Desmothrips propinquus

Nomenclatural details

Orothrips propinquus Bagnall, 1916: 397.

Desmothrips elegans Morison, 1931: 451. Synonymised by Mound, 1967: 6.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Creswick, Victoria, Australia from sweet pea. Flower living, widespread across southern and eastern Australia.

References

Bagnall RS (1916) Brief descriptions of new Thysanoptera VIII. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)17: 397–412.

Morison GD (1931) New Thysanoptera from South Australia. Bulletin of Entomological Research 21: 449-454.

Mound LA (1967) A taxonomic revision of the Australian Aeolothripidae (Thysanoptera). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology 20: 41-74.

Type information

Holotype females, The Natural History Museum, London.