Merothrips brunneus
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Merothrips brunneus tergite IX with small trichobothria
Nomenclatural details
Merothrips brunneus Ward, 1969: 362.
Biology and Distribution
Described from New Zealand, and also recorded from Australia, this species is locally common on dead branches.
References
Ward A (1969) Two new Merothrips (Thysanoptera-Merothripidae) from New Zealand. Records of the Canterbury Museum 8: 359–366.
Mound LA & O'Neill K (1974) Taxonomy of the Merothripidae, with ecological and phylogenetic considerations (Thysanoptera). Journal of Natural History 8: 481-509.
Mound LA, Tree DC & Paris D. (2012) Ozthrips – Thysanoptera in Australia. [1]
Type information
Holotype female, New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Auckland.
