Psephenothrips leptoceras

Nomenclatural details

Psephenothrips leptoceras Okajima, 2006: 554.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Fukui, Tsuruga, Honshu, Japan from dead branches. Presumably feeds on green leaves. Recorded from Taiwan on Rhus semialata.

References

Okajima S (2006) The Suborder Tubulifera (Thysanoptera). The Insects of Japan 2: 1-720. The Entomological Society of Japan, Touka Shobo Co. Ltd., Fukuoka.

Wang CL & Lin FC (2020) Genera and species of the Liothrips lineage (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripinae) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4861 (3): 349–375.

Type information

Holotype female, Tokyo University of Agriculture.