Ethirothrips angusticornis

Nomenclatural details

Mesothrips angusticornis Bagnall, 1924: 638.

Neoheegeria hibisci Moulton & Steinweden, 1933: 32.

Cryptothrips latus fijiensis Moulton, 1944: 270.

Neoheegeria longus Moulton, 1944: 297.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Ceylon, with the synonyms from Fiji and the Marquesas Islands. This synonymy requires further study.

References

Bagnall RS (1924) Brief descriptions of new Thysanoptera XIV. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)14: 625–640.

Moulton D & Steinweden JB (1933) Thysanoptera from the Society Islands. Pacific entomological Survey 6/6: 29–33.

Moulton D (1944) Thysanoptera of Fiji. Occasional Papers of the Bishop Museum 17: 267–311.

Type information

Holotype male in the Natural History Museum, London; holotype females of hibisci and longus, also holotype male of fijiensis, in BP Bishop Museum, Hawaii.