Haplothrips (Trybomiella) nigricornis

Nomenclatural details

Anthothrips nigricornis Bagnall, 1910: 425.

Haplothrips unicolor Bagnall, 1919: 274.

Haplothrips ramakrishnai Karny, 1926: 218. Synonymised by Pitkin, 1976: 259

Biology and Distribution

Described from Cape Town, South Africa on Diplopappus, Europs, Olipterus and Sebaea flowers (H. nigricornis) and Pirie, South Africa (H. unicolor); India (H. ramakrishnai)

References

Bagnall RS (1910) New South African Thysanoptera. Annals of the South African Museum 5: 425–428.

Bagnall RS (1919) Brief descriptions of new Thysanoptera X. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9) 4: 253–277.

Karny (1926) Studies on Indian Thysanoptera. Memoirs of the Department of Agriculture in India Entomological Series 9: pp. 187-239.

Faure JC (1955) South African Thysanoptera - 4. Journal of the Entomological Society of South Africa 18: 208–234.

Pitkin BR (1976) A revision of the Indian species of Haplothrips and related genera (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 34: 221-280.

Type information

Syntype, The Natural History Museum, London.

Holotype female of ramakrishnai in Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt.