Scolothrips rhagebianus

Nomenclatural details

Scolothrips rhagebianus Priesner, 1950: 46.

Scolothrips indicus Priesner, 1950: 48.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Sudan (S. rhagebianus) and Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore, India from Punica nadatum (S. indicus). Recorded from South Africa, Mauritius and Australia.

References

Priesner H (1950) Studies on the genus Scolothrips (Thysanoptera). Bulletin de la Societe Royale entomologique d'Egypte 34: 39–68.

Mound LA (2011) Species recognition in the genus Scolothrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae, predators of leaf-feeding mites. Zootaxa 2797: 45–53.

Type information

Holotype female (S. indicus), Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt.

Lectotype female (S. rhagebianus), Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt.