Epiliothrips postocularis

Nomenclatural details

Liothrips postocularis Karny, 1924: 134.

Liothrips habitator Priesner, 1932: 193.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Kampala, Uganda, on Ficus sp. causing curling of margin underneath (L. postocularis) and Ituri, Orientale, Democratic Republic of the Congo, from leaf gall of Ficus (L. habitator).

References

Karny H (1925) On some tropical Thysanoptera. Bulletin of entomological Research 16: 125–142.

Priesner H (1932) Thysanopteren aus dem Belgischen Congo. Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaine 22 (2): 192–221.

zur Strassen R (1983) Thysanopterologische Notizen (6) (Insecta: Thysanoptera). Senckenbergiana biologica 63: 191–209.

Type information

Holotype (L. postocularis), The Natural History Museum, London.

Paratype female (L. habitator), Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt.