Bolothrips varius

Nomenclatural details

Bolothrips varius Hartwig, 1948: 110.

Biology and Distribution

Described from South Africa from Amaryllidaceae, Hyparrhenia hirta, Panicum maximum, Pennisetum clandestinum, Chondropetalum tectorum, Chymnosporia generosa, Elegia jungea and Eragrostis and Crinum sp.. Recorded from Kenya.

References

Hartwig EK (1948) Six new species of South African Thysanoptera, with statistical analyses of measurements. Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 11: 83-126.

Mound LA (1974) The Nesothrips complex of spore-feeding Thysanoptera (Phlaeothripidae: Idolothripinae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 31: 109–188.

Type information

Holotype female, South African National Collection of Insects, Pretoria; male & female paratypes in Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt.