Elaphrothrips procer

Nomenclatural details

Dicaiothrips procer Schmutz, 1913: 1063.

Dicaiothrips novus Schmutz, 1913: 1066.

Dicaiothrips dallatorensis Schmutz, 1913: 1067.

Dicaiothrips proximus Bagnall, 1914: 289.

Elaphrothrips achaetus Bagnall, 1934: 633.

Elaphrothrips approximatus Bagnall, 1934: 635.

Elaphrothrips chandana Ramakrishna, 1934: 9

Elaphrothrips eranthemi Seshadri & Ananthakrishnan, 1954: 224

Biology and Distribution

Described from Sri Lanka (D. procer, D. novus, D. Dallatorensis, D. proximus, E. achaetus, E. approximatus) and India (E. chandana and E. eranthemi).

References

Schmutz K (1913) Zur Kenntnis der Thysanopterenfauna von Ceylon. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften 122(7): 991–1089.

Bagnall RS (1914) Brief descriptions of new Thysanoptera III. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)13: 287–297.

Bagnall RS (1934) Contributions towards a knowledge of the Thysanopterous genus Elaphrothrips Buffa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (10)13: 627–636.

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

Seshadri A & Ananathakrishnan TN (1954) Some new Indian Thysanoptera - 1. Indian Journal of Entomology 16: 210–226.

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 male (D. procer), Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien.

Type specimens (D. novus and D. dallatorensis), Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien.

Holotype males (D. proximus and E. approxmimatus), The Natural History Museum, London.

Holotype female (E. achaetus), The Natural History Museum, London.

Holotype male (E. eranthemi), Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata