Octothrips bhattii

Nomenclatural details

Apollothrips bhattii Wilson, 1972: 52.

Octothrips lygodii Mound, 2002: 219.

Biology and Distribution

Described from India (A. bhattii) and Lamma island, Hong Kong from fronds of Lygodium japonicum (O. lygodii).

References

Wilson TH (1972) Apollothrips bhattii, a new genus and species of thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) from Central India, with a synopsis of related genera. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 65: 49–54.

Mound LA (2002) Octothrips lygodii sp.n. (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) damaging weedy Lygodium ferns in south-eastern Asia, with notes on other Thripidae reported from ferns. Australian Journal of Entomology 41: 216–220.

Wang C-L (2008) A new synonym and two new records for Taiwan of Thripidae related to Trichromothrips (Thysanoptera). Zootaxa 1941: 67–68.

Type information

Holotype male (O. lygodii), The Natural History Museum, London.