Plectrothrips giganteus

Nomenclatural details

Plectrothrips giganteus Jacot-Guillarmod, 1937: 19.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Port st Johan, pondoland, South Africa among dry leaves.

References

Okajima S (1981) A revision of the tribe Plectrothripini of fungus-feeding Thysanoptera (Phlaeothripidae: Phlaeothripinae). Systematic Entomology 6: 291–336

Jacot-Guillarmod CF (1937) Ten new species of Thysanoptera and a catalogue of the known South African forms. Publications of the University of Pretoria (Series II, Natural Science) 3: 1–62.

Type information

Holotype female, Albany Museum.