Scolothrips rhagebianus

Nomenclatural details

Scolothrips rhagenianus Priesner, 1950: 46.

Scolothrips indicus Priesner, 1950: 48.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Sudan (S. rhagebianus) and Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore, India from Punica nadatum (S. indicus). Recorded from South Africa, Mauritius and Australia.

References

Mound LA (2011) Species recognition in the genus Scolothrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae, predators of lleaf-feeding mites. Zootaxa 2797: 45–53.

Priesner H (1950) Studies on the genus Scolothrips (Thysanoptera). Bulletin de la Societe Royale entomologique d'Egypte 34: 39–68.

Type information

Holotype female (S. indicus), Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt.

Lectotype female (S. rhagebianus), Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt.