Liothrips (Liothrips) takahashii
Nomenclatural details
Gynaikothrips takahashii Moulton, 1928: 313.
Gynaikothrips ficarius Priesner, 1930: 267.
Gynaikothrips retusae Priesner, 1930: 269.
Liothrips silvaticus Priesner, 1968: 245.
Biology and Distribution
Described from Sumatra, Indonesia in leaf rolls of Dissochaeta sp., recorded from Bolang, Java in leaf gall on Dissochaeta gracilis (L. silvaticus), Singapore (G. ficarius), Malaysia (G. retusae), Taiwan on Ficus retusa, recorded from Ryukyu islands, Japan on Ficus microcarpa (G. takahashii).
References
Okajima S (2006) The Insects of Japan. Volume 2. The suborder Tubulifera (Thysanoptera). Fukuoka: Touka Shobo Co. Ltd. pp. 1–720.
Priesner H (1968) On the genera allied to Liothrips of the Oriental fauna II (Insecta-Thysanoptera). Treubia 27: 175–285.
Priesner H (1930) Indomalayische Thysanopteren III. Treubia 12: 263–270.
Moulton D (1928) Thysanoptera of Japan: New species, notes, and a list of all known Japanese species. Annotationes zoologicae Japonensis 11: 287–337
Type information
Holotype female (G. takahashii), California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco.