Podothrips

Genus information

Podothrips Hood, 1913: 67. Type species Podothrips semiflavus Hood, 1913, by monotypy.

Kentronothrips Moulton, 1928: 126. Type species Kentronothrips hawaiiensis Moulton, 1928, by monotypy. Synonymised by Girault, 1932:6.

Podothrips (Melampodothrips) Priesner, 1937: 75. Type species Podothrips (Melampodothrips) graminum Priesner, 1937, by monotypy.

Podothrips (Neopodothrips) Ananthakrishnan, 1965: 54. Type species Podothrips (Neopodothrips) distinctus Ananthakrishnan, 1965, by monotypy.

Podothrips (Saucrothrips) Ananthakrishnan, 1968: 130. Type species Podothrips (Saucrothrips) scitulus Ananthakrishnan, 1968, by monotypy.

Biology and Distribution

Predatory thrips usually associated with scale insects on Gramineae.

References

Hood JD (1913) Two new Thysanoptera from Porto Rico. Insecutor inscitiae menstruus 1: 65–70.

Moulton D (1928) Thysanoptera of the Hawaiian Islands. Proceedings of the Hawaiian entomological Society 7: 105–134.

Girault AA (1932) New pests from Australia, X. Published privately, Brisbane [6pp.].

Priesner H (1938) On the "Sugarcane Thrips" Podothrips lucasseni (Krüg.), and some allied species (Thysanoptera). Bulletin de la Societe Royale entomologique d'Egypte 21: 68–81.

Ananthakrishnan TN (1965) Thysanopterologica Indica - III. Entomologisk Tidskrift 86: 49–63.

Ananthakrishnan TN (1968) Studies on new and little known Indian Thysanoptera. Oriental Insects. 1: 113–138.

Ritchie JM (1974) A revision of the grass-living genus Podothrips (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae). Journal of Entomology (B) 43: 261–282.