Elaphrothrips denticollis

Nomenclatural details

Dicaiothrips denticollis Bagnall, 1909: 527.

Elaphrothrips beesoni Ramakrishna, 1934: 7. Synonymised by Palmer & Mound, 1978: 179.

Elaphrothrips mucronatus Priesner, 1935: 167.

Elaphrothrips sumbanus Priesner, 1935: 169. Synonymised by Palmer & Mound, 1978: 179.

Elaphrothrips productus Priesner, 1935: 170. Synonymised by Palmer & Mound, 1978: 179.

Elaphrothrips productus obscuricornis Priesner, 1935: 171. Synonymised by Palmer & Mound, 1978: 179.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Indonesia (Nias Island) (D. denticollis), India (E. beesoni), Java (E. mucronatus) and Sumba (E. sumbanus, E. productus, E. obscuricornis).

References

Bagnall RS (1909) On some new and little known exotic Thysanoptera. Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland 3: 524–540.

Ramakrishna TV (1934) Notes on Indian Thysanoptera with descriptions of new species. Records of the Indian Museum 36: 491–498.

Priesner H (1935) Indomalayische Thysanopteren VI. Konowia. 14: 58–339.

Palmer JM & Mound LA (1978) Nine genera of fungus-feeding Phlaeothripidae (Thysanoptera) from the Oriental Region. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 37: 153–215.

Type information

Holotype female (D. denticollis), The Natural History Museum, London.

Holotype males (E. mucronatus, E. sumbanus and E. productus), Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt.