larvae are found on the leaves of the host... Read More

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Thrips roepkei

Nomenclatural details Thrips roepkei Doeksen, 1953: 169. Thrips inopinatus zur Strassen, 1963: 523. Synonym for T. roepkei (Vierbergen, 2004). [Thrips fallaciosus Nakahara, 1994: 51. Synonym for T. roepkei (Vierbergen, 2004). Note: T. fallaciosus is considered here as a separate species*] Biology and distribution Described from The Netherlands (T. roepkei), Frankfurt am Main, Germany from Solanum... Read More

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Franklinothrips vespiformis

Nomenclatural details Aeolothrips vespiformis Crawford DL, 1909: 109. Biology and distribution Presumably originally from the Neotropics, but now widespread around the world. Beneficial insect in glasshouses. References Crawford DL (1909) On some Thysanoptera from Mexico and the South. Pomona College Journal of Entomology 1: 109–119. Mound LA & Reynaud P (2005) Franklinothrips; a pantropical Thysanoptera genus of ant-mimicking obligate... Read More

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Kladothrips rugosus

Nomenclatural details Kladothrips rugosus Froggatt, 1906: 1011. Biology and distribution Described from New South Wales, Australia. Distribution: Kladothrips rugosus is also reported from Victoria, South Australia, Queensland and Western Australia. This species produces galls on various Acacia species. References Froggatt, WW (1906) Thrips or black fly (Thysanoptera). Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 17, 1005–1... Read More

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Taeniothrips eucharii

Nomenclatural details Physothrips eucharii Whetzel, 1923: 30 Taeniothrips gracilis Moulton, 1928: 289 Taeniothrips rohdeae Kurosawa, 1937: 273. Biology and distribution Described from Bermuda (P. eucharii) from Eucharis x grandiflora (Amaryllidaceae), from Taiwan (T. gracilis) from bean flowers and from Tokyo, Japan (T. rohdeae) from Rohdea japonica (Fabaceae). Distribution: Although described from Bermuda, this species originates... Read More

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Sericothrips bicornis

Nomenclatural details Rhytidothrips bicornis Karny, 1910: 50. Biology and distribution Described from Austria. Distribution: Widespread in Europe including Siberia and Georgia. Living on different Fabaceae, mainly on creeping species like Lotus corniculatus and Trifolium repens. Females mainly brachypterous. References Karny H (1910) Neue Thysanopteren der Wiener Gegend. Mitteilungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins an der Universität Wien 8: 41–57. Type information Paralectotype:... Read More

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Phallothrips houstoni

Nomenclatural details Phallothrips houstoni Mound & Crespi, 1992: 403. Biology and distribution Described from Queensland (15km southwest of Dalby), Australia from Casuarina cristata (Casuarinaceae). Distribution: Western Australia; later reported also from Eastern Australia. This species breeds as a kleptoparasite within woody galls induced by Iotatubothrips species on small branches of Casuarina cristata and C. obesa. The... Read More

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Melanthrips acetosellae

Nomenclatural details Melanothrips acetoscella John, 1927: 304 Melanthrips karatochvili Pelikán, 1958: 425 Biology and distribution Described from Liergues (near Villefranche-sur-Saône), France (M. acetoscella) from Rumex acetosella (Polygonaceae) and Bulgaria (M. kratochvili) from turf. Distribution: Turano-Mediterranean; in Central Europe only found in warmer locations. M. acetosellae is a thermophilic and xerophilic species which is mainly found... Read More

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Anaphothrips dentatus

Nomenclatural details Anaphothrips dentatus Cui, Xi & Wang, 2017: 50 Biology and distribution Described from China (Heilongjiang Province, Sanjiang Plain) from grasses. Distribution: China; also reported from different locations in Eastern Siberia. Anaphothrips dentatus is found on different grasses. References Cui Y, Xi J & Wang J (2017) The genus Anaphothrips with one new species... Read More

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Scolothrips longicornis

Nomenclatural details Scolothrips longicornis Priesner, 1926: 239. Scolothrips acariphagus Yakhontov, 1929: 273. Biology and distribution Described from Austria (S. longicornis) and Russia (S. acariphagus). Distribution: Western Palaearctic; also reported from California, USA. Scolothrips longicornis is found on many different plants which are infested with spider mites. It feeds predatorily on these mites and can be... Read More

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Scolothrips uzeli

Nomenclatural details Chaetothrips uzeli Schille, 1911: 5. Biology and distribution Described from Rytro, Galecia, Polen. Distribution: Widespread in Central  Europe. Scolothrips uzeli is found on juniper (Juniperus communis). It is feeding predatorily on small mites. References Schille F (1911) Nowe  formy Przylżeńców (Thysanopterorum  genera  et  species  novae). Sprawozdanie Komisyi Fizyograficznej, Kraków 45 (3–10) & Plate... Read More

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Idolothrips spectrum

Nomenclatural details Idolothrips spectrum Haliday in Walker, 1852: 1097. Idolothrips marginata Haliday in Walker, 1852: 1097. Idolothrips lacertina Haliday in Walker, 1852: 1097. Idolothrips marginatus f. invalida Priesner, 1928: 654. Idolothrips lacertinus f. infirma Priesner, 1928: 654. Idolothrips terrigena Girault, 1928: 2. Idolothrips fasciatipennis Girault, 1930: 1. Idolothrips kellyanus Bagnall, 1932: 518. Biology and distribution... Read More

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Bolacothrips jordani

Nomenclatural details Bolacothrips jordani Uzel, 1895: 212. Thrips incompletus Oettingen, 1942: 4. Synonym (Priesner, 1957: 162). Biology and distribution Described from the Czech Republic (B. jordani) and Germany (T. incompletus). Distribution: Widespread across Europe, but so far without any records from the Iberian Peninsula. Bolacothrips jordani lives in leaf sheaths and on young shoots of... Read More

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Aptinothrips elegans

Nomenclatural details Aptinothrips elegans Priesner, 1924: 528. Aptinothrips mediterraneus Priesner, 1926: 159. Aptinothrips styligera Priesner, 1926: 160. Biology and distribution Described from Simontornya, Hungary from Lathyrus tuberosus (A. elegans) and Dalmatia, Dubrovnik, Croatia from lawn (A. mediterraneus). Distribution: ponto-mediterranean, but also in dry and warm habitats in Central Europe; also reported from southern Sweden and... Read More

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Aleurodothrips fasciapennis

Nomenclatural details Cryptothrips fasciapennis Franklin, 1908: 727 Cephalothrips spinosus Bagnall, 1909: 174 Aleurodothrips fasciiventris Girault, 1927: 2 Biology and distribution Described from Barbados, Glendor, St. Michael (C. fasciapennis) and Belgium, Botanical Gardens, Brussels (C. spinosus). Distribution: Pantropical. Aleurodothrips fasciapennis most probably originates from China, but has been introduced into many subtropical and tropical countries where... Read More

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Aeolothrips melaleucus

Nomenclatural details Coleothrips melaleuca Haliday, 1852: 1117. Aeolothrips fasciatus var. conjunctus Priesner, 1914: 259. Aeolothrips annectans Hood, 1916: 109. Aeolothrips conjunctus f. adustus Priesner, 1920: 51. Aeolothrips concinus Ishida, 1931: 32. Aeolothrips uzeli Bagnall, 1934: 482. Synonymised by Mound, 1968: 11. Biology and distribution Described from England (C. melaleuca), Austria (A. fasciata var. conjunctus and... Read More

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Thrips atratus

Nomenclatural details Thrips atratus Haliday, 1836: 447. Physothrips atrata adusta Uzel, 1895: 108. Ceratothrips britteni Bagnall, 1914: 2. Taeniothrips longicornis Priesner, 1926: 305. Biology and distribution Described from England (T. atratus, C. britteni), Italy (T. longicornis) and former Czechoslovakia (P. atrata adusta). Distribution: Holarctic (in the Palaearctic excluding North Africa), widespread in both Europe and... Read More

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Bolothrips icarus

Nomenclatural details Cryptothrips icarus Uzel, 1895:  40, 58, 232. Bolothrips icarus f. pallipes Priesner, 1928: 693. Biology and distribution Described from former Czechoslovakia. Distribution: Widespread across Europe; also recorded from Michigan USA. Bolothrips icarus is a thermophilic species. It is found in dry grass tussocks and feeds on fungi. References Uzel H (1895) Monographie der Ordnung... Read More

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Aeolothrips fasciatus

Nomenclatural details Thrips fasciata Linnaeus, 1758: 457. Coleothrips trifasciata Fitch, 1855: 386. Aeolothrips fasciatus f. atricornis Maltbaek, 1927: 14. Aeolothrips fasciatus justiciae Post, 1961: 137. Biology and distribution Described from Sweden. Distribution: Confirmed records come from Finland, Denmark, Germany, Slovakia and the Azores; also from Hokkaido (Japan), New Zealand and Tasmania. For a long time,... Read More

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Cephalothrips monilicornis

Nomenclatural details Phloeothrips monilicornis Reuter, 1885: 21. Biology and distribution Described from Finland. Distribution: Widespread across Europe with extensions from Siberia south to Iran and Qatar. Also recorded from China and North America. Cephalothrips monilicornis is thermophilic and lives in dense grass tussocks. Some Cephalothrips species are fungivorous, but C. monilicornis is feeding on plant... Read More

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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... Read More

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Aeolothrips albicinctus

Nomenclatural details Aeolothrips albicinctus Haliday, 1836: 451. Aeolothrips flavithorax Priesner, 1926: 102. Biology and distribution Described from Great Britain (A. albicinctus) and Traunauen near Offering, Austria (A. flavithorax). Aeolothrips albicinctus is widespread throughout Europe, from Spain to Norway and Sweden. Eastwards, it occurs in Asia and in the south as far as Iran. A. albicinctus... Read More

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Anaphothrips obscurus

Nomenclatural details Thrips obscura Müller, 1776: 96 Limothrips poaphagus Comstock, 1875: 120 Thrips striata Osborn, 1883: 155 Anaphothrips virgo Uzel, 1895: 148 Anaphothrips obscurus f. collaris Priesner, 1926: 185 Anaphothrips obscurus f. grisea Priesner, 1926: 185 Anaphothrips 6-guttus Girault, 1928: 1 Anaphothrips discrepans Bagnall, 1933: 651. Biology and distribution Described from Denmark (T. obscura), USA... Read More

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Apterothrips apteris

Nomenclatural details Sericothrips apteris Daniel, 1904: 295. Sericothrips stanfordii Moulton, 1907: 51. Sericothrips ineptus Ahlberg, 1922: 271. Apterothrips delamarei Bournier, 1962: 231. Biology and distribution Described from Berkeley, Californien, USA from grasses. Distribution: A. apteris has been reported southward from California through Mexico and the west coast of South America to the Falkland Islands and... Read More

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Bagnalliella yuccae

Nomenclatural details Cephalothrips yuccae Hinds, 1902: 194 Haplothrips ryani Moulton, 1929: 131 Haplothrips yuccae Savenko, 1944: 1005 Biology and distribution Described from Amherst, Massachusetts and Washington DC. from Yucca filamentosa (Asparagaceae). Distribution: Originally from western USA, but now widespread worldwide on cultivated yucca plants. References Cott HE (1956) Systematics of the suborder Tubulifera (Thysanoptera) in... Read More

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Liothrips vaneeckei

Nomenklatural details Liothrips vaneeckei Priesner, 1920: 211 Biology and distribution Described from Alphen a.d. Rijn, Netherlands from bulbs of Lilium pardalinum (Liliaceae). Distribution: Liothrips vaneeckei most probably originates from East Asia. It has been introduced widely around the world by the horticultural trade in lily bulbs and orchid stems. References Priesner H (1920) Ein neuer... Read More

