Emprosthiothrips niger

Nomenclatural details

Emprosthiothrips niger Moulton, 1942: 12.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Ooldea, South Australia, living in leaf litter and at base of grasses. Also collected from New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory.

References

Moulton D (1942) Seven new genera of Thysanoptera from Australia and New Zealand. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Science 41: 1–13.

Mound LA (1974) Spore-feeding Thrips (Phlaeothripidae) from Leaf Litter and Dead Wood in Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 27: 1–106.

Type information

Holotype female, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco.