Mycterothrips tschirkunae

Nomenclatural details

Rhopalandrothrips tschirkunae Yakhontov, 1961: 1473.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Uzbekistan, recorded from Iran from Vitis vinifera, Peganum harmala, Rosa canina, Robinia pseudoacacia, Trifolium montanum, Zygophylum yabaco and Malus communis.

References

Yakontov, V.V. (1961) Thrips of the genus Rhopalandrothrips Priesner. (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in the fauna of Eurasia. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 40: 1470–1477. [In Russian with English summary].

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

Syntype, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg.