Ophthalmothrips conocephalus

Nomenclatural details

Pyrgothrips conocephalus Karny, 1924: 36.

Biology and Distribution

Stated to be from Australia, but apparently from South Africa (Mound, 2012)

References

Karny H (1924) Results of Dr. E. Mjöberg's Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910-1913. 38. Thysanoptera. Arkiv för Zoologi (2)17A: 1–56.

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.

Mound LA (2012) Four Phlaeothripidae (Thysanoptera) falsely recorded as Australian. Australian Entomologist 39: 1-4.

Type information

Holotype male in Naturhistoriska Riksmuseum, Stockholm.