Thrips sambuci

Nomenclatural details

Thrips sambuci Heeger, 1854: 369.
Thrips nigra Williams, 1916: 281.

Biology and distribution

Described from Austria (T. sambuci) and England from Sambucus nigra (T. nigra).

Distribution: Widespread in Europe.
Thrips sambuci is living and breeding on Sambucus nigra and S. racemosa (Adoxaceae). Adults and larvae are found on the leaves of the host plant, preferably on the underside of the leaf.

Corresponding plant damage

References

Heeger (1854) Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte der Insecten. Als Beiträge zur Fauna Österreichs. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 14(3): 369.

Williams CB (1916) Biological and systematic notes on British Thysanoptera. The Entomologist 49: 221–227; 243–245; 275–284.

Type information

Holotypes: location unknown.

Syntypes ♀ (T. nigra): Albany Museum, Grahamstown, South Africa.