Thrips hawaiiensis

Nomenclatural details

Euthrips hawaiiensis Morgan, 1913: 3.
Thrips sulphurea Schmutz, 1913: 1011. Synonymised by Bhatti, 1983: 485.
Thrips nigriflava Schmutz, 1913: 1012. Synonymised by Jacot-Guillarmod, 1975.
Thrips albipes Bagnall, 1914: 25. Synonymised by Priesner, 1934: 266.
Physothrips pallipes Bagnall, 1916: 400. See Mound, 1968: 61
Physothrips albipes Bagnall, 1916: 401. Se Mound, 1968: 61
Bregmatothrips theifloris Karny, 1921: 66. Synonymised by Bhatti, 1978: 191.
Thrips versicolor Bagnall, 1926: 108. Synonymised by Jacot-Guillarmod, 1975.
Thrips pallipes Bagnall, 1926: 110. Synonymised by Jacot-Guillarmod, 1975.
Thrips io Girault, 1927: 351. Synonymised by Mound & Houston, 1987: 9.
Thrips partirufus Girault, 1927: 1. Synonymised by Mound & Houston, 1987: 9.
Physothrips emersoni Girault, 1927: 2. Synonymised by Mound & Houston, 1987: 9.
Taeniothrips eriobotryae Moulton, 1928: 297. Synonymised by Bhatti, 1970: 381.
Physothrips lacteicolor Girault, 1928: 1. Synonymised by Mound & Houston, 1987: 9.
Physothrips marii Girault, 1928: 2. Synonymised by Mound & Houston, 1987: 9.
Physothrips mjobergi var. darci Girault, 1930: 1. Synonymised by Mound & Houston, 1987: 9.
Thrips hawaiiensis form imitator Priesner, 1934: 267. Replacement name for Physothrips albipes Bagnall.
Taeniothrips pallipes var. florinatus Priesner, 1938: 489. Synonymised by Bhatti, 1970: 381.
Taeniothrips rhodomyrti Priesner, 1938: 492. Synonymised by Bhatti, 1970: 381.

Biology and distribution

Described from Hawaii, USA (E. hawaiiensis), Java, Indonesia (B. theifloris, T. florinatus, T. rhodomyrti), Japan (P. albipes, P. pallipes, T. eriobotryae, T. albipes, T. pallipes), Australia (P. emersoni, P. lacteicolor, P. marii, P. darci, T. io, T. partirufus), Sri Lanka (T. nigriflava, T. sulphurea) and Fiji (T. versicolor).

Distribution: T. hawaiiensis is widespread and very common in many parts of the tropics. From Africa, however, it has not been reported frequently. Introduced into different countries; in October 2023 found in southern Germany on Medicago sativa (Ulitzka unpublished).

T. hawaiiensis is highly polyphagous. It is a strict flower-dwelling species which can attack various crops such as bananas, vines, roses and tobacco.

References

Morgan AC (1913) New genera and species of Thysanoptera with notes on distribution and food plants. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 46: 1–55.

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

Bagnall RS (1914) Brief descriptions of new Thysanoptera II. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)13: 22–31.

Bagnall RS (1916) Brief descriptions of new Thysanoptera VIII. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)17: 397–412.

Karny H (1921) Beiträge zur Malayischen Thysanopterenfauna IV. Thysanopteren von Hevea V. Thysanopteren an Tee. Treubia 2: 37–83.

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

Girault AA (1927) Some new wild animals from Queensland. Published privately Brisbane pp. 1–3.

Girault AA (1928) A prodigeous discourse on wild animals. Published privately, Brisbane pp. 1–3.

Girault AA (1928) Notice of a curious professor and of native wasps and woodlice. Published privately, Brisbane pp. 1–4.

Moulton D (1928) Thysanoptera of Japan: New species, notes, and a list of all known Japanese species. Annotationes zoologicae Japonensis 11: 287–337.

Girault AA (1930) New pests from Australia, VIII. Published privately, Brisbane pp. 1–5.

Priesner H (1934) Indomalayische Thysanopteren VII [ VI]. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch-Indie 94: 254–290.

Priesner H (1938) Materialen zu einer Revision der Taeniothrips-Arten (Thysanoptera) des indomalayischen Faunengebietes. Treubia 16: 469–526.

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

Bhatti JS (1970) Taxonomic studies in some Thripini. Oriental Insects 3 (1969): 373-381.

Bhatti JS (1978) A preliminary revision of Taeniothrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). Oriental Insects 12: 157-199.

Mound LA & Houston KJ (1987) An annotated check-list of Thysanoptera from Australia. Occasional Papers on Systematic Entomology 4: 1-28.

Nakahara S (1994) The genus Thrips Linnaeus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) of the New World. Technical Bulletin. United States Department of Agriculture 1822: 1–183.

Mound LA & Masumoto M (2005) The genus Thrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) in Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand Zootaxa 1020: 1–64.

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