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 been recorded occasionally under glass, but the evidence suggests isolated incursions rather than continual presence; reported from Belgium, Germany, Great Britain, Netherlands, Slovakia and Hungary.
Feeding and breeding on leaves, and sometimes causing damage to the flowers of Orchidaceae species in several genera (Vanda, Phalaenopsis, Cattleya, etc.).

Corresponding plant damage

References

Priesner H (1936) Über einige neue wenig bekannte Thysanopteren. Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London 5: 208–214.

Mound LA (1976) Thysanoptera of the genus Dichromothrips on Old World Orchidaceae. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 8: 245–265.

Okajima S (1999) On four Dichromothrips species (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) collected from one population of Arundina sp. (Orchidaceae) in Sabah, Borneo. Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology 5: 145–152.

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

Type information

Unknown.