Mystrothrips ophthalmus

Nomenclatural details

Paramystrothrips ophthalmus Okajima, 2006: 500.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Kanagawa, Honshu, Japan in leaf litter of deciduous forest. Fungus-feeder.

References

Okajima S (2006) The Insects of Japan Volume 2. The suborder Tubulifera (Thysanoptera). Fukuoka: Touka Shobo Co. Ltd. pp. 1–720.

Mound LA & Tree DJ (2018) Asia-Australia distribution patterns among species of Mystrothrips (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripinae), with two new species. Zootaxa 4526 (3): 347–357.

Type information

Holotype female, Tokyo University of Agriculture.