extant species
Rubiothrips ferrugineus
Biology and distribution
Described from former Czechoslovakia (A. ferruginea), Finland (A. litoralis) and Austria (A. adustus).
Distribution: Widespread over Europe, commonly found in xerothermic habitats; there also in altitudes up to 1700m.
Rubiothrips ferrugineus is living and breeding on various species of Galium (Rubiaceae).
References
Uzel H (1895) Monographie der Ordnung Thysanoptera. Königrätz, Bohemia: pp. 1–472.
Reuter O.M. (1901) Thysanoptera fennica. Forteckning och beskrifning ofver Finska Thysanoptera. Acta Societatis pro Fauna et Flora Fennica Volume: xvii Issue: 2 69 pp.
Priesner H (1920) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Thysanopteren Oberösterreichs. Jahresberichte Musem Francisco Carolinus 78: 50–63.
Type information
Unknown.
(Holotype [A. ferruginea]: Possibly in Böhmisches Landesmuseum, Prague).