Desmothrips propinquus

Nomenclatural details

Orothrips propinquus Bagnall, 1916: 397.

Desmothrips elegans Morison, 1931: 451. Synonymised by Mound, 1967: 6.

Biology and Distribution

Flower living, widespread across southern and eastern Australia.

References

Bagnall RS (1916) Brief descriptions of new Thysanoptera VIII. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)17: 397–412.

Morison GD (1931) New Thysanoptera from South Australia. Bulletin of Entomological Research 21: 449-454.

Mound LA (1967) A taxonomic revision of the Australian Aeolothripidae (Thysanoptera). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology 20: 41-74.

Type information

Holotype female, in the Natural History Museum, London, also holotype female of elegans.