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Revision as of 23:57, 20 October 2012
Genus information
Leucothrips Reuter, 1904: 107. Type species Leucothrips nigripennis Reuter, 1904, by monotypy.
Microthrips Morgan, 1913: 19. Type species Microthrips piercei Morgan, 1913, by monotypy.
Sporangiothrips Daniel, 1985: 528. Type species Sporangiothrips acuminatus Daniel, 1985, by monotypy. Synonymised by Bhatti, 1998: 155.
Biology and Distribution
Probably Neotropical in origin.
References
Reuter OM (1904) Eine neues Warmhaus-Thysanopteron. Meddelelser af Societas pro Fauna et Flora Fennica 30: 106-109.
Morgan AC (1913) New genera and species of Thysanoptera, with notes on distribution and food plants. Proceedings of the U.S. National Museum 46: 1-55.
Daniel AM (1985) A new genus and speciecies of fern infesting thrips (Thysanoptera: Insecta) with further notes on Mycterothrips nilgiriensis (Anan.). Current Science 54: 528-530.
Bhatti JS (1998) The European and North American greenhouse pest Leucothrips nigripennis Reuter, the fern thrips (Terebrantia: Thripidae), lives outdoors in India. Oriental Insects 32: 153-175.
Species
Leucothrips furcatus Hood, 1931
Leucothrips nigripennis Reuter, 1904
Leucothrips pictus Hood, 1952
Leucothrips piercei Morgan, 1913
Leucothrips theobromae Priesner, 1923
