Pelinothrips ornatus

Nomenclatural details

Rhopalothrips ornatus Girault, 1930: 1.

Described from Indooroopilly, Queensland, Australia from forest grass. Widespread in eastern Australia in Eucalyptus leaf litter and dead branches.

Girault AA (1930) New pests from Australia VII. Privately published, Brisbane. pp. 1–3.

Mound LA (1974) Spore-feeding Thrips (Phlaeothripidae) from Leaf Litter and Dead Wood in Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 27: 1–106.

Holotype female, Queensland Museum, Brisbane.