Malacothrips zonatus

Nomenclatural details

Malacothrips zonatus Hinds, 1902: 200.

Eurythrips flavacinctus Moulton & Andre, 1936: 224.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Massachusetts USA (M. zonatus) and Iowa USA on moss (E. flavacinctus).

References

Hinds WE (1902) Contribution to a monograph of the insects of the order Thysanoptera inhabiting North America. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 23: 79–242.

Moulton D & Andre F (1936) Four new Thysanoptera, with a preliminary list of the species occurring in Iowa. Iowa State College Journal of Science 10: 223–234.

Mound LA & Marullo R (1996) The Thrips of Central and South America: An Introduction. Memoirs on Entomology, International 6: 1–488.

Type information

Syntype (M. zonatus), National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.

Holotype female (E. flavacinctus), California Academy of Science, San Francisco.