Aeolothrips fasciatus

Nomenclatural details

Thrips fasciata Linnaeus, 1758: 266.

Coleothrips trifasciata Fitch, 1855: 386.

Aeolothrips fasciatus f. atricornis Maltbaek, 1927: 14.

Aeolothrips justiciae Post, 1961: 137.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Sweden, this species can be safely recognised only from males and these have been reported from Finland, Denmark, Slovakia, Azores, Hokkaido, New Zealand and Tasmania. Some records base on females probably refer to intermedius Bagnall (Hoddle et al. 2012).

References

Linnaeus C (1758) Systema Naturae. Holmiae: Laurentii Salvii. 10th Edn pp. 1–823.

Fitch A (1855) The wheat thrips, Thrips tritici. The three-banded thrips, Coleothrips trifasciata. Country Gentlemen 6: 385–386.