Psalidothrips lewisi

Nomenclatural details

Trichothrips lewisi Bagnall, 1914: 30.

Psalidothrips alaris Haga, 1973: 67.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu and Ryukyu islands, Japan. Recorded from China (Guangdong and Hainan provinces).

References

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

Haga (1973) Leaf-litter Thysanoptera from Japan I. Descriptions of three new species. Kontyu, Tokyo 41: 74-79.

Okajima S & Urushihara H (1992) Leaf-litter thrips found in Jinmuji Forest, the Miura Peninsula, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan (Thysanoptera). Japanese Journal of Entomology 60: 157–173.

Okajima S (2006) The Insects of Japan. Volume 2. The suborder Tubulifera (Thysanoptera). Fukuoka: Touka Shobo Co. Ltd. pp. 1–720.

Wang J, Tong X-L & Zhang W-Q (2007) The genus Psalidothrips Priesner in China (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) with three new species. Zootaxa 1642: 23–31.

Type information

Holotype (T. lewisi), The Natural History Museum, London.