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Smicrothrips particula

Nomenclatural details Smicrothrips particula  Hood, 1952: 173. Biology and distribution Described from Santa Catarina, Brazil from Lantana (Verbenaceae). Distribution: Southern Brazil. Recorded in the USA from Callicarpa (Lamiaceae) (Ulitzka unpublished). Smicrothrips particula most likely is predatory on small arthropods such as mites. Its unusual laterally flattened body appears to be an adaptation allowing to move... Read More

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Hoplothrips corticis

Nomenclatural details Thrips corticis De Geer, 1773: 11. Trichothrips copiosa Uzel, 1895: 252. Trichothrips aceris Karny, 1913: 125. Synonymised by Okajima, 2006: 336. Biology and distribution Described from Sweden (T. corticis), Yamanaka, Japan under bark of Aceris sp. (Hokkaido, Honshu, Izu island) (T. aceris) and Czech Republic (T. copiosa). Distribution: Widespread in northern and central... Read More

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Thrips physapus

Nomenclatural details Thrips physapus Linnaeus, 1758: 457. Thrips fusca Müller, 1776: 96. Thrips flavicornis Reuter, 1879: 219. Thrips physapus adusta Uzel, 1895: 175. Thrips annulata Karny, 1907: 48. Thrips obscuricornis Priesner, 1920: 57. Thrips flavescens Priesner, 1921: 28. Thrips physapus var. quadrisetosus Knechtel, 1923: 125. Biology and distribution Described from Sweden (T. physapus), Denmark (T.... Read More

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Mycterothrips latus

Nomenclatural details Physothrips latus Bagnall, 1912: 191. Physothrips propinquusBagnall, 1921: 62. Taeniothrips propinquus f. foliorum Priesner, 1964: 76. Biology and distribution Described from Scotland. Locality of T. foliorum not stated. Distribution: Eurosiberian. Mycterothrips latus is found preferably on leaves of birch trees (Betula), occasionally also on  Alnus, Calluna, Corylus, Larix and Sambucus. References Bagnall RS... Read More

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Thrips vulgatissimus

Nomenclatural details Thrips vulgatissimus Haliday, 1836: 447. Physopus pallipennis Uzel, 1895: 110. Physopus pallipennis adusta Uzel, 1895: 110. Taeniothrips lemanis Treherne, 1924: 87. Taeniothrips gracilis Priesner, 1926: 298. Taeniothrips atricornis Priesner, 1926: 298. Taeniothrips americanus Moulton, 1929: 130. Physothrips gentianae Bagnall, 1933: 653. Synonymy in zur Strassen, 2000: 30. Taeniothrips tahvanus Hukkinen, 1936: 138. Biology... Read More

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Merothrips brunneus

Nomenclatural details Merothrips brunneus Ward, 1969: 362. Biology and distribution Described from New Zealand. Distribution: Widespread and common in New Zealand and Australia; also recorded in Costa Rica and Europe (Hastings, Great Britain and Guernsey; Ulitzka et al. 2024). Merothrips brunneus is found on dead wood and in grass tussocks. References Ward A (1969) Two... Read More

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Hercinothrips dimidiatus

Nomenclatural details Hercinothrips dimidiatus Hood, 1937: 105. Biology and distribution Described from Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa from liliaceous plants. Distribution: Africa (South Africa, Nigeria). Hercinothrips dimidiatus was introduced into California, USA, with Haworthia altilinea plants. In Europe, this thrips was first found in Portugal and later in the Gibraltar region as well as on... Read More

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Hercinothrips aethiopiae

Nomenclatural details Hercinothrips aethiopiae Mound, 1965: 244. Biology and distribution Described from Almaya, Ethiopia from Beta vulgaris (Amaranthaceae). Distribution: Africa; introduced into the Netherlands with imported Aloe (Xanthorrhoeaceae), Hedera (Araliaceae), Haworthia (Asphodelaceae) and cactus plants. Also recorded in Southern Germany on Chlorophytum (Asparagaceae). Occasionally found in association with H. dimidiatus. Typical plant damage References Mound LA... Read More

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Liothrips mirabilis

Nomenclatural details Gynaikothrips mirabilis Schmutz, 1913: 1041. Gynaikothrips karnyi Bagnall, 1914: 28. Synonymised in Mound 2020, 389. Biology and distribution Described from the botanical gardens of Peradenya, Sri Lanka on Pavetha hispida (Rubiaceae) and in rolled leaf margins of pepper plant (L. mirabilis); from marginal leaf galls of Piper nigrum, same place (G. karnyi). Distribution: Sri Lanka,... Read More

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Neohydatothrips elaeagni

Nomenclatural details Hydatothrips (Neohydatothrips) elaeagni Kudo, 1991: 535. Neohydatothrips populi Han, 1991: 449. Biology and distribution Described from Mt Komagatake, Mori, Japan from Eleagnus umbellata (H. elaeagni) and Sezchuan, China from Populus sp. (N. populi). Distribution: Reported from Japan and China. Neohydatothrips elaeagni is found on the leaves of Elaeagnus (Elaeagnaceae) and Populus (Salicaceae). References Han YF (1991)... Read More

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Sophiothrips terminalis

Nomenclatural details Brachythrips terminalis Bagnall, 1927: 571. Bagnalliola terminalis Priesner, 1938: 266. Biology and distribution Described from Tamaris, France from Erica arborea. Distribution: Sophiothrips terminalis is known from France, Italy and Spain. Furthermore, it has been recorded in Germany and Georgia (Ulitzka unpublished). Sophiothrips terminalis is a fungus feeder on dead branches; it has frequently been... Read More

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Parascirtothrips fagaceae

Nomenclatural details Parascirtothrips fagaceae Masumoto & Okajima, 2007: 14. Biology and distribution Described from Yokoshuka city, Honshu, Japan from Lithocarpus edulis. Distribution: Parascirtothrips fagaceae is exclusively found in Japan. Besides from Lithocarpus edulis [Fagaceae] it has been reported from Castanopsis sieboldii [Fagaceae], Aucuba japonica [Cornaceae], Machilus thunbergii [Lauraceae] and Myrica rubra [Myricaceae]. Parascirtothrips fagaceae is found on the leaves of its... Read More

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Frankliniella schultzei

Nomenclatural details Physopus schultzei Trybom, 1910: 151. Euthrips gossypii Shiraki, 1912: 65. Synonymised by Nakahara, 1997: 379. Frankliniella sulphurea Schmutz, 1913: 1019. Synonymised by Mound, 1968: 39. Frankliniella delicatula Bagnall, 1919: 263. Synonymised by Mound, 1968: 39. Frankliniella trybomi Karny, 1920: 36. Synonym suggested by Moulton, 1948: 100. Frankliniella persetosa Karny, 1922: 97. Synonymised by... Read More

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Bactrothrips aliceae

Nomenclatural details Bactrothrips aliceae Mound & Tree, 2011: 58. 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... Read More

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Kladothrips augonsaxxos

Nomenclatural details Kladothrips augonsaxxos Moulton, 1927: 153. Biology and distribution Described from New South Wales, Australia. Recorded from Northern Territory, South Australia, Queensland and Western Australia. This thrips produces galls on different species of Acacia trees. Females are commonly physogastric. References Moulton D (1927) New gall-forming Thysanoptera of Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of... Read More

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Hoplandrothrips ellisi

Nomenclatural details Hoplandrothrips ellisi Bagnall, 1914: 35. Biology and distribution Described from England. Distribution: Wide-spread in Europe. Breeding on dead branches, and feeding on fungal hyphae. References Bagnall RS (1914). Descriptions of some new species of British Thysanoptera (Tubulifera), with notes on various described forms. Entomologist's monthly Magazine 50: 35–39. Type infomation Holotype ♀: The Natural History Museum,... Read More

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Bactrothrips buffai

Nomenclatural details  Caudothrips buffai Karny, 1921: 230. Megathrips lesnei Bagnall, 1933: 659. [see Mound & Palmer, 1983: 73] Biology and distribution Described from Italy (C. buffai) and Algeria (M. lesnei). Distribution: Not well known; Reported from France, Italy  and Algeria, also known from the Portuguese mainland (Ulitzka unpublished). Members of Bactrothrips are fungus feeders on... Read More

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Compsothrips congoensis

Nomenclatural details Oedaleothrips congoensis Hood, 1952: 204. Biology and distribution Described from Democratic Republic of the Congo. Distribution: Little known; recorded also from Namibia and from India. Species of Compsothrips are ant-mimicking fungus feeders. References Hood JD (1952) A new Oedaleothrips from the Belgian Congo. Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaine. 45: 204–209. Stannard, L.J.... Read More

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Rubiothrips ferrugineus

Nomenclatural details Anaphothrips ferruginea Uzel, 1895: 143. Anaphothrips litoralis Reuter, 1901: 44. Anaphothrips adustus Priesner, 1920: 53. Biology and distribution Described from former Czechoslovakia (A. ferruginea), Finland (A. litoralis) and Austria (A. adustus). Distribution: Widespread over Europe, commonly found in xerothermic habitats; there also in altitudes up to 1700m. Rubiothrips ferrugineus is living and breeding on... Read More

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Uzelothrips scabrosus

Nomenclaturals details Uzelothrips scabrosus Hood, 1952: 143. Biology and distribution Described from Belem, Para, Brazil. Distribution: Recorded from Angola, Singapore and SE Queensland, Australia; one female in the collection of the British Museum comes from Sulawesi, Indonesien. Uzelothrips scabrosus breeds on dead twigs, where it presumably feeds on fungal hyphae. Uzelothrips scabrosus is the only... Read More

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Carcinothrips leai

Nomenclatural details Carcinothrips leai Moulton, 1929: 264. Biology and distribution Described from South Australia Distribution: widespread across central Australia. Carcinothrips leai  is found on Acacia kempeana & torulosa. Females of Carcinothrips leai have the front legs modified into massive chelate structures, with elongate and expanded fore femora bearing a row of stout tubercles, and foreshortened fore tibiae that... Read More

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Haplothrips cahirensis

Nomenclatural details Anthothrips cahirensis Trybom, 1911: 69. Anthothrips colorata Trybom, 1912: 10. Biology and distribution  Described from Egypt (A. cahirensis) and Kenya (A. colorata). Distribution: Egypt, Israel, Iran and Kenya. Larvae and adults are discussed as predators of armoured scale insects. References Trybom F (1911) Physapoden aus Ägypten und dem Sudan. Results of the Swedish... Read More

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Haplothrips arenarius

Nomenclatural details Haplothrips arenarius Priesner, 1920: 83. Biology and distribution Described from Oberweiden (Austria) and Lötzen, Baltic Sea beach area from Helichrysum arenarium. Disrtibution: Palaearctic, but only locally found. H. arenarius is living and breeding oligophagously on Helichrysum arenarium and Anthemis tinctoria (Asteraceae). References Priesner H (1920) Kurze Beschreibung neuer Thysanopteren aus Österreich. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der... Read More

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Bregmatothrips dimorphus

Nomenclatural details Oxythrips dimorphus Priesner, 1919: 89. Biology and distribution Described from Dubrovnik, Croatia from grasses. Distribution: Croatia (Dalmatian Coast), Italy (Umbria, Sicily and Sardinia), Southern France, Spain (Valencia, Huelva Province), Algeria, Yemen, Sudan and Southern Africa. Bregmatothrips dimorphus is living and breeding on various grasses. References Priesner H (1919) Zur Thysanopteren-Fauna der ostadriatischen Küstenländer.... Read More

