Anascirtothrips arorai

Nomenclatural details

Anascirtothrips arorai Bhatti, 1961: 26.

Anascirtothrips ficus Bhatti, 1967: 11.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Mandla district, India from Ficus sp (A. ficus) and Punjab, India from Guava leaves.

References

Bhatti JS (1961) Anascirtothrips arorai novo genus and species, with notes on Chirothrips meridionalis Bagnall new to India. Bulletin of Entomology, India 2: 26–29.

Bhatti JS (1967) Thysanoptera nova Indica. Published by the author, Delhi pp. 1–24.

Mound LA & Wang CL. (2000). The genus Anascirtothrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), from leaves of Ficus trees in India, Taiwan and Australia. Chinese Journal of Entomology 20: 327–333.

Hoddle HS, Mound LA & Paris D (2012) Thrips of California 2012. [1]

Type information

Syntype (A. ficus), Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata.

Holotype female (A. arorai), unknown depositary.