Ethirothrips

Genus information

Liothrips (Ethirothrips) Karny, 1925: 133. Type species Liothrips thomasseti Bagnall (=Phlaeothrips stenomelas Walker), by subsequent designation, Priesner, 1949: 129.

Scotothrips Priesner, 1939: 75. Type species Adiaphorothrips elephas Karny, by original designation. Synonymised by Mound & Palmer, 1983: 55.

Paracryptothrips Moulton, 1944: 281. Type species Paracryptothrips inermis Moulton, by original designation. Synonymised by Mound & Palmer, 1983: 55.

Percipiothrips Ananthakrishnan, 1964: 72. Type species Mesothrips indicus Bagnall, by monotypy. Synonymised by Mound & Palmer, 1983: 55.

Elaphridia Ananthakrishnan, 1964: 90. Type species Elaphrothrips agasthya Ramakrishna, by monotypy. Synonymised by Mound & Palmer, 1983: 55.

Eurynotothrips Moulton, 1968: 119. Type species Eurynotothrips latapennis Moulton, by monotypy. Synonymised by Mound & Palmer, 1983: 55

Uredothrips Ananthakrishnan, 1969: 184. Type species Uredothrips indicus Ananthakrishnan, by monotypy. Synonymised by Mound & Palmer, 1983: 55.

Decothrips Ananthakrishnan, 1969: 182. Type species Decothrips anacardii Ananthakrishnan, by monotypy. Synonymised by Mound & Palmer, 1983: 55.

Biology and Distribution

Apparently a pantropical genus, with many Oriental and Pacific species, and with many species exhibiting considerable structural diversity.

References

Karny H (1925) On some tropical Thysanoptera. Bulletin of entomological Research 16: 125–142.

Priesner H (1939) Thysanopterologica VIII. Proceedings of the Royal entomological Society of London B8: 73-78.

Moulton D (1944) Thysanoptera of Fiji. Occasional Papers of the Bishop Museum 17: 267–311.

Ananthakrishnan TN (1964) A contribution to our knowledge of the Tubulifera (Thysanoptera) from India. Opuscula Entomologica 25(Supplement): 1–120.

Moulton D (1968) New Thysanoptera from Australia. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 36: 93–124.

Ananthakrishnan TN (1969) Mycophagous Thysanoptera - 1. Indian Forester 95: 173–185.

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. See also: [1]

Species

Ethirothrips acanthus Hood, 1919

Ethirothrips adventor Bianchi, 1945

Ethirothrips agasthya Ramakrishna, 1934

Ethirothrips anacardii Ananthakrishnan, 1969

Ethirothrips angusticornis Bagnall, 1924

Ethirothrips antennalis Bagnall, 1921

Ethirothrips australiensis Moulton, 1968

Ethirothrips barretti Mound, 1974

Ethirothrips beesoni Moulton, 1928

Ethirothrips boninensis Okajima, 2006

Ethirothrips brevis Bagnall, 1921

Ethirothrips brevisetosus Ananthakrishnan & Jagadish, 1970

Ethirothrips chui Chen, 1982

Ethirothrips distasmus Mound, 1974

Ethirothrips dracon Karny, 1920

Ethirothrips elephas Karny, 1920

Ethirothrips fijiensis Moulton, 1944

Ethirothrips firmus Hood, 1952

Ethirothrips giraulti Hood, 1918

Ethirothrips indicola Bhatti, 1996

Ethirothrips indicus Bagnall, 1921

Ethirothrips inermis Moulton, 1944

Ethirothrips io Girault, 1926

Ethirothrips latapennis Moulton, 1968

Ethirothrips longisetis Ananthakrishnan & Jagadish, 1970

Ethirothrips madagascariensis Bagnall, 1936

Ethirothrips meridionalis zur Strassen, 1976

Ethirothrips nigrescens Okajima, 2006

Ethirothrips obscurus Schmutz, 1913

Ethirothrips stenomelas Walker, 1859

Ethirothrips sybarita Mound, 1974

Ethirothrips tibialis Okajima, 1975

Ethirothrips tirumalaiensis Ananthakrishnan, 1969

Ethirothrips uredinis Ananthakrishnan & Jagadish, 1970

Ethirothrips virgulae Chen, 1980

Ethirothrips vitreipennis Priesner, 1939

Ethirothrips watsoni Karny, 1920