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Thrips orarius

Nomenclatural details Thrips orarius Kobro & Ulitzka, 2021: 131. Biology and distribution Described from Søgne, southern Norway from Linaria vulgaris (Plataginaceae) and Carex (Cyperaceae). Distribution: At present only recorded in southern Norway; host plant and biology unknown. References Kobro, S. & Ulitzka, M.R. (2021) Thrips orarius sp. n. and six first records of thrips (Thysanoptera) from... Read More

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Fulmekiola serrata

Nomenclatural details Thrips serrata Kobus, 1893: 16. Stenothrips minutus Karny, 1915: 85. Fulmekiola interrupta Karny, 1925: 19. Thrips moultoni Ishida, 1934: 55. Thrips armatus Moulton, 1936: 271. Synonymised by Palmer, 1992: 7. Biology and distribution Described from Java, Indonesia (T. serrata, F. interrupta, S. minutus), Taiwan from sugar cane (T. moultoni) and Philippines from citrus... Read More

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Bactrothrips brevitubus

Nomenclatural details Bactrothrips (Bactridothrips) brevitubus Takahashi, 1935: 61. Gigantothrips harukawai Kurosawa, 1957: 95. Synonymised by Haga & Okajima, 1989: 4. Meiothrips (Aculeathrips) baishanzuensis Duan & Li, 1995: 211. Synonymised by Dang & Qiao, 2012: 50. Biology and distribution Described from Japan (B. brevitubus; G. harukawai) and from Zhejiang, China (M. baishanzuensis). Distribution: widespread in evergreen... Read More

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Hydatothrips abdominalis

Nomenclatural details Sericothrips abdominalis Kurosawa, 1937: 115. Biology and distribution Described from Asakawa (near Tokyo), Japan. Distribution: Wide-spread in Japan, also in alpine regions. Reported also from Korea. Hydatothrips abdominalisis found on the level of many different plants. References Kurosawa (1937) A new species of Sericothrips from Japan. Kontyu 11: 115–117. Kudô, I (1991) Sericothripine thrips... Read More

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Haplothrips phyllophilus

Nomenclatural details Haplothrips phyllophilus Priesner, 1914: 195. Biology and distribution Described from Austria (Ragnitz near Graz) from Fagus. Distribution: Wide spread in Europe, also reported from Iran. Haplothrips phyllophilus is living on leaves of various deciduous trees, particularly on Fagus sylvatica (Fagaceae). Adults are found during early summer on the underside of young leaves. Occasionally, these thrips... Read More

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Tenothrips frici

Nomenclatural details Physopus frici Uzel, 1895: 126.Euthrips dalmatica Karny, 1907: 45.Euthrips pallidicornis Karny, 1907: 45.Physothrips brevicornis Bagnall, 1916: 220.Physothrips blacki Watson, 1919: 32.Taeniothrips frici f. alba Priesner, 1926: 291.Taeniothrips pallidivestis Priesner, 1926: 291.Taeniothrips frici f. adusta Knechtel, 1945: 457.Taeniothrips frici f. fulva Knechtel, 1945: 457.Taeniothrips persimilis Priesner, 1954: 51.Taeniothrips cibiniensis Knechtel, 1965: 133.Taeniothrips (Tenothrips) alis... Read More

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Thrips nigropilosus

Nomenclatural details Thrips nigropilosa Uzel, 1895: 198. Thrips nigropilosa laevior Uzel, 1895: 199. Thrips lactucae Beach, 1896: 224. Thrips umbratus Priesner, 1920: 59. Thrips pilosissima Priesner, 1922: 92. Biology and distribution Described from former Czechoslovakia (T. nigropilosa, T. laevior), Iowa USA (T. lactucae) and Austria (T. pilosissima, T. umbratus). Distribution: originally distributed across the Palaearctic to... Read More

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Chirothrips molestus

Nomenclatural details Chirothrips molestus Priesner, 1926: 142. Biology and distribution Described from Marchtrenk, Austria. Distribution: Widespread in Eurasia, but only occurring locally in warm habitats. Chirothrips molestus is living and breeding on various grasses (Poaceae), with a preference of Agropyron sp. References Priesner H (1926) Die Thysanopteren Europas. Abteilung I-II. Wien: F. Wagner Verlag. pp. 1–342. zur... Read More

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Anaphothrips gracillimus

Nomenclatural details Anaphothrips gracillimus Priesner, 1923: 82.Anaphothrips debilis Bagnall, 1927: 568. Synonymised by Mound, 1968: 20.Anaphothrips johni Bagnall, 1933: 653. Synonymised by Mound, 1968: 20.Anaphothrips maculatus Hukkinen, 1937: 137.Anaphothrips brachyptera Hukkinen, 1937: 3. Biologie und Verbreitung Described from Austria (A. gracillimus), Finland (A. brachyptera, A. maculatus) and France (A. debilis, A. johni). Distribution: Europe, including... Read More

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Prosopothrips vejdovskyi

Nomenclatural details Prosopothrips vejdovskyi Uzel, 1895: 166. Biology and distribution Described from former Czechoslovakia. Distribution: Western Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, eastern Central Europe, Norway and Spain; also found in Alpine regions (up to 2300m) and in the Balkans. Prosopothrips vejdovskyi a rarely collected species found mainly in wooded areas on various plants in short-growing vegetation and under... Read More

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Ankothrips niezabitowskii

Nomenklatural details Prionothrips niezabitowskii Schille, 1911: 4. Biology and distribution Described from Rytro, Poland. Distribution: Central and Southern Europe. Adults and larvae are found in early spring on Juniperus, particularly J. communis. References Schille F (1911) Sprawozdanie Komisyi Fizyograficznej (herausgegeben von Akademia Umiejętności w Krakowie) 45 (2): 4. zur Strassen R (2003) Die terebranten Thysanopteren Europas und... Read More

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Tenothrips hispanicus

Nomenclatural details Physothrips croceicollis Priesner, 1919: 124. [name unavailable under the Code of Zoological Nomenclature - Bhatti, 2003: 6] Physothrips hispanicus Bagnall, 1921: 63. Biology and distribution Described from Albania (P. croceicollis) and Spain (P. hispanicus). Distribution: Ponto-mediterranean; living and breeding in flowers of different plants, often Asteraceae, particularly Cichorium intybus. References Priesner H (1919) Zur Thysanopteren-Fauna Albaniens. Sitzungsberichte... Read More

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Helionothrips annosus

Nomenclatural details Helionothrips annosus Wang, 1993: 391. Biology and distribution Described from Taiwan. Recorded from China, Guangdong and Guangxi Provinces on Cinnamomum camphora (Mirab-balou et al. 2016: 145). Distribution: Wide-spread in China, introduced into Malaysia and Sri Lanka (Ulitzka unpublished). Living and breeding on older leaves of different Cinnamomum-species (Lauraceae). Occasionally, this species is a pest on... Read More

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Thrips trybomi

Nomenclatural details Euthrips trybomi Karny, 1908: 279. Biology and distribution Described from Austria, Aflenz (Steiermark) from Knautia (Caprifoliaceae). Distribution: T. trybomi is widespread over alpine regions up to higher mountain areas. Reported from Austria, Czech Republic, Germany (Ulitzka unpublished), Northern Italy, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia; it also has been recorded in Iran as well as in Eastern... Read More

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Haplothrips flavicinctus

Nomenclatural details Hindsiana flavicinctus Karny, 1910: 52. Biology and distribution Described from Oberweiden, Austria; from grasses. Distribution: Pontic, southeast-European and probably spread over the whole Mediterranean area: records from Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Corsica (Ulitzka unpublished); also Middle East as well as North Africa and Ethiopia. Haplothrips flavicinctus can... Read More

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Thrips gentluteae

Nomenclatural details Thrips gentluteae Bournier, 1983: 2. Biology and distribution Described from France. Distribution: Only found locally; reported from Val d'Escrins, Vars (Département Hautes-Alpes), France (Bournier, 1983) and Vallon d'Eyne, Font Romeu (Département Pyrénées-Orientales), France (Bournier, 1983); also recorded from Vosges, France (Ulitzka unpublished) and Allgäu Alps, Germany (Ulitzka unpublished); presumably more widespread. Thrips gentluteae lives monophagously on... Read More

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Rubiothrips sordidus

Nomenclatural details Anaphothrips sordida Uzel, 1895: 150. Biology and distribution Described from former Czechoslovakia. Distribution: widespread over large areas of Continental Europe to Near East (with only one record only from Scandinavia, Sweden; Ulitzka unpublished) Rubiothrips sordidus is living and breeding on bedstraw (Galium, Rubiaceae), particularlyon Galium moluggo and G. lucidum. References Uzel H (1895)... Read More

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Phlaeothrips coriaceus

Nomenclatural details Phloeothrips coriaceus Haliday, 1836: 442. Phloeothrips ulmi Heeger, 1852: 126. Phloeothrips simillima Reuter, 1880: 18. Biology and distribution Described from England (P. coriaceus), Finland (P. simillima) and Austria (P. ulmi). Distribution: Widespread across Europe to Iran and across North America. Breeding on dead branches and tree trunks of various angiosperm trees, and presumably feeding on fungal... Read More

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Haplothrips leucanthemi

Nomenclatural details Thrips leucanthemi Schrank, 1781: 298. Phloeothrips nigra Osborn, 1883: 154. Phloeothrips armatus Lindeman, 1887: 335. Phloeothrips obscuricornis Reuter, 1909: 20. Haplothrips trifolii Priesner, 1919: 130. Zygothrips wyomingensis Watson, 1924: 82. Haplothrips scythicus Knechtel, 1961: 1325. Synonymised by Minaei & Mound, 2008: 264. Biology and distribution Described from Albania (H. trifolii), Russia (P. armatus),... Read More

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Thorybothrips unicolor

Nomenclatural details Cryptothrips unicolor Schille, 1911: 8. Thorybothrips graminis Priesner, 1924: 540. Thorybothrips simplex von Oettingen, 1943: 99. Biology and distribution Described from Poland (C. unicolor), Hungary (T. graminis) and Lithuania (T. simplex). Distribution: Europe, locally distributed and rare. Mainly known from single records. Reported from Albania, Austria, former Czechoslovakia, Germany (Ulitzka unpublished), Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Spain,... Read More

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Holothrips schaubergeri

Nomenclatural details Trichothrips schaubergeri Priesner, 1920: 86. Cratothrips priesneri Bagnall, 1933: 658. Bolothrips lativerticis Post, 1961: 141. Biology and distribution Described from Oregon, USA from hollow twigs (B. lativerticis) and from Austria (C. priesneri, T. schaubergeri) Distribution: Europe without southern regions, Near East. Introduced into the USA. Fungus-feeder on dead branches. References Priesner H (1920)... Read More

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Anisopilothrips venustulus

Nomenclatural details Heliothrips venustulus Priesner, 1923: 89. Astrothrips angulatus Hood, 1925: 50. Synonymised by Wilson, 1975. Biology and distribution Described from Grenada on cacao leaves (A. angulatus) and Paramaribo, Suriname (H. venustulus). Paratypes from Trinidad on Chloropora tinctoria Distribution: Widespread around the Caribbean islands; reported from Florida, USA, Bermuda, Puerto Rico, Surinam and French Guyana (Ulitzka... Read More

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Zeugmatothrips cinctus

Nomenclatural details Zeugmatothrips cinctus Hood, 1952: 170. Biology and distribution Described from Belem, Para, Brazil from dead leaves of various palms and from Heliconia psittacorum. Distribution: Brazil, French Guyana (Ulitzka unpublished). Zeugmatothrips cinctus is a fungus-feeder on dead and decaying leaves. References Hood JD (1952) Brasilian Thysanoptera III. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 65: 141–174.... Read More

