Trichromothrips

Genus information

Trichromothrips Priesner, 1930: 9. Type species Trichromothrips bellus Priesner, 1930, by monotypy.

Dorcadothrips Priesner, 1932: 49. Type species Dorcadothrips caespitis Priesner, 1932, by monotypy. Synonymised by Bhatt, 1999: 2.

Micothrips Ananthakrishnan, 1965: 18. Type species Micothrips fasciatus Ananthakrishnan, 1965, by monotypy. Synonymised by Bhatt, 1999: 2.

Apothrips Bhatti, 1967: 20. Type species Apothrips priesneri Bhatti, 1967, by monotypy. Synonym by Ananthakrishnan & Sen, 1980.

Trichromothrips (Dovithrips) Bhatti, 1999: 2. Type species Dorcadothrips flavidus Bhatti 1978, by monotypy.

Biology and Distribution

Mostly South Asian, terrestrial species living in the tropics. Widespread around the world.

References

Priesner H (1930) Contribution towards a knowledge of the Thysanoptera of Egypt, III. Bulletin de la Societe Royale entomologique d'Egypte 14: 6–15.

Priesner H (1932) Contribution towards a knowledge of the Thysanoptera of Egypt, VII. Bulletin de la Societe Royale entomologique d'Egypte 16: 45–51.

Ananthakrishnan TN (1965) Indian Terebrantia - II (Thysanoptera: Insecta). Bulletin of Entomology, India 6: 15–29.

Bhatti JS (1967) Thysanoptera nova Indica. Published by the author, Delhi. pp. 1–24.

Bhatti JS (1999) Nomenclatural changes in Trichromothrips, Dorcadothrips, and Micothrips (Terebrantia: Thripidae). Thrips 1: 1-5.

Bhatti JS (2000) Revision of Trichromothrips and related genera (Terebrantia: Thripidae). Oriental Insects 34: 1-65.

Masumoto M & Okajima S (2005) Trichromothrips Priesner (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) of Japan and Taiwan, with descriptions of four new species and a review of the Trichromothrips genus group of genera. Zootaxa, 1048: 1–27.

Li YJ, Li ZY & Zhang HR (2019) Trichromothrips genus-group (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) from China, with descriptions of three new species and ten new records. Zootaxa 4544 (1): 079–092.