Leucothrips nigripennis
Nomenclatural details
Leucothrips nigripennis Reuter, 1905: 108.
Microthrips leucus Herrick, 1927: 278.
Sporangiothrips acuminatus Daniel, 1985: 195.
Biology and Distribution
Described from Finland (L. nigripennis), Michigan USA (M. leucus) and India (S. acuminatus). Recorded from fern in Honshu, Japan (Maumoto & Okajima, 2017).
References
Reuter (1905) 1904 Ein neues Warrnhaus·Thysanopteron. Meddelelser af Societas pro Fauna et Flora Fennica 30: 106-109.
Herrick GW (1927) Two new species of thrips (Thysanoptera). Entomological News 38: 276–287.
Daniel (1985) A new genus and species of fern infesting thrips (Thysanoptera: Insecta) with further notes on Myceterothrips nilgiriensis [Mycertothrips nilgiriensis] (Anan.). Current Science (Bangalore) 54(11): 528-530.
Mound LA (1999) Saltatorial leaf-feeding Thysanoptera (Thripidae, Dendrothripinae) in Australia and New Caledonia, with newly recorded pests of ferns, figs and mulberries. Australian Journal of Entomology 38: 257–273.
Masumoto M & Okajima S (2017) Studies on Dendrothripinae (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) from Japan, with new records and one new species. Zootaxa 4362: 405-420.
Type information
Paratype (?) (L. nigripennis), Finnish Museum of Natural History, Helsinki.