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Dolichothrips indicus

Nomenclatural details Neoheegeria indica Hood, 1919: 96. Dolichothrips pumilus Priesner, 1935: 362. Synonymised by Mound & Okajima, 2015: 90 Dolichothrips (Dolicholepta) rambhutanae Ananthakrishnan, 1960: 572. Synonymised by Mound, 1968: 88. Dolichothrips nesius Stannard, 1961: 457. Synonymised by Mound & Okajima, 2015: 90. Biology and distribution Described from India on shoots of Ailanthus excelsa; D. pumilus from Taiwan on Diospyros... Read More

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Ecacanthothrips tibialis

Nomenclatural details Idolothrips tibialis Ashmead, 1905: 20. Acanthothrips sanguineus Bagnall, 1908: 362. Synonymised by Palmer & Mound, 1978: 161. Ecacanthothrips crassiceps Karny, 1913: 134. Synonymised by Palmer & Mound, 1978: 161. Ormothrips steinskyi Schmutz, 1913: 1028. Synonymised by Ananthakrishnan, 1961: 275. Ecacanthothrips bryanti Bagnall, 1915: 320. Synonymised by Ananthakrishnan, 1961: 275. Ecacanthothrips coxalis Bagnall, 1915: 597.... Read More

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Scirtothrips aurantii

Nomenclatural details Scirtothrips aurantii Faure, 1929: 3. Scirtothrips acaciae Moulton, 1930: 200. Synonymised by Mound & Palmer, 1981: 473. Biology and distribution Described from South Africa (S. aurantii) and Ghana from Acacia sieberiana (S. acaciae). Distribution: Widespread over Africa from South Africa (including Madagascar, Reunion and Mauritius) to Egypt and Yemen in the north, also West Africa... Read More

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Nesothrips brevicollis

Nomenclatural details Oedemothrips? brevicollis Bagnall, 1914: 29. Neosmerinthothrips formosensis Priesner, 1935: 368. Synonymised by Mound, 1974: 162; see Okajima, 1990: 311. Nesothrips atropoda Duan, Li, Yang & Yan, 1998: 58. Synonymised by Dang, Mound & Qiao (2013). Biology and distribution Described from Okinawa, Luchu island, Japan (O. brevicollis) and Hookotoo, Makoo, Taiwan (N. formosensis). Distribution:... Read More

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Thrips parvispinus

Nomenclatural details Isoneurothrips parvispinus Karny, 1922: 106. Isoneurothrips jenseni Karny, 1925: 7. Synonymised by Priesner, 1934. Isoneurothrips pallipes Moulton, 1928: 296. Thrips (Isoneurothrips) taiwanus Takahashi, 1936: 440. New name for pallipes Moulton, not pallipes Bagnall. Biology and distribution Described from Thailand (I. parvispinus), Sumatra, Indonesia (I. jenseni) and Taiwan (I. pallipes, T. taiwanus). Distribution: Widespread in South... Read More

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Megalurothrips sjostedti

Nomenklatural details Physopus sjostedti Trybom, 1908: 3. Physothrips variabilis Bagnall, 1913: 294. Taeniothrips meridiana Moulton, 1936: 503. Taeniothrips tenuis Moulton, 1936: 505. Lundathrips inopinatus Bournier, 1979: 6. Biology and distribution Described from Tanzania (P. sjostedti), Angola (L. inopinatus), Comoro islands, Seychelles (P. variabilis), Uganda (T. meridiana, T. tenuis), Distribution: widespread in Africa, introduced into Saudi... Read More

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Haplothrips chinensis

Nomenklatural details Haplothrips chinensis Priesner, 1933: 359. Biology and distribution Described from Hong Kong (Victoria Peak) from flowers of Lantana camara (Verbenaceae). Distribution: Widespread in subtropical regions of China and Taiwan. Also reported from Korea and Japan. Haplothrips chinensis is breeding in flowers and on leaves of many different plants. Larvae are known as predators on... Read More

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Streptothrips chaberti

Nomenclatural details Schizeia chaberti Faure, 1949: 215. Biology and distribution Described from Dukuduku, South Africa. Distribution: Little known; South Africa, Madagascar (Ulitzka unpublished). Fungus-feeder, found under bark of trees or on dead branches. References Faure JC (1949) Three remarkable new genera of Phlaeothripidae (Thysanoptera) from South Africa. Union of South Africa, Department of Agriculture, Entomology... Read More

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Platythrips tunicatus

Nomenclatural details Thrips tunicata Haliday, 1852: 1115. Thrips asperulae Jordan, 1888: 568. Platythrips obscura Reuter, 1899: 61. Bolacothrips nigricornis Bagnall, 1913: 239. Platythrips macroptera Priesner, 1920: 57. Biology and distribution Described from England (T. tunicata, B. nigricornis), Germany from Asperula odorata (T. asperulae), Finland (P. obscura) and Austria (P. macroptera). Distribution: Widespread in northern parts of... Read More

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Ponticulothrips diospyrosi

Nomenclatural details Ponticulothrips diospyrosi Haga & Okajima, 1983: 241. Biology and distribution Described from Honshu, Japan from Diospyros kaki (Ebenaceae). Distribution: At present known only from Japan (Honshu and Kyushu). Monophagous on persimmon (Diospyros kaki, Ebenaceae) this thrips causes damage to the leaves and fruits. Due to the wide cultivation of persimmon in Asia P. diospyrosi is likely... Read More

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Haplothrips angusticornis

Nomenclatural details Haplothrips angusticornis Priesner, 1921: 12. Biology and distribution Described from Linz, Austria. Distribution: Europe, spread to Middle East. Xerophilous; breeding on different plants with preference to Asteraceae; also reported from Trifolium, Anthyllis, Dipsacae, Genista sp. and from grasses. References Priesner H (1921) Haplothrips-Studien. Treubia 2: 1–20. Bhatti JS (1995) Studies on some Phlaeothripidae (Insecta: Tubulifera).... Read More

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Scirtothrips inermis

Nomenclatural details Scirtothrips inermis Priesner, 1933: 186. Biology and distribution Described from Canary Islands. Distribution: Mediterranean regions and Atlantic Islands; introduced into other continents: reported from California (USA), Cape Verde, New Zealand and South Australia (Norforlk Islands). Breeding on different deciduous trees, particularly on Citrus, Ilex, Myrtus, Rosa, Tamarix. References Priesner H (1933) E. Titschack's Thysanopterenausbeute... Read More

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Thermothrips mohelensis

Nomenclatural details Anaphothrips (Thermothrips) mohelensis Pelikán, 1949: 38. Biology and distribution Described from former Czechoslovakia from Galium verum (Rubiaceae). Distribution: Sporadic populations in dry steppe-like graslands. Extremely rare; reported from former Czechoslovakia, Germany, Iran, Poland, Slowenia, Russia (European Part and East Siberia) and Turkey. Xerophilous species breeding on Galium (Rubiaceae). References Pelikán J (1949) A new subgenus... Read More

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Trichromothrips elegans

Nomenclatural details Trichromothrips elegans Masumoto & Okajima, 2005: 7. Biology and distribution Described from Tokyo, Japan from Aucuba japonica leaves  (Cornaceae). Distribution: Japan, also reported from China. Breeding on leaves of different deciduous trees. References Masumoto M & Okajima S (2005) Trichromothrips Priesner (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) of Japan and Taiwan, with descriptions of four new species... Read More

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Neohydatothrips variabilis

Nomenclatural details Thrips variabilis Beach, 1896: 220. Biology and distribution Described from Ames, Iowa USA from hawthorn and hackberry. Distribution: Widespread across the USA from New Jersey and Georgia, through Illinois, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Tennessee, to Arizona, Utah and California, also British Columbia (Canada) Particularly associated with legumes, including soybeans, Glycine max (Fabaceae). References Beach... Read More

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Mycterothrips consociatus

Nomenclatural details Thrips (Euthrips) consociatus Targioni-Tozzetti, 1887: 425. Physopus ulmifoliorum obscura Uzel, 1895: 123. Physopus gracilicornis Coesfeld, 1898: 472. Physothrips schillei Priesner, 1914: 192. Taeniothrips trisetosa Priesner, 1922: 69. Taeniothrips pallens Priesner, 1922: 69. Rhopalandrothrips curticornis Priesner, 1926: 332. Biology and distribution Described from Italy (T. consociatus), Germany from birch leaves (P. gracilicornis), former Czechoslovakia... Read More

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Tenothrips ononidis

Nomenclatural details Taeniothrips ononidis Bournier, 1962: 41. Biology and distribution Described from France. Distribution: Southern France, Spain (Balearic Islands), Morocco. Mainly collected from Ononidis minutissima and O. natrix. Male unknown. References Bournier A (1962) Thysanoptères de France, II. Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 67: 41–43. Type information Holotype: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. Read More

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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... Read More

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Chirothrips hamatus

Details zur Nomenclatural details Chirothrips hamatus Trybom, 1895: 187. Chirothrips dudae Uzel, 1895: 83. Chirothrips adusta Hukkinen, 1935: 62. Chirothrips albicornis Hukkinen, 1935: 62. Chirothrips aptera Hukkinen, 1935: 89. Chirothrips aurata Hukkinen, 1935: 90. Chirothrips testacea Hukkinen, 1935: 90. Biology and distribution Described from Denmark (C. hamatus), former Czechoslovakia (C. dudae) and Finland (C. adusta, C.... Read More

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Haplothrips statices statices

Details zur Nomenclatural details Phloeothrips statices Haliday, 1836: 442. Biology and distribution Described from England on Armeria maritima. Distribution: Widespread around the coasts of north western Europe, and also recorded from Eastern Europe. Breeding in the flowers and under the leaf rosettes of Armeria maritima and Statice limonium (Plumbaginaceae). Note: Short winged specimens of H. statices have not been found together... Read More

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Thrips palmi

Nomenclatural details Thrips palmi Karny, 1925: 10. Thrips clarus Moulton, 1928: 294. Synonymised by Nakahara, 1994: 95. Thrips leucadophilus Priesner, 1936: 91. Thrips gossypicola Ramakrishna & Marghabandu, 1939: 41. Nomen nudum. Chloethrips (Mictothrips) aureus Ananthakrishnan & Jagadish, 1967: 381. Synonymised by Bhatti, 1970: 381. Thrips gracilis Ananthakrishnan & Jagadish, 1968: 361. Synonymised by Bhatti, 1970:... Read More

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Scirtothrips dorsalis

Nomenclatural details Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood, 1919: 90. Heliothrips minutissimus Bagnall, 1919: 260. Anaphothrips andreae Karny, 1925: 24. Neophysopus fragariae Girault, 1927: 1. Synonymised by Mound & Palmer, 1981: 475. Scirtothrips dorsalis var. padmae Ramakrishna, 1942: 169. Biology and distribution Described from Australia (N. fragariae), India (S. dorsalis, S. padmae, H. minutissimus) and Indonesia (A. andreae).... Read More

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Frankliniella occidentalis

Nomenclatural details Euthrips occidentalis Pergande, 1895: 392. Euthrips tritici californicus Moulton, 1911: 16. Euthrips helianthi Moulton, 1911: 40. Frankliniella tritici moultoni Hood, 1914: 38. Replacement name for tritici californicus Moulton. Frankliniella nubila Treherne, 1924: 84. Synonymised by Nakahara, 1997: 370. Frankliniella tritici maculata Priesner, 1925: 15. Synonymised by Nakahara, 1997: 370. Frankliniella claripennis Morgan, 1925:... Read More

