Megalurothrips peculiaris

Nomenclatural details

Physothrips peculiaris Bagnall, 1918: 206.

Taeniothrips pingala Ramakrishna, 1928: 260.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Pusa, Bengal, India from lucerne.

References

Bagnall RS (1918) Brief descriptions of new Thysanoptera IX. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9) 1: 201–221.

Ramakrishna TV (1928) A contribution to our knowledge of the Thysanoptera of India. Memoirs of the Department of Agriculture in India. Entomology Series 7: 217–316.

Type information

Syntype (P. peculiaris), The Natural History Museum, London.