Hystricothrips phasgonura

Nomenclatural details

Hystricothrips phasgonura Karny, 1912: 132.

Hystricothrips hystrix Priesner, 1932: 198.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Guinea-Bissau (H. phasgonura) and Democratic Republic of the Congo (H. hystrix). Recorded from Angola.

References

Karny H (1912) Einige weitere Tubuliferen aus dem tropischen Afrika. Entomologische Rundschau (20)29: 130–133.

Priesner H (1932) Thysanopteren aus dem Belgischen Congo. Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaine 22(2): 192–221.

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.

Type information

Holotype female (H. phasgonura), Humboldt University Museum, Berlin.

Holotype male (H. hystrix), Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren.