Melanthrips
Genus information
Melanthrips Haliday, 1836: 450. Type species Melanthrips obesa Haliday, a synonym of M. fuscus Sulzer, by monotypy.
Orthomelanthrips Melis, 1931: 134. Type species not designated; nomen nudum.
Plagiomelanthrips Melis, 1931: 134. Type species not designated; nomen nudum.
Melanthrips (Dichropterothrips) Priesner, 1936: 51. Type species Melanthrips ficalbii Buffa.
Turkmenothrips Liskiewicz, 1961: 335. Type species Melanthrips (Turkmenothrips) helenae Liskiewicz, by monotypy. Synonymy by zur Strassen, 1980.
Biology and Distribution
Breeding in flowers and pupating in soil, mainly in Palaearctic region.
Click to see a list of the 37 species.
References
Haliday AH (1836) An epitome of the British genera in the Order Thysanoptera with indications of a few of the species. Entomological Magazine 3: 439–451.
Melis A (1931) Tisanotteri Italiani. Genus Melanthrips. Redia, 20: 1-143.
Priesner H (1936) A preliminary review of the non-fossil species of the genus Melanthrips Hal. (Thysanoptera). Bulletin de la Societe Royale entomologique d'Egypte 20: 29–52.
zur Strassen R (2003) Die terebranten Thysanopteren Europas und des Mittelmeer-Gebietes. Die Tierwelt Deutschlands 74: 1–271.
Species
Melanthrips acetosellae John, 1927
Melanthrips affluens Ananthakrishnan, 1966
Melanthrips arabs Priesner, 1936
Melanthrips areolatus Priesner, 1936
Melanthrips bagnalli Priesner, 1936
Melanthrips baileyi Ananthakrishnan, 1965
Melanthrips concinnus zur Strassen, 1968
Melanthrips desertorum Priesner, 1964
Melanthrips digitus Bailey, 1954
Melanthrips faurei Hood, 1937
Melanthrips ficalbii Buffa, 1907
Melanthrips fuscus Sulzer, 1776
Melanthrips gratiosus zur Strassen, 1968
Melanthrips hamedaniensis Mirab-balou, 2015
Melanthrips hei Mirab-balou & Chen, 2011
Melanthrips hispanicus Pelikan, 1977
Melanthrips indicus Bhatti, 1967
Melanthrips insulsus Bailey, 1954
Melanthrips knechteli Priesner, 1936
Melanthrips libycus Priesner, 1936
Melanthrips longisetis Priesner, 1964
Melanthrips maculipennis zur Strassen, 1968
Melanthrips matthiolae Priesner, 1936
Melanthrips morulus zur Strassen, 1968
Melanthrips nigricornis Bagnall, 1913
Melanthrips pallidior Priesner, 1919
Melanthrips paspalevi Pelikan, 1960
Melanthrips pelikani Jenser, 1993
Melanthrips rivnayi Priesner, 1936
Melanthrips separandus Priesner, 1936
Melanthrips setariae Hartwig, 1952
Melanthrips sinaiticus Priesner, 1964
Melanthrips sudanensis Priesner, 1936
Melanthrips titschacki Pelikan, 1960
Melanthrips tortus zur Strassen, 1968
Melanthrips trifasciatus Priesner, 1961
Melanthrips tristis Priesner, 1936
