Phaulothrips fuscus

Nomenclatural details

Phaulothrips fuscus Moulton & Newman, 1935: 100.

Cladothrips punctatus Rayment, 1948: 257. Synonymised by Mound, 1971: 420.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Bridgestown, Western Australia in flowers of Eucalyptus sp.. Also collected from New South Wales and Queensland.

References

Moulton D & Newman LJ (1935) Thrips census. New species of thrips from Southwestern Australia. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 21: 93–100.

Rayment T (1948) Observations on thrips, with description of a new species. Australian Zoologist 11: 255-258.

Mound LA (1971) Gall-forming thrips and allied species (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripinae) from Acacia trees in Australia. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology 25: 387-466.

Type information

Holotype female, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco.