Pygothrips pygus

Nomenclatural details

Cryptothrips pygus Mound, 1974: 43.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Aldinga, South Australia from Eucalyptus (?) porosa flowers.

References

Mound LA (1974) Spore-feeding Thrips (Phlaeothripidae) from Leaf Litter and Dead Wood in Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 27: 1–106.

Mound LA & Palmer JM (1983) The generic and tribal classification of spore-feeding Thysanoptera (Phlaeothripidae: Idolothripinae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology 46: 1-174. See also: [1]

Okajima S (1990) The Old World species of Pygothrips (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae). Systematic Entomology 15: 87–99.

Mound LA & Tree DJ (2021) Tubuliferous Thysanoptera in Australia with an enlarged tenth abdominal segment (Phlaeothripidae, Idolothripinae), including six new species. Zootaxa 4951 (1): 167–181.

Type information

Holotype female, Australian National Insect Collection, Canberra.