Tarassothrips akritus

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Nomenclatural details

Tarassothrips akritus Mound & Palmer, 1983: 61.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Buklanyan, Malaysia on dead branches. Paratypes from Macritchie park, Singapore, on dead twigs. Recorded from Philippines and Bali, Indonesia on dead twigs and dead leaves of palm trees.

References

Mound LA & Palmer JM (1983) The generic and tribal classification of spore-feeding Thysanoptera (Phlaeothripidae: Idolothripinae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology 46: 1-174.

Okajima S (1990) The genus Tarassothrips Mound & Palmer (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae) from the southeast Asian islands. Japanese Journal of Entomology 58: 11–15.

Type information

Holotype male, The Natural History Museum, London