Plectrothrips eximius

Nomenclatural details

Plectrothrips eximius Ananthakrishnan, 1969: 296.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Madras, India from leaves with fungus. Recorded from Singapore.

References

Ananthakrishnan TN (1969) Mycophagous Thysanoptera - II. Oriental Insects 3: 289–299.

Okajima S (1981) A revision of the tribe Plectrothripini of fungus-feeding Thysanoptera (Phlaeothripidae: Phlaeothripinae). Systematic Entomology 6: 291–336

Type information

Holotype female, Tamil Nadu Agricultural college.