Karnyothrips

Genus information

Karnyothrips Watson, 1923: 23. Type species Karynia weigeli Watson 1922, by monotypy, synonym of Anthothrips flavipes Jones.

Karynia Watson, 1922: 6. Mis-spelling of Karnyia Watson, homonym of Karnyia Shelford (Blattodea).

Watsoniella Karny, 1923: 376. Type species Cephalothrips elongatus Watson 1919, by monotypy; a synonym of melaleucus Bagnall.

Vargasia Retana-Salazar & Soto-Rodriguez, 2007: 631. Type species Karnyothrips melaleucus Bagnall, 1911, by monotypy. Synonymised by Goldarazena et al., 2008: 967.

Dioclesianothrips Retana-Salazar & Soto-Rodriguez, 2007: 632. Type species Karnyothrips sonorensis Stannard, 1956, by monotypy. Synonymised by Goldarazena et al., 2008: 967.

Willeia Retana-Salazar & Soto-Rodriguez, 2007: 632. Type species Karnyothrips americanus Hood, 1912, by monotypy. Synonymised by Goldarazena et al., 2008: 967.

Aguilaria Retana-Salazar & Soto-Rodriguez, 2007: 632. Nomen nudum. Synonymised by Goldarazena et al., 2008: 967.

Biology and Distribution

Pantropical, but weakly defined, genus, some species predatory.

References

Watson JR (1922) Another camphor thrips. Florida Entomologist 6: 6-7.

Watson JR (1923) Synopsis and catalog of the Thysanoptera of North America. Bulletin of the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Florida 168: 1-100.

Karny H (1923) Beitrage zur Malayischen Thysanopterenfauna. VI. Malayische Rindenthripse, gessammelt von Dr. N.A. Kemner. VII. Gallenbewohnende Thysanopteren von Celebes und den Inseln südlich davon, gesammelt von Herrn W. Doctors v. Leeuwen. VIII. Ueber die tiergeographischen Beziehungen der malayischen Thysanopteren. Treubia 3: 277–380.

Retana-Salazar AP & Soto-Rodriguez GA (2007) Revision taxonomica del grupo Haplothrips-Karnyothrips (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae). Revista de Biologia Tropical 55(2): 627–635.

Goldarazena A, Mound LA & Zur Strassen R (2008) Nomenclatural problems among Thysanoptera (Insecta) of Costa Rica. Revista de Biologia Tropical 56: 961-968.