† Rohrthrips schizovenatus

Nomenclatural details

Rohrthrips schizovenatus Ulitzka, 2019: 33.

Biology and distribution

Fossil species. Inclusion in Cretaceous amber from Myanmar (Burmit).
Species of Rohrhrips most likely fed on fungal spores.

References

Ulitzka, MR (2019) Five new species of Rohrthrips (Thysanoptera: Rohrthripidae) from Burmese amber, and the evolution of Tubulifera wings. Zootaxa 4585 (1): 27-40. Link

(Genus described in:
Nel P, Penalver E, Azar D, Hodebert G & Nel A (2010) Modern families Thripidae and Phlaeothripidae in Early Cretaceous amber (Insecta: Thysanoptera). Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N.S.) 46: 154–163.)

Type information

Holotype ♀: Collection Ulitzka.