Bactrothrips

Genus information

Bactrothrips Karny, 1912: 131. Type species Bactrothrips longiventris Karny, by monotypy.

Eidothrips Bagnall, 1918: 219. Type species Eidothrips alluaudi Bagnall, by monotypy. Synonymised by Mound & Palmer, 1983: 72.

Krinothrips Bagnall, 1918: 220. Type species Krinothrips divergens Bagnall, by monotypy. Synonymised by Bagnall, 1921.

Bactridothrips Karny, 1919: 116. Type species Bactridothrips idolomorphus Karny, by monotypy. Synonymised by Mound & Palmer, 1983: 72.

Caudothrips Karny, 1921: 230. Type species Caudothrips buffai Karny, by monotypy. Synonymised by Mound & Palmer, 1983: 72.

Bactrianothrips Bagnall, 1936: 226. Type species Bactrianothrips alluaudi Bagnall, by monotypy. Synonymised by Bournier, 1968: 157.

Cervothrips Bagnall, 1936: 229. Type species Cervothrips berlandi Bagnall, by monotypy. Synonymised by Mound & Palmer, 1983: 72.

Lasiothrips Moulton, 1968: 121. Type species Lasiothrips perplexus Moulton, 1968: 122. Synonymised by Mound & Tree, 2011: 57.

Biology and Distribution

Most of the species listed in this genus are from Africa, with a few Asia; mostly living on dead leaves and twigs.

Click to see a list of the 53 extant Bactrothrips species.

References

Karny H (1912) Einige weitere Tubuliferen aus dem tropischen Afrika. Entomologische Rundschau (20)29: 130–133.

Bagnall RS (1918) Brief descriptions of new Thysanoptera IX. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)1: 201–221.

Karny H (1919) Synopsis der Megathripidae (Thysanoptera). Zeitschrift für Entomologie 1: 113–118.

Karny H (1921) Zur Systematik der Orthopteroiden Insekten, Thysanoptera. Treubia 1: 211–269.

Bagnall RS (1936) Descriptions of some new Thysanoptera from tropical Africa and Madagascar. Revue Francaise d'Entomologie 3: 219–230.

Mound LA & Palmer JM (1983) The generic and tribal classification of spore-feeding Thysanoptera (Phlaeothripidae: Idolothripinae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology 46: 1-174.

Mound LA & Tree DJ (2011) Australian spore-feeding Thysanoptera of the genus Bactrothrips (Phlaeothripidae - Idolothripinae). Zootaxa, 3087: 56-65.

Species

A Bactrothrips aberlenci Bournier, 2003 Bactrothrips aliceae Mound & Tree, 2011 Bactrothrips alluaudi (Bagnall, 1918) Bactrothrips (Bactrianothrips) alluaudi (Bagnall, 1936) Bactrothrips aterrimus Priesner, 1936 Bactrothrips atrispinis Priesner, 1932 B Bactrothrips bancoensis Priesner, 1952 Bactrothrips berlandi (Bagnall, 1936) Bactrothrips brevitubus Takahashi, 1935 Bactrothrips bucculentus Bournier, 1968 Bactrothrips buffai (Karny, 1921) C Bactrothrips carbonarius Haga & Okajima, 1989 Bactrothrips congoensis Priesner, 1932 Bactrothrips cookae Mound & Tree, 2011 D Bactrothrips delamarei Priesner, 1952 Bactrothrips divergens Bagnall, 1918 E Bactrothrips elongatus Dang & Qiao, 2012 F Bactrothrips flectoventris Haga & Okajima, 1989 Bactrothrips furcatus Priesner, 1932 Bactrothrips furvescrus Dang & Qiao, 2012 G Bactrothrips grandis Priesner, 1932 Bactrothrips guineaensis Moulton, 1947 Bactrothrips guineensis Priesner, 1952 H Bactrothrips hesperus (Moulton, 1907) Bactrothrips honoris (Bagnall, 1921) Bactrothrips hoodi Bournier, 1968 Bactrothrips houstoni Mound & Tree, 2011 I Bactrothrips idolomorphus (Karny, 1919) Bactrothrips inermis (Karny, 1912)

K Bactrothrips kenyensis Priesner, 1935 Bactrothrips kranzae Mound & Tree, 2011 L Bactrothrips laingi (Bagnall, 1926) Bactrothrips lamottei Priesner, 1952 Bactrothrips levidens Priesner, 1932 Bactrothrips longisetis Bournier, 1968 Bactrothrips longiventris Karny, 1912 Bactrothrips luteus Ananthakrishnan, 1973 M Bactrothrips macropteryx (Trybom, 1910) Bactrothrips malgassus Bournier, 1967 Bactrothrips montanus Haga & Okajima, 1989 Bactrothrips moultoni (Bagnall, 1932) N Bactrothrips natalensis Moulton, 1930 Bactrothrips nativus (Girault, 1928) Bactrothrips nigripes Priesner, 1932 P Bactrothrips pallidicrus Priesner, 1952 Bactrothrips parvidens Priesner, 1932 Bactrothrips perplexus (Moulton, 1968) Bactrothrips pictipes Haga & Okajima, 1989 Bactrothrips pitkini Mound & Palmer, 1983 Bactrothrips priesneri Bournier, 1967 Bactrothrips propinquus (Bagnall, 1936) Q Bactrothrips quadrituberculatus (Bagnall, 1908) T Bactrothrips titschacki Bournier, 1968