Holothrips indicus

Nomenclatural details

Agnostothrips (Erythrinothrips) indicus Ananthakrishnan, 1956: 341.

Symphiothrips associatus Ananthakrishnan, 1968: 56.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Madras, India on leaves of Erythrina indica (A. indicus) and on decaying twigs (S. associatus).

References

Ananthakrishnan TN (1956) Erythrinothrips nov, A new subgenus of Agnostothrips Moulton (Tubulifera, Thys.) from India. Indian Journal of Entomology 17: 341–342.

Ananthakrishnan TN (1968) Thysanopterologica Indica - V. Oriental Insects 2: 41–58.

Okajima S (1987) Studies on the old world species of Holothrips (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 54: 1–74.

Type information

Holotype female (A. indicus), Loyola College, Madras.

Holotype female (S. associatus), Loyola College, Madras.