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Gynaikothrips uzeli

Nomenclatural details Mesothrips uzeli Zimmermann, 1900: 12. Phloeothrips longitubus Bagnall, 1909: 534. Gynaikothrips garitacambroneroi Retana-Salazar, 2006: 6. Biology and distribution Described from Java on young top leaves of Ficus benjamina (M. uzeli, P. longitubus) and from Costa Rica (G. garitacambroneroi). Distribution: Originated from South East Asia, G. uzeli was introduced in many other regions, particularly in the... Read More

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Dichromothrips corbetti

Nomenclatural details Anaphothrips corbetti Priesner, 1936: 209. Biology and distribution Described from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from Vanda joaquim. Recorded (in the open) from Fiji, Hawaii, Indonesia, India, northern Australia, Philippines, Samoa, Singapur, Taiwan and Thailand. Distribution: Originated from South East Asia, D. corbetti was introduced by plant trade in many other regions. In Europe this species has... Read More

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Acanthothrips nodicornis

Nomenclatural details Phloeothrips nodicornis Reuter, 1885: 16. Acanthothrips doaneii Moulton, 1907: 64. Machatothrips isshikii Ishida, 1932: 7. Acanthothrips americanus Bagnall, 1933: 123. Biology and distribution Described from Finland (P. nodicornis), Japan (M. isshkii) and USA (A. doaneii, A. americanus). Distribution: Holarctic, widespread across northern parts of the northern hemisphere. A. nodicornis is feeding on various fungal... Read More

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Haplothrips nipponicus

Nomenclatural details Haplothrips nipponicus Okajima, 2006: 279. Biology and distribution Described from Izu Peninsula, Japan from bamboo leaf. Distribution: Japan, in temperate and subtropical regions. Most common Haplothrips species in Japan. H. nipponicus occurs on both green leaves and dead leaves of many different plants as well as in the leaf-litter. It often has been recorded together... Read More

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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... Read More

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Mycterothrips fasciatus

Nomenclatural details Mycterothrips fasciatus Masumoto & Okajima, 2006: 48. Biology and distribution Described from Niimi City, Japan from Ilex pedunculosa. Paratypes from Castanopsis cuspidate, Aucuba japonica, Pleioblastus chino, Aralia cordata, Ficus erecta, Rhus javanica and Machilus thunbergii. Distribution: Japan; on leaves of various deciduous trees. References Masumoto M & Okajima S (2006) A revision of and key to the... Read More

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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.... Read More

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Hercinothrips brunneus

Nomenclatural details Hercinothrips brunneus Hood, 1940: 39. Biology and distribution Described from Pietersburg, South Africa on Maesa rufescens (Myrsinaceae). Distribution: Hercinothrips brunneus is widespread over large parts of Africa and also common on the Canary Islands. In Europe it has been collected from Myoporum laetum (Scrophulariaceae) on the Spanish mainland and on Mallorca (Ulitzka unpublished). Typical... Read More

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Sericothrips staphylinus

Nomenclatural details Sericothrips staphylinus Haliday, 1836: 444. Biology and distribution Described from England from Ulex europaea. Distribution: England and France. Apparently host-specific to the leaves of Ulex, especially Ulex europaeus (Fabaceae). Former reports from other European countries need to be verified! This species has been used as a biological control agent against its weedy host plant (Ulex) in several countries,... Read More

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Haplothrips (Trybomiella) nigricornis

Nomenclatural details Anthothrips nigricornis Bagnall, 1910: 425. Haplothrips unicolor Bagnall, 1919: 274. Biology and distribution Described from Cape Town, South Africa on Diplopappus, Europs, Olipterus and Sebaea flowers (H. nigricornis) and from Pirie, South Africa (H. unicolor). Distribution: Widespread in Southeast Africa; reported from Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Namibia, former Rhodesia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania... Read More

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Haplothrips (Trybomiella) articulosus

Nomenclatural details Anthothrips bagnalli var. pallicornis Trybom, 1912: 12 (see Priesner 1927: 70). Haplothrips articulosus Bagnall, 1926: 548. Haplothrips trybomianus Priesner, 1927: 70. Synonymised by Mound, 1968: 109. Haplothrips (Trybomiella) tertius Bagnall, 1934: 484. Synonymised by zur Strassen, 1980: 193. Haplothrips (Trybomiella) derisor Priesner, 1935: 324. Synonymised by Mound, 1968: 109. Haplothrips jordanicus Priesner, 1936:... Read More

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Taeniothrips inconsequens

Nomenclatural details Physopus inconsequens Uzel, 1895: 117. Euthrips pyri Daniel, 1904: 294. Physothrips calcaratus Bagnall, 1916: 221. Taeniothrips inconsequens ab. adustus Priesner, 1920: 55. Biology and distribution Described from former Czechoslovakia (P. inconsequens, P. calcaratus), Austria (T. adustus) and California, USA (E. pyri). Distribution: Originally Palaearctic, introduced into other regions. Polyphagous on deciduous trees, mainly on... Read More

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Haplothrips haideeae

Nomenclatural details Haplothrips haideeae Mound & Minaei, 2007: 2956. Biology and distribution Described from Queensland, Australia (from Mango-blossoms). Distribution: H. haideeaeis a native Australien species mainly spread in the tropical north of the continent. It has been reported from a range of different flowers, however, repeatedly from Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae). Ouside Australia this species has been recorded on... Read More

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Thrips speratus

Nomenclatural details Thrips brunneus Ananthakrishnan & Jagadish, 1968: 359. Synonymised by zur Strassen, 2003: 151. Thrips speratus zur Strassen, 1978: 241. Thrips emulatus Ananthakrishnan, 1979: 492. Replacement name for brunneus Ananthakrishnan & Jagadish, not: brunneus Ishida. Biology and distribution Described from Namibia and India (T. brunneus and T. emulates) on Cynachum alatum (Apocynaceae). Also reported from Cape Verde, South... Read More

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Thrips pusillus

Nomenclatural details Thrips pusillus Bagnall, 1926: 112. Thrips meliaefloris Hood, 1932: 138. Biology and distribution Described from Aburi, Ghana from Stropanthus gratus flowers (Apocynaceae)(T. pusillus) and Cameroon (T. meliaefloris). Distribution: In Africa wide-spread and common. T. pusillus is highly polyphagous and it is known to cause damage on flowers of coffee, lemon, maize and other poaceous crops,... Read More

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Thrips hawaiiensis

Nomenclatural details Euthrips hawaiiensis Morgan, 1913: 3. Thrips sulphurea Schmutz, 1913: 1011. Synonymised by Bhatti, 1983: 485. Thrips nigriflava Schmutz, 1913: 1012. Synonymised by Jacot-Guillarmod, 1975. Thrips albipes Bagnall, 1914: 25. Synonymised by Priesner, 1934: 266. Physothrips pallipes Bagnall, 1916: 400. See Mound, 1968: 61 Physothrips albipes Bagnall, 1916: 401. Se Mound, 1968: 61 Bregmatothrips... Read More

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Thrips gowdeyi

Nomenclatural details Ceratothrips gowdeyi Bagnall, 1919: 254. Physothrips neavei Karny, 1925: 129. Synonymised by Mound, 1968: 57. Taeniothrips debilis Hood, 1925: 136. Synonymised by Mound, 1968: 57. Taeniothrips modestus Hood, 1925: 134. Synonymised by Mound, 2010: 8. Physothrips gowdeyi Bagnall, 1926: 105. Taeniothrips umtali Moulton, 1930: 203. Synonymised by Mound, 2010: 8. Biology and distribution... Read More

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Thrips florum

Nomenclatural details Thrips florum Schmutz, 1913: 1003. Thrips parva Schmutz, 1913: 1004. Synonymy in Nakahara, 1985: 869. Thrips magnipes Schmutz, 1913: 1006. Synonymy in Nakahara, 1985: 869. Thrips rhodamniae Schmutz, 1913: 1008. Synonymy in Nakahara, 1985: 869. Thrips pallida Schmutz, 1913: 1015. Synonymy in Nakahara, 1985: 869. Thrips peradenyae Schmutz, 1913: 1015. Synonymy in Nakahara,... Read More

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Ceratothripoides revelatus

Nomenclatural details Taeniothrips revelatus Priesner, 1937: 169. Biology and distribution Described from Kampala, Uganda, this species has also been reported from Angola, Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, São Tomé, Sierra Leone and Tanzania. Strictly flower-dwelling it also has been found on various crop plants like Musa (Musaceae), Carica papaya (Caricaceae), Passiflora (Passifloraceae) and Solanum lycopersicum... Read More

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Caliothrips helini

Nomenclatural details Hercothrips helini Hood, 1940: 35. Biology and distribution Described from Transvaal, South Africa from Helinus ovatus (Rhamnaceae). Further records from Botswana (Ulitzka unpublished), Madagascar and Glorioso Islands. Besides of Helinus C. helini has been reported from Gossypium (Malvaceae) and Croton (Euphorbiaceae). References Hood JD (1940) Two new Heliothripinae (Thysanoptera) from the Transvaal. Journal of the... Read More

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Arorathrips mexicanus

Nomenclatural details Chirothrips mexicana Crawford DL, 1909: 114. Chirothrips floridensis Watson, 1920: 22. Chirothrips catchingsi Watson, 1924: 76. Chirothrips saltensis Tapia, 1952: 109. Biology and distribution Described from Guadalajara, Mexico (C. mexicanus), New Orleans, Louisiana USA (C. catchingsi), Florida USA (C. floridensis) and Argentina (C. saltensis). Distribution: Presumably coming from tropical South America this species... Read More

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Haplothrips williamsi

Nomenclatural details Haplothrips williamsi Moulton, 1934: 502. Biology and distribution Described from Hualālai, Hawaii USA under bark of "Maba". Distribution: In 1929 this species was collected on the island of Hawai'i and it was described in 1934 by Moulton as H. williamsi (1 holotype ♀, 7 paratypes ♀, all forma macroptera). For nearly one hundred years... Read More

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Karnyothrips melaleucus

Nomenclatural details Hindsiana melaleucus Bagnall, 1911: 61. Zygothrips bicolor Hood & Williams, 1915: 126. Cephalothrips elongatus Watson, 1919: 3. Hindsiana cocois Watson, 1922: 66. Hindsiana pini Watson, 1922: 65. Biology and distribution Described from Florida USA (C. elongatus, H. pini, Z. bicolor), Cuba (H. cocois), Denmark (H. melaleucus, in a glasshouse) and from Japan. Distribution:... Read More

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Leucothrips piercei

Nomenklatural details Microthrips piercei Morgan, 1913: 19. Biology and distribution Described from Dallas, Texas, USA from cotton and food plants. Distribution: Eastern North America including Georgia, Florida, Mexico and Californien; recorded from Hawaii and Palmyra-Atoll. Cercis canadensis (Caesalpiniaceae) was mentioned as a possible host plant.  This species, however, is found on the leaves of many... Read More

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Haplothrips gowdeyi

Nomenclatural details Anthothrips gowdeyi Franklin, 1908: 724. Anthothrips usitatus Bagnall, 1910: 695. Anthothrips variabilis Crawford DL, 1910: 166. Haplothrips brevicollis Bagnall, 1913: 296. Haplothrips karnyi Bagnall, 1913: 296. Haplothrips soror Schmutz, 1913: 1036. Haplothrips sororcula Schmutz, 1913: 1036. Anthothrips dozieri Watson, 1918: 71. Haplothrips mahensis Bagnall, 1921: 267. Biology and distribution Described from Florida USA... Read More

