Covidthrips novendecim

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Covidthrips novendecim Head, antenna and fore leg

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Covidthrips novendecim Head,

Nomenclatural details

Covidthrips novendecim Mound, 2020: 251.

Biology and Distribution

Described from the canopy of a rainforest tree Argyrodendron actinophyllum [Malvaceae] in Queensland, Australia.

References

Mound LA (2020) Covidthrips novendecim: an isolated new Phlaeothripinae taxon (Thysanoptera) from Queensland. Australian Entomologist 47 (4): 248–252.

Type information

Holotype female, Australian National Insect Collection, Canberra.