Gigantothrips marshalli

Nomenclatural details

Gigantothrips marshalli Bagnall, 1926: 560.

Idolothrips niger Moulton, 1928: 247.

Gigantothrips fumipennis Bagnall, 1934: 493.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Ibadan, Nigeria (G. marshalli), Ethiopia (I. niger) and Tanzania (G. fumipennis).

References

Bagnall RS (1926) Brief descriptions of new Thysanoptera XVI. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (9)18: 545–560.

Moulton D (1928) Thysanoptera from Abyssinia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (10)1: 227–248.

Bagnall RS (1934) Brief descriptions of new Thysanoptera XVIII. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (10)13: 481–498.

Mound LA (1968) A review of RS Bagnall's Thysanoptera collections. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 11: 1–181.

Type information

Holotype female (G. marshalli), The Natural History Museum, London.

Holotype female (I. niger), The Natural History Museum, London.

Holotype female (G. fumipennis), The Natural History Museum, London.