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Thrips brevisetosus

 Nomenclatural details Thrips kikuyuensis brevisetosa Trybom, 1912: 10. Anaphothrips cuthbertsoni Moulton, 1930: 201. Thrips spadix var. brevipes Hood, 1932: 134. Synonymised by Mound, 2010: 7. Biology and distribution Beschrieben aus Kenya (T. brevisetosa), Zambia (A. cuthbertsoni) and Cameroon (T. breviceps). Distribution: Recorded from Cameroon, Congo, Madagascar (Ulitzka unpublished), Uganda and Zambia. Pest species on Amaranth;... Read More

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Thrips acaciae

Nomenclatural details Thrips acaciae Trybom, 1910: 161. Thrips kikuyuensis Trybom, 1912: 6. Synonymised by Mound, 2010: 5. Thrips hirtiventris Hood, 1932: 126. Synonymised by Faure, 1964. Thrips spadix Hood, 1932: 131. Synonymised by Mound, 2010: 5. Biology and distribution Described from Namibia (T. acaciae), Kenya (T. kikuyuensis), Tanzania (T. hirtiventris) and Cameroon (T. spadix). Distribution:... Read More

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Liothrips setinodis

Nomenclatural details Phloeothrips setinodis Reuter, 1880: 310. Liothrips hradecensis Uzel, 1895: 262. Hoodia bagnalli Karny, 1912: 472. Hoodia karnyi Priesner, 1914: 265. Biology and distribution Described from Scotland (P. setinodis), Czech Republic (L. hradecensis), Austria (H. karnyi, H. austriaca) and England (H. bagnalli). Distribution: Mainly in the northern parts of Europe, however also recorded from Iran. Mainly living on... Read More

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Caliothrips fasciatus

Nomenclatural details Heliothrips fasciatus Pergande, 1895: 391. Caliothrips woodworthi Daniel, 1904: 297. Biology and distribution Described from California USA on Citrus. Distribution: Western North America. Also reported from Hawaii USA, New York USA and northern Mexico. Introduced to Europe (Great Britain). The record of one female on citrus in Foochow, China (Steinweden & Moulton, 1930) is considered unreliable... Read More

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Odontothrips ulicis

Nomenclatural details Thrips ulicis Haliday, 1836: 446. Biology and distribution Described from England. Distribution: England, Ireland, France, Sardinia, Spain, Portugal and Madeira. Mainly on Ulex europaeus. 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. Pitkin, BR (1972) A revision of the... Read More

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Haplothrips (Trybomiella) robustus

Nomenclatural details Haplothrips robustus Bagnall, 1918: 209. Haplothrips melanoceratus Bagnall, 1918: 210. Synonymised by Mound (1968: 116). Haplothrips sesuvii Priesner, 1933: 363. Synonymised by Mound & Matsunaga (2017: 88). Biology and distribution Described from Adelaide, Australia on Acacia myrtifolia and Epachris impressa (H. robustus) and from Mesembryanthemum flowers (H. melanoceratus); H. sesuvii from Java, Indonesia from flowers of Sesuvium portulacastrum. Distribution: Widespread in... Read More

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Dinothrips spinosus

Nomenclatural details Ischyrothrips spinosus Schmutz, 1913: 1078. Dinothrips affinis Bagnall, 1915: 270. Synonymised by Palmer & Mound, 1978: 170. Dicaiothrips crassiceps Bagnall, 1921: 399. Synonymised by Palmer & Mound, 1978: 170. Dinothrips jacobsoni Karny, 1921: 283. Synonymised by Palmer & Mound, 1978: 170. Dinothrips kemneri Karny, 1923: 294. Synonymised by Palmer & Mound, 1978: 170. Dinothrips anodon Karny, 1923: 295. Synonymised... Read More

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Taeniothrips orionis

Nomenclatural details Taeniothrips orionis Treherne, 1924: 86. Taeniothrips pingreei Moulton, 1927: 191. Taeniothrips tahoei Moulton, 1927: 190. Biology and distribution Described from Canada (T. orionis), Colorado USA (T. pingreei) and California USA (T. tahoei). Distribution: Western North America (California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, British Colombia). Associated with damage to crops of potatoes,... Read More

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Anactinothrips vigilans

Nomenclatural details  Anactinothrips vigilans Hood, 1938: 241. Note: Zur Strassen (1980) treats A. vigilans as an autonomous species, Mound & Marullo (1996) however synonymised it with A. distinguendus. Retana-Salazar (2009) published a revision of Anactinothrips combining vigilans with a new genus: Amerindiothrips. The status of A. vigilans is uncertain. Due to its different head shape the synonymy with A. distinguendus is rejected here. On the other hand the division of the genus Anactinothrips according... Read More

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Echinothrips americanus

Nomenclatural details Echinothrips americanus Morgan, 1913: 14. Dictyothrips floridensis Watson, 1919: 2. Biology and distribution Described from Florida USA, seen also from Tennessee USA and Missouri USA; introduced to and widespread in glasshouses in Europe, also recorded from Java and Australia (Mound et al. 2013) and China (Zhu et al. 2013). Commonly found on Dieffenbachia, Homalonema,... Read More

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Drepanothrips reuteri

Nomenclatural details Drepanothrips reuteri Uzel, 1895: 213. Drepanothrips viticola Mokrzecki, 1901: 12. Thrips betulicola Reuter, 1901: 59. Biology and distribution Described from former Czechoslovakia (D. reuteri), Russia (D. viticola) and Finland (T. betulicola). Recorded from Britain, from the United States (California, Illinois) and from Chile. Distribution: Palaearctic, widely spread in Europe; introduced to other continents. Living on the... Read More

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Thrips minutissimus

Nomenclatural details Thrips minutissimus Linnaeus, 1758: 457. Thrips obscura Coesfeld, 1898: 473. Bagnallia variabilis Williams, 1913: 227. Thrips evestigatus Oettingen, 1944: 41. Biology and distribution Described from Sweden (T. minutissimus), Germany (T. obscura), England (B. variabilis) and Lithuania (T. evestigatus). Distribution: common and widely spread in Europe. Stenochronous species emerging in high abundance during spring, mainly in beech forests (Ulitzka, 1999) but also to... Read More

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Merothrips fusciceps

Nomenclatural details Merothrips fusciceps Hood & Williams, 1915: 123. Merothrips cognatus Hood, 1925: 53. Synonymised by Mound & O'Neill, 1974: 499. Biology and distribution Described from Louisiana USA (M. fusciceps) and Trinidad (M. cognatus), this species has also been taken in Brazil and it is known from one find in Colombian copal (Ulitzka unpublished). Associated with fungi... Read More

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Hercinothrips femoralis

Nomenclatural details Heliothrips femoralis Reuter, 1891: 166. Heliothrips cestri Pergande, 1895: 390. Heliothrips apicalis Bondar, 1931: 86. Biology and distribution Described from Finland (H. femoralis), Massachusetts USA (H. cestri) and Brazil (H. apicalis). Distribution: Living on the leaves of many different plants, often on Amaryllidaceae. In Europe usually in glasshouses; common and widespread in tropical and subtropical regions. Typical plant... Read More

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Frankliniella caseariae

Nomenclatural details Frankliniella caseariae Moulton, 1933: 111. Biology and distribution Described from Rio Bonito, Brazil from Caseria sylvestris. Recorded from French Guiana (Les Nouragues) from Clusia palmicida, Hymenolobium flavum, Miconia mirabilis, Palicourea guianensis and Senna quinquangulata (Ulitzka unpublished). References Moulton D (1933) The Thysanoptera of South America II. Revista de Entomologia 3: 96–133. Type information Holotype ♀: California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. Read More

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Aeolothrips intermedius

Nomenclatural details Aeolothrips fasciata var. adusta Uzel, 1895: 73. Aeolothrips fasciata var. aptera Karny, 1910: 44. Aeolothrips intermedius Bagnall, 1934: 123. Aeolothrips pontica Derbeneva, 1966: 136. Biology and distribution Described from Switzerland. Distribution: widespread in Europe (most common European Aeolothrips species) (zur Strassen, 2003), also in Palearctic Asia. Living on many different plants of the herb and shrub layer; mainly associated with flowers... Read More

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Aptinothrips stylifer

Nomenclatural details Aptinothrips stylifer Trybom, 1894: 43. Biology and distribution Described from Finland. Distribution: Originally Palearctic, A. stylifer has been introduced to many regions; nowadays Holarctic, mainly in the temperate regions. Recorded in mountainous areas in altitudes of up to 3.800m. Living on many different grasses (Gramineae). References Trybom F (1894) Iakttagelser om Blåsfotingar (Physapoder) från Sommaren. Entomologisk... Read More

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Dendrothrips degeeri

Nomenclatural details Dendrothrips degeeri Uzel, 1895: 162. Dendrothrips invidiosa Priesner, 1926: 177. Dendrothrips orni Priesner, 1966: 66. Biology and distribution Described from former Czechoslovakia (D. degeeri), Hungary (D. invidiosa) and Cilicien, Camlyala, Turkey from Fraxinus ornus-blossoms (D. orni). Distribution: Europa, from the Urals to Spain. Living on the leaves of different deciduous trees, commonly found on Fraxinus. References Uzel H... Read More

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Heterothrips nouraguensis

Nomenclatural details Heterothrips nouraguensis Ulitzka, 2004: 3. Biology and distribution Described from French Guiana (Les Nouragues) from flowers of Heteropterys multiflora. References Ulitzka MR (2004) A new species of Heterothrips Hood, 1908, from French Guyana (Thysanoptera: Heterothripidae). Entomologische Zeitschrift 114 (1): 3–5. LINK Type information Holotype ♀: Collection Ulitzka. Read More

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Frankliniella intonsa

Nomenclatural details Thrips intonsa Trybom, 1895: 182. Physopus vulgatissima var. nigropilosa Uzel, 1895: 96. Physopus vulgatissima var. fulvicornis Uzel, 1895: 96. Physopus vulgatissima var albicornis Uzel, 1895: 96. Physopus vulgatissima var. adusta Uzel, 1895: 96. Thrips pallida Karny, 1907: 49. Physopus brevistylis Karny, 1908: 278. Frankliniella breviceps Bagnall, 1911: 2. Synonymy noted in Mound, 1968: 38. Frankliniella vicina Karny, 1922: 94. Synonymised in Nakahara, 1997: 367. Frankliniella intonsa var. maritima Priesner, 1925: 17. Frankliniella formosae Moulton,... Read More

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Ctenothrips distinctus

Nomenclatural details Physopus distincta Uzel, 1895: 121. Biology and distribution Described from former Czechoslovakia. Distribution: Europa without Mediterranean regions; Mongolia. Monophagous on the leaves of lilies of the valley (Convallaria majalis), common in light deciduous forests. References Uzel H (1895) Monographie der Ordnung Thysanoptera. Königrätz, Bohemia: pp. 1–472. Type information Unknown. Read More

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Urothrips kobroi

Nomenclatural details Urothrips kobroi Ulitzka & Mound, 2014: 598. Biology and distribution Described from Seychelles from Carex. References Ulitzka MR & Mound LA (2014) New generic synonyms in the Palaeotropical genus Urothrips (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripinae) with one new species from Seychelles. Zootaxa 3755 (6): 595–600. Type information Holotype ♀: Collection Ulitzka. Read More

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Tylothrips osborni

Nomenclatural details Eurythrips osborni Hinds, 1902: 203. Eurythrips macrops Hood, 1925: 219. Eurythrips setiger Stannard, 1958: 271. Biology and distribution Described from Massachusetts USA (E. osborni), Florida USA (E. macrops) and Illinois USA (E. setiger). Introduced to Europe. References Hinds WE (1902) Contribution to a monograph of the insects of the order Thysanoptera inhabiting North America. Proceedings of the... Read More

