Octurothrips pulcher

Nomenclatural details

Octurothrips pulcher Priesner, 1931: 93

Biology and Distribution

Described from Healesville, Victoria, Australia, in caterpillar-infested chipped buds of Cassinia aculeata.

References

Priesner H (1931) Ein neues Genus aus der Familie Urothripidae. Konowia 10: 93–95.

Mound LA (1972) Species complexes and the generic classification of leaf-litter thrips of the Tribe Urothripini (Phlaeothripidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 20: 83-103.

Type information

Holotype female, Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt.