Astrothrips aucubae

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Astrothrips aucubae head & thorax [by Manfred Ulitzka]

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Astrothrips aucubae female [by Manfred Ulitzka]

Nomenclatural details

Astrothrips aucubae Kurosawa, 1932: 230.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Mt Takao, Tokyo, Japan from Aucuba japonica. Recorded from China (Li et al. 2021).

References

Kurosawa (1932) Descriptions of three new thrips from Japan. Kontyu 5: 230-242.

Kudo I (1992) Panchaetothripinae in Japan (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) 3. Monilothripini and Tryphactothripini. Japanese Journal of Entomology 60: 467–482.

Li Y, Mound LA, Xie Y & Zhang H (2021) Species of Astrothrips from China, with one new species and a list of plant associations (Thysanoptera, Panchaetothripinae). Zootaxa 4920 (2): 267–277

Type information

Holotype female, unknown depositary.