Ecacanthothrips inarmatus

Nomenclatural details

Ecacanthothrips inarmatus Kurosawa, 1932: 238.

Ecacanthothrips piceae Ishida, 1936: 154.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Sizuoka, Japan, on citrus tree. Occurs under the bark of pine trees in winter. Fungus-feeder.

References

Okajima S (2006) The Insects of Japan. Volume 2. The suborder Tubulifera (Thysanoptera). Fukuoka: Touka Shobo Co. Ltd. pp. 1–720.

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.

Ishida M (1936) Fauna of the Thysanoptera in Japan. Insecta matsumurana 10 (4): 154–159.

Kurosawa (1932) Descriptions of three new thrips from Japan. Kontyu 5: 230-242.

Type information

Holotype female (E. inarmatus), National Institute of Agricultural Science, Tokyo.

Holotype male (E. piceae), Hokkaido University (lost?).