Elaphrothrips greeni

Nomenclatural details

Dicaiothrips greeni Bagnall, 1914: 289.

Dicaiothrips bouvieri Vuillet, 1914: 276.

Elaphrothrips micidus Ananthakrishnan, 1973: 275. Synonymised by Palmer & Mound, 1978: 180.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Sri Lanka, and the two synonyms from India.

References

Bagnall RS (1914) Brief descriptions of new Thysanoptera III. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)13: 287–297. . Vuillet A (1914) Description d'un Dicaiothrips nouveau de l'Inde (Thysanopt. Idolothripidae). Bulletin de la Societe Entomologique de France 1914: 276-278.

Ananthakrishnan TN (1973) Studies on some Indian species of the genus Elaphrothrips Buffa (Megathripinae: Tubulifera: Thysanoptera). Pacific Insects 15: 271–284.

Palmer JM & Mound LA (1978) Nine genera of fungus-feeding Phlaeothripidae (Thysanoptera) from the Oriental Region. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 37: 153–215.

Type information

Holotype male, in the Natural History Museum, London, also holotype male of bouvieri.