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 Lanka (H. ceylonicus) and Australia (H. semiaureus, D. rufiventris).

Distribution: Originated from South America, possibly Peru, this species is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions. In temperate zones it is found only in glasshouses.
Larvae and adults feed on the lower surface of leaves of a wide range of trees and shrubs, including some ferns, but rarely on herbaceous plants. Large populations are particularly common on plants that are water-stressed.

Corresponding plant damage

References

Bouche (1833) Naturgeschichte der schädlichen und nützlichen Garten-Insekten und die bewährtesten Mittel zur Vertilgung der ersteren. Berlin: 42.

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.

Reuter (1891) Thysanoptera, funna i finska orangerier. Meddeleser af Societas pro Fauna et Flora Fennica 17: 160-167.

Schmutz K (1913) Zur Kenntnis der Thysanopterenfauna von Ceylon. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften 122(7): 991–1089.

Girault AA (1928) A prodigeous discourse on wild animals. Published privately, Brisbane pp 1–3.

Girault AA (1929) New pests from Australia VI. Privately published, Brisbane pp 1–4.

Mound LA (1970) Studies on heliothripine Thysanoptera. Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London (B) 39: 41-56.

Wilson TH (1975) A monograph of the subfamily Panchaetothripinae (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 23: 1–354.

Mound LA (1976) The identity of the greenhouse thrips Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis (Bouche) (Thysanoptera) and the taxonomic significance of spanandric males. Bulletin of Entomological Research 66: 179-180.

Mound LA, Tree DC & Paris D. (2012) Ozthrips – Thysanoptera in Australia. LINK

Hoddle HS, Mound LA & Paris D (2012) Thrips of California 2012. LINK

Type information

Lectotype  ♀ (H. abdominalis): Finnish Museum of Natural History, Helsinki.

Holotype ♀ (H. semiaureus, D. rufiventris): Queensland Museum, Brisbane.