Liothrips vaneeckei

Nomenklatural details

Liothrips vaneeckei Priesner, 1920: 211

Biology and distribution

Described from Alphen a.d. Rijn, Netherlands from bulbs of Lilium pardalinum (Liliaceae).

Distribution: Liothrips vaneeckei most probably originates from East Asia. It has been introduced widely around the world by the horticultural trade in lily bulbs and orchid stems.

References

Priesner H (1920) Ein neuer Liothrips (Uzel)(Ord. Thysanoptera) aus den Niederlanden. Zoologische Mededeelingen Rijks Museet Leiden 5: 211–212.

Bailey, SF (1939): The lily thrips. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture of California 27: 479–483.

Mound LA, Morison GD, Pitkin BR & Palmer JM (1976) Thysanoptera. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects 1 (11): 1–79.

Okajima S (2006) The Suborder Tubulifera (Thysanoptera). The Insects of Japan 2: 1–720.

Type information

Syntypes ♂ & ♀: Senckenberg Museum Frankfurt.