Mesandrothrips inquilinus

Nomenclatural details

Haplothrips inquilinus Priesner, 1921: 4.

Xylaplothrips inquilinus Ananthakrishnan, 1966: 13.

Xylaplothrips longus Ananthakrishnan & Jagadish, 1969: 129.

Xylaplothrips orientalis Ananthakrishnan & Jagadish, 1969: 129.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Semarang, Java, Indonesia from leaf galls on Ficus benjamina and Smilax sp. (H. inquilinus) and Tirupathi, Kerala, Madura, Andra and Tambaram, India on Pavetta galls.

References

Priesner H (1921) Haplothrips-Studien. Treubia 2: 1–20.

Ananthakrishnan TN (1966) Thysanopterologica Indica - IV. Bulletin of Entomology, India 7: 1–12.

Ananthakrishnan TN & Jagadish A (1969) Studies on the species of Xylaplothrips Priesner from India. Zoologischer Anzieger 182: 121–133.

Mound LA & Tree DJ (2019) Rediagnoses of the Asian genera Xylaplothrips and Mesandrothrips (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripinae, Haplothripini), with keys to Australian species. Zootaxa 4613 (2): 327–341.

Type information

Syntype (X. inquilinus), Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Delhi.

Syntype (X. longus), unknown depositary.

Syntype male of X. orientalis in Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt.