Diaphorothrips unguipes

Nomenclatural details

Diaphorothrips unguipes Karny, 1920: 186.

Diaphorothrips thevetii Ananthakrishnan, 1957: 101.

Diaphorothrips spinosus Ananthakrishnan, 1959: 321.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Sri Lanka (D. unguipes) and Madras, India from dead Thevetia twigs and bark (D. thevetii, D. spinosus).

References

Karny H (1920) Die exotischen Tubuliferen (Thysanoptera) des Deutschen Entomologischen Museums (Berlin-Dahlem). Entomologische Mitteilungen 9: 186–191.

Ananthakrishnan TN (1957) Studies on Indian Thysanoptera IV. Zoologischer Anzieger 159: 92–102.

Ananthakrishnan TN (1959) Studies on some Indian Thysanoptera V. Zoologischer Anzieger 162: 313–324.

Palmer JM & Mound LA (1978) Nine genera of fungus-feeding Phlaeothripidae (Thysanoptera) from the Oriental Region. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 37: 153-215.

Type information

Syntype female in Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt. Holotype female of thevetii in Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Delhi, of spinosus, unknown depositary.