Rhinoceps jansei

Nomenclatural details

Rhinoceps jansei Faure, 1949: 203.
Rhinoceps cornutus zur Strassen, 1972: 276. Synonymised by Mound & Marullo, 1996: 354.

Biology and distribution

Described from South Africa (R. jansei) and Colombia (R. cornutus). Recorded from Costa Rica and French Guiana (Ulitzka unpublished).

References

Faure JC (1949) Three remarkable new genera of Phlaeothripidae (Thysanoptera) from South Africa. Union of South Africa, Department of Agriculture, Entomology Memoirs 2: 203–217.

zur Strassen (1972) Drei neue neotropische Phlaeothripiden-Arten aus dem Regenwald von Kolumbien (Ins.: Thysanoptera). Senckenbergiana biologica 53: 269-279.

Mound LA & Marullo R. (1996) The Thrips of Central and South America: An Introduction. Memoirs on Entomology, International 6: 1-488.

Type information

Holotype ♀ (R. cornutus): Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt.