Ophthalmothrips longiceps

Nomenclatural details

Pyrgothrips longiceps Haga, 1975: 270.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Ishigaki-jima island, Ryukyu islands, Japan. Recorded from Taiwan and China. Occurs at the base of grasses.

References

Haga K (1975) A revision of the genus Pyrgothrips Karny with keys to the world species (Thysanoptera, Tubulifera). Kontyu 43: 263-280.

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.

Okajima S (2006) The Insects of Japan. Volume 2. The suborder Tubulifera (Thysanoptera). Fukuoka: Touka Shobo Co. Ltd. pp.1–720.

Cao S-J, Guo F-Z & Feng,J-N (2010) The genus Ophthalmothrips Hood (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) from Mainland China with description of one New Species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 136: 263–268.

Type information

Holotype female, Natural History Museum, Osaka.