Mycterothrips nilgiriensis

Abdomen

Nomenclatural details

Rhopalandrothrips nilgiriensis Ananthakrishnan, 1960: 37.

Rhopalandrothrips orchidii Ananthakrishnan, 1961: 263.

Physothrips crotus Bhatti, 1962: 37.

Mycterothrips ravidus Wang, 1999: 236.

Biology and Distribution

Described from India from Coonoor on pear leaves (R. nilgiriensis), Shembaganur on Cymbidium bicolor (R. orchidii) and Hoshiarpur on Cassia sp. flowers (P. crotus) and Taiwan (M. ravidus).

References

Ananthakrishnan TN (1960) A remarkable instance of sexual dimorphism in a new species, Rhopalandrothrips nilgiriensis (Thysanoptera: Terebrantia). Pan-Pacific Entomologist 36: 37–40.

Ananthakrishnan TN (1961) Studies on some Indian Thysanoptera VI. Zoologischer Anzieger 167: 259–271.

Bhatti JS (1962) A new genus and two new species of Thysanoptera, with notes on other species. Bulletin of Entomology, India 3: 34–39.

Wang C-L (1999) The genus Mycterothrips Trybom (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) from Taiwan. Chinese Journal of Entomology 19: 229–238.

Masumoto M & Okajima S (2006) A revision of and key to the world species of Mycterothrips Trybom (Thysanoptera, Thripidae). Zootaxa 1261: 1–90.

Type information

Holotype (M. ravidus), Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute.

Holotype male (R. nilgiriensis), unknown depositary.

Holotype male (R. orchidii), unknown depositary.