Sophiothrips

Genus information

Sophiothrips Hood, 1934: 425. Type species Sophiothrips squamosus Hood, 1934, by original designation.

Nanothrips Faure, 1938: 3. Type species Nanothrips breviceps Faure, 1938, by monotypy. Synonymised by Hood, 1954

Bagnalliola Priesner, 1939: 95. Type species Brachythrips terminalis Bagnall 1928, by monotypy. Synonymised by Mound, 1977: 174.

Zaxenothrips Crawford, 1943: 221. Type species Zaxenothrips peculiaris Crawford, 1943, by monotypy. Synonymised by Hood, 1954

Nanimothrips zur Strassen, 1974: 120. Type species Nanimothrips makaronesicus zur Strassen, 1974, by monotypy. Synonymised by Mound, 1977: 174

Biology and Distribution

Fungus feeding on dead branches, widely around world.

References

Hood JD (1934) New Thysanoptera from Panama. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 41: 407–434.

Faure JC (1938) Descriptions of new Thysanoptera. Pretoria University Publications, Series 2, Natural Science 4: 1–20.

Crawford JC (1943) A new genus and species of Hoplothripini (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 45: 221–225.

zur Strassen R (1974) Neue silvicole Fransenflügler von den makaronesischen Inseln (Ins.: Thysanoptera). Senckenbergiana biologica 55: 105–134.

Mound LA (1977) Leaf-litter Thysanoptera of the sub-tribe Williamsiellina (Phlaeothripidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology 36: 171-192.