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 tissues.

References

Reuter, OM (1885) Thysanoptera Fennica I. Tubulifera. Bidrag till kännedom om Finlands natur och folk 40: 1–25.

Uzel H (1895) Monographie der Ordnung Thysanoptera. Königrätz, Bohemia: pp. 1–472.

zur Strassen R (1967) Eine zweite Cephalothrips-Art in Deutschland (Ins., Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae). Senckenbergiana biologica. 48: 357–359.

Hoddle MS, Mound LA, Paris DL (2012) Thrips of California – distinguishing pest species in California’s thrips fauna.