Sophiothrips

Genus information

Sophiothrips Hood, 1934: 425. Type species Sophiothrips squamosus Hood, 1934, by original designation.

Nanothrips Faure, 1938: 3. Type species Nanothrips breviceps Hood, 1934, by monotypy. Synonymised by Hood, 1954

Bagnalliola Priesner, 1939: 95. Type species Brachythrips terminalis Bagnall 1928, by monotypy. Synonymised by Mound, 1977: 174.

Zaxenothrips Crawford, 1943: 221. Type species Zaxenothrips peculiaris Crawford, 1943, by monotypy. Synonymised by Hood, 1954

Nanimothrips zur Strassen, 1974: 120. Type species Nanimothrips makaronesicus zur Strassen, 1974, by monotypy. Synonymised by Mound, 1977: 174

Biology and Distribution

Fungus feeding on dead branches, widely around world.

References

Hood JD (1934) New Thysanoptera from Panama. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 41: 407–434.

Faure JC (1938) Descriptions of new Thysanoptera. Pretoria University Publications, Series 2, Natural Science 4: 1–20.

Crawford JC (1943) A new genus and species of Hoplothripini (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 45: 221–225.

zur Strassen R (1974) Neue silvicole Fransenflügler von den makaronesischen Inseln (Ins.: Thysanoptera). Senckenbergiana biologica 55: 105–134.

Mound LA (1977) Leaf-litter Thysanoptera of the sub-tribe Williamsiellina (Phlaeothripidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology 36: 171-192.

Species

Sophiothrips aleurodisci Mound & Walker, 1982

Sophiothrips annulatus Okajima, 1994

Sophiothrips bicolor Watson & Preer, 1939

Sophiothrips boltoni Mound, 1977

Sophiothrips breviceps Faure, 1938

Sophiothrips canberrae Mound & Tree, 2014

Sophiothrips comptus Hood, 1956

Sophiothrips crassicollis Okajima, 1987

Sophiothrips darwini Mound & Tree, 2014

Sophiothrips decorus Okajima, 1994

Sophiothrips duvali Mound & Walker, 1982

Sophiothrips greensladei Mound & Walker, 1982

Sophiothrips kibbyi Mound, 1977

Sophiothrips makaronesicus zur Strassen, 1974

Sophiothrips martinae Mound & Tree, 2014

Sophiothrips mongae Mound & Tree, 2014

Sophiothrips nigrus Ananthakrishnan, 1971

Sophiothrips panamensis Hood, 1934

Sophiothrips parviceps Faure, 1945

Sophiothrips peculiaris Crawford JC, 1942

Sophiothrips placodes Mound & Tree, 2014

Sophiothrips politus Hood, 1955

Sophiothrips postlei Mound & Tree, 2014

Sophiothrips spadix Hood, 1954

Sophiothrips squamosus Hood, 1934

Sophiothrips terminalis Bagnall, 1927

Sophiothrips tumidus Okajima, 1987

Sophiothrips typicus Ananthakrishnan, 1964

Sophiothrips unicolor Hood, 1939

Sophiothrips verrucosus Hood, 1956

Sophiothrips vorticosus Hood, 1954