Merothrips morgani
Nomenclatural details
Merothrips morgani Hood, 1912: 132.
Merothrips hawaiiensis Moulton, 1937: 411. Synonymised by Bailey, 1960: 59.
Biology and Distribution
Described from Homer, Illinois USA from under hickory and oak bark (M. morgani) and Molokai, Hawaii USA from wind trap (M. hawaiiensis). Also found from California USA.
References
Hood JD (1912) Descriptions of new North American Thysanoptera. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 14: 129–160.
Moulton D (1937) Further notes on Hawaiian thrips with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Hawaiian entomological Society 9: 409–414.
Bailey SF (1960) A review of two uncommon genera of California genera of Thysanoptera (Terebrantia). Pan-Pacific Entomologist 36: 53-67.
Mound LA, Tree DC & Paris D. (2012) Ozthrips – Thysanoptera in Australia. [1]
Type information
Holotype female (M. morgani), National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.
Holotype female (M. hawaiiensis),California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco.