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Thrips viminalis

Nomenclatural details Thrips viminalis Uzel, 1895: 196. Thrips salicaria Uzel, 1895: 182. Thrips decolor Priesner, 1927: 391. Biology and distribution Described from former Czechoslovakia. Locality of T. decolor not dated. Distribution: Europe and western Siberia. Living on the leaves of Salix, Alnus and Populus. References Uzel H (1895) Monographie der Ordnung Thysanoptera. Königratz, Bohemia: pp. 1–472. Priesner H (1927) Die... Read More

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Thrips verbasci

Nomenclatural details Parafrankliniella verbasci Priesner, 1920: 73. Biology and distribution Described from Austria. Distribution: widespread in Europe. Living on different species of Verbascum. References Priesner H (1920) Kurze Beschreibung neuer Thysanopteren aus Österreich. Sitzungsberichte der kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften 129: 71–88. Type information Unknown. Read More

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Thrips urticae

Nomenclatural details Thrips urticae Fabricius, 1781: 397. Thrips fallax Priesner, 1925: 149. Biology and distribution Described from Austria. Recorded from Japan from flower of Humulus japonicus. Distribution: Europe. Monophagous on Urtica dioica. Typical plant damage References Fabricius (1781) Species insectorvm exhibentes eorvm differentias specificas, synonyma avctorvm, loca natalia, metamorphosin adiectis observationibvs, descriptionibvs. Tom. II. - pp. [1], 1-517. Hambvrgi, Kilonii. (Bohn).... Read More

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Thrips tabaci

Nomenclatural details Thrips solanaceorum Widgalm in Portschinsky, 1883: 44. Thrips tabaci Lindeman, 1889: 61. Limothrips allii Gillette, 1893: 15. Thrips communis Uzel, 1895: 176. Thrips communis annulicornis Uzel, 1895: 177. Thrips communis pulla Uzel, 1895: 177. Thrips flava obsoleta Uzel, 1895: 187. Thrips bremnerii Moulton, 1907: 59. Parathrips uzeli Karny, 1907: 48. Thrips bicolor Karny, 1907: 49. Thrips brachycephalus Enderlein, 1909: 441. Thrips hololeucus Bagnall, 1914: 24.... Read More

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Thrips setosus

Nomenclatural details Thrips setosus Moulton, 1928: 304. Biology and distribution Described from Osaka, Japan from bush. Recorded from Korea. In 2014, introduced to the Netherlands with Hydrangea plants and spread to other countries: recorded from Germany (2015) and from the United States. Living on the leaves of different plants. Typical plant damage References Moulton D (1928) Thysanoptera of... Read More

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Thrips pini

Nomenclatural details Physopus pini Uzel, 1895: 125. Taeniothrips laricivorus Kratochvil & Farsky, 1941: 233. Taeniothrips pallidicornis. Basionym for laricivorus. Biology and distribution Described from former Czechoslovakia (P. pini) and from Switzerland. Recorded from Japan, Canada and the United States. Distribution: widespread in Europe. Living on different conifers like Abies, Larix, Picea or Pinus. In cases of massive infestations forest pest... Read More

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Thrips pelikani

Nomenclatural details Thrips pelikani Schliephake, 1964: 279. Biology and distribution Described from Greece. Distribution: Turkey, Romania, Greece, Balearic Islands (Ulitzka unpublished), Iran. Living in the flowers of Asteraceae like Carlina or Hieracium. References Schliephake (1964) Untersuchungen über die Variabilitat an den Männchen des Genus Thrips L. (Thysanoptera). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 11: 215-317. Type information Unknown. Read More

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Thrips major

Nomenclatural details Thrips major Uzel, 1895: 179. Thrips major gracilicornis Uzel, 1895: 180. Thrips major adusta Uzel, 1895: 180. Thrips sarothamni Priesner, 1925: 149. Thrips corticina Priesner, 1925: 369. Thrips banatica Priesner, 1927: 370. Thrips ustulata Priesner, 1927: 371. Thrips dorsimaculata Priesner, 1927: 371. Physothrips inaequalis Bagnall, 1928: 98. Thrips phytolaccae Priesner, 1951: 256. Thrips ponticus zur Strassen, 1970: 374. Thrips permutatus zur Strassen, 1971: 249. Biology... Read More

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Thrips fuscipennis

Nomenclatural details Thrips fuscipennis Haliday, 1836: 448. Thrips meledensis Karny, 1908: 110. Thrips drabae Priesner, 1927: 369. Biology and distribution Described from England (T. fuscipennis), former Yugoslavia (T. meledensis) and Hungary (T. drabae). Distribution: Palaearctic  (except of North Africa); introduced to North America. Found in flowers and on leaves of many different herbaceous and woody plants, particularly of Rosaceae. Pest on Roses in... Read More

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Thrips calcaratus

Nomenclatural details Thrips calcaratus Uzel, 1895: 195. Biology and distribution Described from former Czechoslovakia. Distribution: Europe (except of the Iberian Peninsula); introduced to North Africa. Phyllophagous, mainly on the leaves of Tilia, sometimes found on other deciduous trees. References Uzel H (1895) Monographie der Ordnung Thysanoptera. Königratz, Bohemia: pp. 1–472. Nakahara S (1994) The genus Thrips Linnaeus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) of... Read More

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Tenothrips brevis

Nomenclatural details Taeniothrips brevis Bournier, 1969: 338. Biology and distribution Described from France. Recorded also from Andalusia, Spain (Ulitzka 2016). Monophagous in flowers of Ononis viscosa. References Bournier A (1969) Thysanoptères de France, IV. Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N.S.) 5: 329–360. Ulitzka MR (2016) A first record of Tenothrips brevis (BOURNIER, 1969) from Spain with notes on other thrips... Read More

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Stephanothrips japonicus

Nomenclatural details Stephanothrips japonicus Saikawa, 1974: 7. Biology and distribution Described from Ise-Shi, Mie-ken, Japan from moss. Recorded from Taiwan and China. Occurs in leaf litter and grass tussocks. Fungus-feeder. Introduced into the USA, Georgia (Diffie et al. 2008) and Mississippi (Ulitzka unpublished). References Saikawa (1974) A new species of the genus Stephanothrips (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae) from Japan. Kontyu 42: 7-11. Okajima... Read More

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Rhinoceps jansei

Nomenclatural details Rhinoceps jansei Faure, 1949: 203. Rhinoceps cornutus zur Strassen, 1972: 276. Synonymised by Mound & Marullo, 1996: 354. Biology and distribution Described from South Africa (R. jansei) and Colombia (R. cornutus). Recorded from Costa Rica and French Guiana (Ulitzka unpublished). References Faure JC (1949) Three remarkable new genera of Phlaeothripidae (Thysanoptera) from South Africa. Union of South... Read More

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Rhaphidothrips longistylosus

Nomenclatural details Rhaphidothrips longistylosa Uzel, 1895: 131. Rhaphidothrips fuscipennis Hinds, 1902: 159. Rhaphidothrips longistylosus f. hemimacroptera Priesner, 1920: 54. Biology and distribution Described from former Czechoslovakia (R. longistylosa), Austria (R. hemimacroptera); introduced into the USA (Massachusetts: R. fuscipennis). Distribution: Europe, in temperate regions only. Living on grases in glades and sparse forests. References Uzel H (1895) Monographie der Ordnung Thysanoptera. Königrätz, Bohemia: pp. 1–472. Hinds... Read More

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Parthenothrips dracaenae

Nomenclatural details Heliothrips dracaenae Heeger, 1854: 365. Parthenothrips dracaenae concolor Uzel, 1895: 172. Biology and distribution Described from former Czechoslovakia (P. dracaenae concolor) and Austria (H. dracaenae). In Europe in tempered interior only; widespread in tropical and subtropical regions. Polyphagous on the leaves of many different plant species (commonly found on monocotyledons). Typical plant damage References Heeger (1854) Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte der... Read More

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Odontothrips ononidis

Nomenclatural details Odontothrips ononidis Bagnall, 1934: 490. Odontothrips vuilleti Bagnall, 1934: 489. Biology and distribution Described from France. Recorded from Spain and from the Canary Islands. Living in flowers of Astragalus monspessulanus and Ononis (zur Strassen 2003). References  Bagnall RS (1934) Contributions towards a knowledge of the European Thysanoptera V. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (10)14: 481–500. Type information Syntypes ♀ (O.... Read More

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Neohydatothrips gracilicornis

Nomenclatural details Sericothrips gracilicornis Williams, 1916: 222. Taeniothrips karafutensis Ishida, 1931: 36. Biology and distribution Described from England (S. gracilicornis) and Konuma, Saghalien, Japan from clover and meadow grasses (T. karafutensis). Distribution: Palearctic, from Japan, China and Siberia over Europe to Spain, also Morocco. Preferably in warmer places. This species is mainly found on Vicia sp., particularly on Vicia... Read More

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Melanthrips fuscus

Nomenclatural details Thrips fuscus Sulzer, 1776: 113. Melanthrips obesa Haliday, 1836: 450. Melanthrips harrisoni Bagnall, 1930: 48. Melanthrips gracilicornis Maltbaek, 1931: 2. Melanthrips falcatus Melis, 1931: 79. Melanthrips contortus Melis, 1931: 102. Melanthrips cupreus Melis, 1931: 109. Melanthrips communis Melis, 1931: 112. Melanthrips niger Melis, 1931: 112. Melanthrips aetnaeus Melis, 1931: 118. Melanthrips lagaeniventris Melis, 1931: 119. Melanthrips minutus Melis, 1931: 122. Melanthrips elegans Melis, 1931: 124. Melanthrips... Read More

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Macrophthalmothrips hemipteroides

Nomenclatural details Ophthalmothrips hemipteroides Priesner, 1921: 215. Macrophthalmothrips narcissus Hood, 1934: 76. Macrophthalmothrips exilicornis Hood, 1942: 600. Biology and distribution Described from Paraguay (O. hemipteroides), Panama (M. narcissus) and Trinidad (M. excilicornis). Also collected from Belize, Guiana, Surinam, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica (Mound & Marullo 1996) and French Guiana (Ulitzka unpublished). References Priesner H (1921) Neue und wenig bekannte Thysanopteren der neotropischen... Read More

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Leptothrips mali

Nomenclatural details Phloeothrips mali Fitch, 1855: 806. Cryptothrips aspersus Hinds, 1902: 205. Synonym in Hood, 1914: 162. Cryptothrips californicus Daniel, 1904: 293. Synonym in Hood, 1914: 162. Liothrips mcconelli Crawford DL, 1910: 163. Synonym in Hood, 1914: 162. Cryptothrips adirondacks Watson, 1921: 83. Synonym in Hood, 1927: 112. Biology and Distribution Described from New York USA. Widespread in North America.... Read More

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Limothrips denticornis

Nomenclatural details Thrips (Limothrips) denticornis Haliday, 1836: 445. Thrips kollari Heeger, 1852: 484. Thrips (Limothrips) bidens Reuter, 1879: 212. Thrips secalina Lindeman, 1887: 301. Limothrips adustus Priesner, 1920: 52 Limothrips incertis Bagnall, 1926: 462. Biology and distribution Described from England (T. denticornis), Austria (T. kollari, L. adustus), Finland (T. bidens), Russia (T. secalina) and France (L. incertis). Recorded from North America and Australia. Living... Read More

