Allothrips brasilianus

Nomenclatural details

Allothrips brasilianus Hood, 1955: 101.

Allothrips japonicus Okajima, 1987: 146. Synonymised by Okajima, 2006.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Brazil, this species is also known from Hawaii, Japan and Taiwan (Mound & Marullo, 1996: 211).

References

Hood JD (1955) Brasilian Thysanoptera VI. Revista Brasiliera de Entomologia 4: 51–160.

Okajima S (1987) Discovery of the genus Allothrips in Japan and Taiwan, with description of two new species (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae). Kontyu 55: 146–152.

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

Type information

Holotype, female in US National Museum, Washington.