Ethirothrips angusticornis

Nomenclatural details

Mesothrips angusticornis Bagnall, 1924: 638.

Neoheegeria hibisci Moulton & Steinweden, 1933: 32.

Cryptothrips latus fijiensis Moulton, 1944: 270.

Neoheegeria longus Moulton, 1944: 297.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Sri Lanka (M. angusticornis), Fiji (N. longus, C. fijiensis) and the Marquesas Islands (N. hibisci). This synonymy requires further study.

References

Bagnall RS (1924) Brief descriptions of new Thysanoptera XIV. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)14: 625–640.

Moulton D & Steinweden JB (1933) Thysanoptera from the Society Islands. Pacific entomological Survey 6/6: 29–33.

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

Type information

Holotype male (M. angusticornis), Natural History Museum, London.

Holotype females (N. hibisci and N. longus), Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu.

Holotype male of (C. fijiensis), Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu.