Thrips meruensis

Nomenclatural details

Physopus meruensis Trybom, 1908: 6.

Taeniothrips ugandai Moulton, 1936: 502. Synonymised by Mound, 2010: 10.

Taeniothrips (Isochaetothrips) holmi zur Strassen, 1972: 86. Synonymised by Mound, 2010: 10.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Tanzania (P. meruensis), Kenya (T. holmi) and Uganda (T. ugandai). Also seen from Democratic Republic of the Congo.

References

Trybom F (1908) Physapoda. pp. 1–20 in Sjöstedt Physapoda in Sjöstedt, Wissentschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Zoologischen Expedition nach dem Kilimandjaro, dem Meru, und dem umgebenden Massaisteppen Deutsch-Ostafrikas, 1905-1906. XVI.

Moulton D (1936) Thysanoptera from Africa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (10)17: 493–509.

zur Strassen R (1972) Äethiopische Thysanopteren überwiegend aus dem Massiv des Mount Elgon in Kenya (Insecta, Thysanoptera). Zoologica Scripta 1: 85–105.

Mound LA (2010) Species of the genus Thrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) from the Afro-tropical Region. Zootaxa 2423: 1–24.

Type information

Holotype (T. ugandai), The Natural History Museum, London.

Holotype (T. holmi), Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm.

Unknown type (P. meruensis), Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm; syntype male & females in Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt.