Desmothrips reedi

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Nomenclatural details

Desmothrips reedi Mound, 1967: 66.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Tunderbine, New South Wales, Australia from Medicago hispida var. denticulata. Usually wingless, living at ground level. Widespread in eastern Australia.

References

Mound LA (1967) A taxonomic revision of the Australian Aeolothripidae (Thysanoptera). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology 20: 41-74.

Type information

Holotype female, Australian National Insect Collection, Canberra.

Desmothrips reedi meso- and metanotum
Desmothrips reedi macroptera head