Hercinothrips dimidiatus

Nomenclatural details

Hercinothrips dimidiatus Hood, 1937: 105.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa from liliaceous plant. Recorded from Italy.

References

Hood JD (1937) New genera and species of Thysanoptera from South Africa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (10) 19: 97–113.

Schifani E & Mazza G (2021) Hercinothrips dimidiatus (Thysanoptera, Thripidae), an emerging pest of Aloe arborescens [Asphodelaceae] newly recorded from Italy. Zootaxa 5039 (3), 440–442.

Type information

Holotype female, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.