Chirothrips egregius

Nomenclatural details

Chirothrips egregius zur Strassen, 1957: 420.

Biology and Distribution

Described from South Africa, recorded from Kenya.

References

zur Strassen R (1957) Two new species of Chirothrips Haliday 1836 (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) from South-Africa. Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 20: 420–444.

zur Strassen R (1960) Key to and catalogue of the known species of Chirothrips Haliday, 1836 (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 23: 144–176.

Type information

Holotype female, National Collection of Insects, Pretoria.