Mecynothrips atratus

Nomenclatural details

Kleothrips atratus Hood, 1919: 69.

Kleothrips (Akleothrips) zuluensis Jacot-Guillarmod, 1939: 70. Synonymised by Palmer & Mound, 1978: 203.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Tanzania (K. atratus) and South Africa (K. zuluensis).

References

Hood JD (1919) On some new Idolothripidae (Thysanoptera). Insecutor inscitiae menstruus 7: 66–74.

Jacot-Guillarmod CF (1939) New species of Phlaeothripidae (Thysanoptera) from South Africa. Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 1: 47–77.

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 female (K. atratus), National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.

Holotype male (K. zuluensis), Albany Museum, Grahamstown.