Ethirothrips

Genus information

Liothrips (Ethirothrips) Karny, 1925: 133. Type species Liothrips thomasseti Bagnall (=Phlaeothrips stenomelas Walker), by subsequent designation, Priesner, 1949: 129.

Scotothrips Priesner, 1939: 75. Type species Adiaphorothrips elephas Karny, by original designation. Synonymised by Mound & Palmer, 1983: 55.

Paracryptothrips Moulton, 1944: 281. Type species Paracryptothrips inermis Moulton, by original designation. Synonymised by Mound & Palmer, 1983: 55.

Percipiothrips Ananthakrishnan, 1964: 72. Type species Mesothrips indicus Bagnall, by monotypy. Synonymised by Mound & Palmer, 1983: 55.

Elaphridia Ananthakrishnan, 1964: 90. Type species Elaphrothrips agasthya Ramakrishna, by monotypy. Synonymised by Mound & Palmer, 1983: 55.

Eurynotothrips Moulton, 1968: 119. Type species Eurynotothrips latapennis Moulton, by monotypy. Synonymised by Mound & Palmer, 1983: 55

Uredothrips Ananthakrishnan, 1969: 184. Type species Uredothrips indicus Ananthakrishnan, by monotypy. Synonymised by Mound & Palmer, 1983: 55.

Decothrips Ananthakrishnan, 1969: 182. Type species Decothrips anacardii Ananthakrishnan, by monotypy. Synonymised by Mound & Palmer, 1983: 55.

Biology and Distribution

Apparently a pantropical genus, with many Oriental and Pacific species, and with many species exhibiting considerable structural diversity.

References

Karny H (1925) On some tropical Thysanoptera. Bulletin of entomological Research 16: 125–142.

Priesner H (1939) Thysanopterologica VIII. Proceedings of the Royal entomological Society of London B8: 73-78.

Moulton D (1944) Thysanoptera of Fiji. Occasional Papers of the Bishop Museum 17: 267–311.

Ananthakrishnan TN (1964) A contribution to our knowledge of the Tubulifera (Thysanoptera) from India. Opuscula Entomologica 25(Supplement): 1–120.

Moulton D (1968) New Thysanoptera from Australia. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 36: 93–124.

Ananthakrishnan TN (1969) Mycophagous Thysanoptera - 1. Indian Forester 95: 173–185.

Mound LA & Palmer JM (1983) The generic and tribal classification of spore-feeding Thysanoptera (Phlaeothripidae: Idolothripinae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology 46: 1-174. See also: [1]

Okajima S & Masumoto M (2023) Six genera of the subtribe Macrothripina from Southeast Asia to Taiwan (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae, Idolothripinae). Zootaxa 5291 (1): 001–074.