Selenothrips rubrocinctus

Nomenclatural details

Physopus rubrocincta Giard, 1901: 264.
Heliothrips (Selenothrips) decolor Karny, 1911: 179.
Heliothrips (Selenothrips) mendax Schmutz, 1913: 994.
Brachyurothrips indicus Bagnall, 1926: 98.

Biology and distribution

Described from Guadeloupe (P. rubrocinctus), Sri Lanka (H. mendax), West Papua, Indonesia (H. dicolor) and India (B. indicus).

Distribution: Selenothrips rubrocinctus is widespread in subtropical and tropical countries. Its native range, however, is uncertain and it is considered to originate either from northern South America or Africa. In Europe it is reported from Italy and Portugal (Madeira).
Selenothrips rubrocinctus is polyphagous and can be found on a wide range of fruit and ornamental trees and shrubs. It is a pest on avocado (Persea americana), cashew (Anacardium occidentale), cocoa (Theobroma cacao), grapevine (Vitis vinifera), and mango (Mangifera indica).

References

Giard A (1901) Sur un thrips (Physopus rubrocincta nov. sp.) nuisible au Cacaoyer. Bulletin de la Societé Entomologique de France 15: 263–265.

Karny H (1911) Revision der Gattung Heliothrips Haliday. Entomologische Rundschau 28 : 179–182.

Schmutz K (1913) Zur Kenntnis der Thysanopterenfauna von Ceylon. Sitzungsberichte der kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften 122 (7): 991–1089 & 6 plates.

Bagnall RS (1926) Brief descriptions of new Thysanoptera XV. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)18: 98–114.

Mound LA (1968) A review of R.S. Bagnall’s Thysanoptera collections. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 11: 1–181.

Mound LA Tree DC & Paris D (2012) Ozthrips – Thysanoptera in Australia

Type information

Neotype ♀ (P. rubrocinctus): National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC. Holotype lost.

Lectotype ♀ (B. indicus): The Natural History Museum, London.