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: 64. Synonymised by zur Strassen, 1980: 193.

Biology and distribution

Described from Kenya (A. bagnalli var. pallicornis, H. trybomianus), Sierra Leone (H. derisor), Mali (H. tertius), Tanzania (H. articulosus) and Israel (H. jordanicus).

Distribution: Widespread in Africa (reported from Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanganyika, Tanzania and Zaire) but also known from Israel, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, India (zur Strassen 1979), China (Song et al. 2013) and Thailand (Ulitzka unpublished).

H. articulosus is a flower-dwelling species that seems to be associated with Asteraceae, though it also has been collected on grasses.

References

Trybom F (1912) Physapoden gesammelt von der schwedischen Expedition nach dem Brittischen Ostafrika. Arkiv för Zoologi 7 (22): 1–12.

Bagnall RS (1926) Brief descriptions of new Thysanoptera XVI. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)18: 545–560.

Priesner H (1927) Neue und wenig bekannte Thysanopteren, gesammelt in Westafrika von Prof. Dr. F. Silvestri. Bollettino del Laboratorie di Zoologia Generale e Agraria Portici 21: 61–83.

Bagnall RS (1934) Brief descriptions of new Thysanoptera XVIII. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (10)13: 481–498.

Priesner H (1935) Contributions towards a knowledge of the Thysanoptera of Egypt, X. Bulletin de la Societe Royale entomologique d’Egypte 19: 315–325.

Priesner H (1936) Studies on the genus Haplothrips Serv. (Thysanoptera). Bulletin de la Societe Royale entomologique d’Egypte 20: 61–75.

Mound LA (1968) A review of R.S. Bagnall’s Thysanoptera collections. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 11: 1–181.

zur Strassen R (1980) Thysanopterologische Notizen (5) (Insecta: Thysanoptera). Senckenbergiana biologica 60: 191–202

Song T, Mirab-balou M, & Tong X-L (2013) A newly recorded species of subgenus Trybomiella in the genus Haplothrips (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae) from China. Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 38 (1), 196–199.

Type information

Holotype (H. derisor): The Natural History Museum, London.

Holotype (H. articulosus): The Natural History Museum, London.

Paratype (H. tertius): The Natural History Museum, London.

Syntype (A. bagnalli var. pallicornis): Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm.

Syntype (H. trybomianus): Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm.