Rhipidothrips

Genus information

Rhipidothrips Uzel, 1895: 66. Type species Rhipidothrips gratiosus Uzel, by monotypy.

Biology and Distribution

European genus of six species, adults found in various flowers but probably breeding in particular Poaceae.

References

Uzel H (1895) Monographie der Ordnung Thysanoptera. Königratz, Bohemia: pp. 1–472.

zur Strassen R (2003) Die terebranten Thysanopteren Europas und des Mittelmeer-Gebietes. Die Tierwelt Deutschlands 74: 1-271.

Species

Rhipidothrips brunneus Williams, 1913

Rhipidothrips elegans Pelikan, 1961

Rhipidothrips flavus Tunc, 1991

Rhipidothrips gratiosus Uzel, 1895

Rhipidothrips niveipennis Reuter, 1899

Rhipidothrips unicolor zur Strassen, 1965