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.

Corresponding plant damage

References

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

Pergande T (1895) Observations on certain Thripidae. Insect Life 7: 390–395.

Bondar (1931) Um novo genero e tres novas especies de Thysanopteros Heliothripineos, encontrados na Bahia. Archivos do Instituto Biologico Sao Paulo 4 1931: pp. 83-88.

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. femoralis): Finnish Museum of Natural History, Helsinki.

Lectotype ♀ (H. apicalis): Illinois Natural History Survey, Urbana.

Lectotype ♀ (H. cestri): United States National Museum, Beltsville.