Ophthalmothrips conocephalus

Nomenclatural details

Pyrgothrips conocephalus Karny, 1924: 36.

Fulgorothrips priesneri Faure, 1933: 63. Synonymised by Mound, 1974: 90.

Biology and Distribution

P. conocephalus is stated to be from Australia, but apparently is from South Africa as is F. priesneri (Mound, 2012). The species also recorded from Madagascar (Minoura & Mound, 2019).

References

Karny H (1924) Results of Dr. E. Mjöberg's Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910-1913. 38. Thysanoptera. Arkiv för Zoologi (2)17A: 1–56.

Faure JC (1933) New genera and species of Thysanoptera from South Africa. Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society 28: 1–75.

Mound LA (1974) Spore-feeding Thrips (Phlaeothripidae) from Leaf Litter and Dead Wood in Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology. Supplement 27: 1-106.

Mound LA & Palmer JM (1983) The generic and tribal classification of spore-feeding Thysanoptera (Phlaeothripidae: Idolothripinae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology 46: 1-174.

Mound LA (2012) Four Phlaeothripidae (Thysanoptera) falsely recorded as Australian. Australian Entomologist 39: 1-4.

Minoura K & Mound LA (2019) The world species of Ophthalmothrips Hood (Thysanoptera; Phlaeothripidae), with new records from Africa, China and Japan. Zootaxa 4623 (3): 555-562.

Type information

Holotype male (P. conocephalus), Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm.

Holotype male (F. priesneri), Albany Museum, Grahamstown; male & female paratypes in Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt.