Sophiothrips annulatus

Sophiothrips annulatus_Female head, thorax and tergites I-II [L A Mound]

Nomenclatural details

Sophiothrips annulatus Okajima, 1994: 30.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Ryukyu Islands, Japan on dead leaves and branches. Fungus-feeder.

References

Okajima S (1994) The genus Sophiothrips Hood (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae) from Japan. Japanese Journal of Entomology 62: 29–39.

Okajima S (2006) The Insects of Japan. Volume 2. The suborder Tubulifera (Thysanoptera). Fukuoka: Touka Shobo Co. Ltd. pp. 1–720.

Type information

Holotype female, Tokyo University of Agriculture.