Elaphrothrips greeni

Nomenclatural details

Dicaiothrips greeni Bagnall, 1914: 289.

Dicaiothrips bouvieri Vuillet, 1914: 276.

Elaphrothrips micidus Ananthakrishnan, 1973: 275. Synonymised by Palmer & Mound, 1978: 180.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Sri Lanka (D. greeni) and India (D. bouvieri). E. micidus also from Yelagiri, Tamil Nadu, India,from dry leaves.

References

Bagnall RS (1914) Brief descriptions of new Thysanoptera III. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)13: 287–297. . Vuillet A (1914) Description d'un Dicaiothrips nouveau de l'Inde (Thysanopt. Idolothripidae). Bulletin de la Societe Entomologique de France 1914: 276-278.

Ananthakrishnan TN (1973) Studies on some Indian species of the genus Elaphrothrips Buffa (Megathripinae: Tubulifera: Thysanoptera). Pacific Insects 15: 271–284.

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

Holotype males (D. greeni, D. bouvieri), The Natural History Museum, London.

Holotype female (E. micidus), unknown depositary.