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Limothrips cerealium

Nomenclatural details Thrips (Limothrips) cerealium Haliday, 1836: 445. Limothrips avenae Hinds, 1902: 139. Limothrips aptera Karny, 1914: 56. Limothrips minor Bagnall, 1927: 565. Limothrips adusta Maltbaek, 1927: 14. Limothrips cerealium ssp. astutus Priesner, 1964: 115. Synonym for T. (Limothrips) cerealium. Limothrips syriacus Jenser, 2009: 83. Biology and distribution Described from England (T. cerealium), Syria (L. syriacus), Denmark (L. adusta), Sardinia, Italy (L. minor,... Read More

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Lenkothrips daedali

Nomenclatural details Lenkothrips daedali Ulitzka, 2003: 279. Biology and distribution Described from Les Nouragues, French Guiana, from Heteropterys multiflora flowers. References Ulitzka MR (2003) A new species of Lenkothrips De Santis & Sureda, 1970 from French Guyana (Thysanoptera: Heterothripidae). Entomologische Zeitschrift 113 (9): 279–281. LINK Type information Holotype ♀: Collection Ulitzka. Read More

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Iridothrips mariae

Nomenclatural details Iridothrips mariae Pelikán, 1961: 64. Biology and distribution Described from former Czechoslovakia. Recorded from Poland, Hungary, former Yugoslavia, Romania, Netherlands and Germany, but presumably more widespread. Monophagous in the leaf sheaths of Typha. References Pelikan J (1961) New species of Thysanoptera from Czechoslovakia – IV. Časopis Československé Společnosti Entomologické (Acta Societatis Entomologicae Cechosloveniae) 58: 60-70. Ulitzka,... Read More

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Hoplothrips semicaecus

Nomenclatural details Trichothrips semicaeca Uzel, 1895: 249. Trichothrips amabilis Bagnall, 1926: 283. Hoplothrips (Trichothrips) fieldsi Crawford JC, 1939: 77. Biology and distribution Described from New York USA (H. fieldsi), England (T. amabilis) and Czech Republic (T. semicaeca). Recorded from Honshu, Japan (Okajima, 2006) and New Zealand (Mound & Walker, 1986). Distribution: Recorded widely across central and western Europe, also... Read More

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Hoplothrips pedicularius

Nomenclatural details Phloeothrips pedicularius Haliday, 1836: 441. Phloeothrips flavipes Haliday, 1836: 442. Phloeothrips apicalis Reuter, 1880: 25. Phloeothrips brunnea Jordan, 1888: 547. Trichothrips propinquus Bagnall, 1910: 661. Trichothrips britteni Bagnall, 1926: 284. Hoplothrips arnoudi Mantel, 1964: 112. Biology and distribution Described from the Netherlands (H. arnoudi), from Finland (P. apicalis), Germany (P. brunnea) and England (P. flavipes, P. pedicularius, T. britteni, T. propinquus). Distribution:... Read More

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Hoplothrips carpathicus

Nomenclatural details Hoplothrips carpathicus Pelikán, 1961: 68. Biology and distribution Described from former Czechoslovakia. Red listed species in Germany. Living on deadwood mostly of birches. References Pelikán (1961) New species of Thysanoptera from Czechoslovakia – IV. Časopis Československé Společnosti Entomologické (Acta Societatis Entomologicae Cechosloveniae) 58: 60-70. Type information Unknown. Read More

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Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis

Nomenclatural details Thrips haemorrhoidalis Bouche, 1833: 42. Heliothrips adonidum Haliday, 1836: 443. Heliothrips abdominalis Reuter, 1891: 165. Heliothrips ceylonicus Schmutz, 1913: 992. Heliothrips semiaureus Girault, 1928: 1. Synonymy in Mound, 1970: 54. Dinurothrips rufiventris Girault, 1929: 1. Synonymy in Mound, 1970: 54. Biology and distribution Described from Germany (T. haemorrhoidalis), England (H. adonium), Finland (H. abdominalis), Sri... Read More

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Haplothrips propinquus

Nomenclatural details Haplothrips propinquus Bagnall, 1933: 325. Biology and distribution Described from France; breeds in flowers of Achillea millefolium (Mound et al., 1976: 64). Distribution: Europe (Recorded from Southern France to Lapland). References Bagnall RS (1918) Brief descriptions of new Thysanoptera IX. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)1: 201–221. Mound LA (1968) A review of R.S. Bagnall's Thysanoptera collections. Bulletin... Read More

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Helionothrips funebris

Nomenclatural details Hercothrips funebris Hood, 1928: 240. Biology and distribution Described from Barraganetal, Ecuador from "cojojo". Recorded from Costa Rica (from Piper flowers and dead branches) and from French Guiana (colored pan trap, Ulitzka unpublished). References Hood JD (1928) New neotropical Thysanoptera collected by C.B.Williams II. Psyche 34: 230–246. Mound LA & Marullo R (1996) The Thrips of Central and... Read More

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Haplothrips aculeatus

Nomenclatural details Thrips aculeatus Fabricius, 1803: 312. Phloeothrips albipennis Burmeister, 1836: 410. Thrips frumentarius Beling, 1872: 651. Phloeothrips oryzae Matsumura, 1899: 1. Phloeothrips japonicus Matsumura, 1899: 3. Anthothrips minor Karny, 1907: 50. Haplothrips cephalotes Bagnall, 1913: 265. Haplothrips funebris Priesner, 1928: 599. Haplothrips crassicornis Priesner, 1928: 599. Biology and distribution Described from Austria (T. aculeatus, H. funebris, A. minor), Germany (P. albipennis, T. frumentarius),... Read More

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Frankliniella tenuicornis

Nomenclatural details Physopus tenuicornis adusta Uzel, 1895: 99. Physopus tenuicornis Uzel, 1895: 99. Physopus nervosa Uzel, 1895: 102. Thrips (Euthrips) maidis Beach, 1896: 218. Biology and distribution Described from former Czechoslovakia (P. adusta, P. tenuicornis, P. nervosa) and Iowa USA (T. maids). Distribution: Holarctic; living on different grasses including grains like (Oryza, Triticum and Zea mays) References Uzel H... Read More

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Frankliniella parvula

Nomenclatural details Frankliniella parvula Hood, 1925: 49. Biology and distribution Described from Mareval Valley, St George, Trinidad. Common and widespread in Central America. Locally known as a pest on Musa and Theobroma cacao. In South America only present in areas north of the Amazon; recorded from French Guiana and Brazil (Ulitzka unpublished). References Hood JD (1925)... Read More

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Baliothrips kroli

Nomenclatural details Thrips kroli Schille, 1912: 7. Thrips picea Schille, 1914: 126. Euchaetothrips ingens Priesner, 1921: 119. Euchaetothrips adusta Maltbaek, 1928: 176. Euchaetothrips pallens Maltbaek, 1928: 176. Biology and distribution Described from Germany (E. ingens), Denmark (E. adusta, E. pallens) and Poland (T. kroli, T. picea). In wet areas on Glyceria, Phragmites, Carex and Scirpus. References Schille (1912) Materialien zu einer Thysanopteren- (Blasenfüße)... Read More

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Dendrothrips ornatus

Nomenclatural details Thrips ornatus Jablonowski, 1894: 93. Dendrothrips tiliae Uzel, 1895: 160. Dendrothrips adusta Priesner, 1926: 175. Dendrothrips schillei Bagnall, 1927: 568. Biology and distribution Described from Poland (D. schillei), Czech Republic (D. tiliae) and Hungary (T. ornatus). Distribution: Europe, Asian parts of Russia, China (Inner Mongolia), introduced to North America. Living on the leaves of Fraxinus, Ligustrum, Syringa, as well as... Read More

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Corynothrips stenopterus

Nomenclatural details Corynothrips stenopterus Williams, 1913: 210. Biology and distribution Described from Kingstown, St. Vincent. Pest species on manioc leaves (Manihot esculenta). References Williams (1913) On two new species of Thysanoptera from the West Indies.  Journal of Economic Biology 8 Pages: 209-215. Mound LA & Marullo R (1996) The Thrips of Central and South America: An Introduction. Memoirs on... Read More

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Coremothrips pallidus

Nomenclatural details Coremothrips pallidus Hood, 1925: 52. Biology and distribution Described from Evasdale, near Sangre Grande, Trinidad from avocado and cocoa leaves. Recorded from St Vincent and Panama on Cochlospermum vitifolium, and from French Guiana (Les Nouragues) on Bagassa guianensis (Ulitzka unpublished). References Hood JD (1925) New neotropical Thysanoptera collected by C.B. Williams. Psyche 32: 48–69. Mound LA & Marullo... Read More

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Chirothrips manicatus

Nomenclatural details Thrips (Chirothrips) manicatus Haliday, 1836: 444. Thrips longipennis Burmeister, 1838: 413. Chirothrips antennatus Osborn, 1883: 154. Chirothrips manicata adusta Uzel, 1895: 81. Chirothrips fusca Coesfeld, 1898: 474. Chirothrips similis Bagnall, 1909: 35. Synonym of manicatus (zur Strassen 1959). Chirothrips manicata Halid., forma aptera Schille, 1912: 4 Chirothrips albicornis Priesner, 1926: 140. Chirothrips ammophilae Bagnall, 1927: 564. Synonymised by Mound, 1968: 31. Chirothrips takahashii Moulton, 1928: 289. Chirothrips microptera Maltbaek,... Read More

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Chaetanaphothrips orchidii

Nomenclatural details Euthrips orchidii Moulton, 1907: 52. Euthrips marginemtorquens Karny, 1914: 362. Biology and distribution Described from Java, Indonesia in leaf rolls of Elatostemma sesquifolium (E. marginemtorquens) and California USA (E. orchidii). Recorded from Japan. Widespread around the world. In Europe usually only in greenhouses; however, since 2016 reported as a pest on Citrus. Pest species infesting the leaves of... Read More

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Anactinothrips longisetis

Nomenclatural details Anactinothrips longisetis Bagnall, 1926: 556. Biology and distribution Described from Guiana, recorded from French Guiana (Ulitzka unpublished). References Bagnall RS (1926) Brief descriptions of new Thysanoptera XVI. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9) 18: 545–560. Type information Holotype ♀:  The Natural History Museum, London. Read More

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Amphibolothrips grassii

Nomenclatural details Amphibolothrips grassii Buffa, 1909: 194. Biology and distribution Described from Western Italy near lake Albano, on dry leaves. References Buffa (1909) Contribuzione alla conoscenza dei Tisanotteri (due nuovi generi di Tubuliferi). Bolletino Zoologia agraria Portici 3: 193-199. Type information Unknown. Read More

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Aeolothrips ericae

Nomenclatural details Aeolothrips ericae Bagnall, 1920: 60. Aeolothrips nobilis ab. mulleri Priesner, 1920: 51. Aeolothrips nobilis Priesner, 1921: 21. Aeolothrips speciosus Melis, 1933: 169. Aeolothrips nobilis f. aterrima Hukkinen, 1935: 88. Aeolothrips vittatus var. albotarsata Keler, 1936: 87. Aeolothrips lucidus Oettingen, 1944: 40. Biology and distribution Widespread in western Europe, in flowers of Ericaceae, Fabaceae and many other herbaceous plants. This species is presumed to be a facultative... Read More

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Anactinothrips gustaviae

Nomenclatural details Anactinothrips gustaviae Mound & Palmer, 1983: 792. Chimairathrips gustaviae Retana-Salazar, 2009: 82. Biology and distribution Described from Panama (Barro Colorado Island und Bohio), also known from Brazil (Manaus), French Guiana (Les Nouragues) und from subfossil Colombian Copal. A. gustaviae is feeding on the fungal component of a lichen on Gustavia tree trunks (Lecythidaceae). References Mound LA... Read More