Thrips roepkei

Nomenclatural details

Thrips roepkei Doeksen, 1953: 169.

Thrips inopinatus zur Strassen, 1963: 523. Synonym for T. roepkei (Vierbergen, 2004).

Thrips fallaciosus Nakahara, 1994: 51. Synonym for T. roepkei (Vierbergen, 2004).

Biology and Distribution

Described from Netherlands (T. roepkei), Frankfurt am Main, Germany from Solanum dulcamara (T. inopinatus) and New York USA from terminal leaves of Salix sp. (T. fallacious). Widespread in northern USA and Canada.

References

Doeksen, J. (1953) Thrips roepkei nov. spec. Tijdschrift over Plantenziekten 59: 169.

zur Strassen R (1963) Thrips inopinatus n.sp. aus Deutschland (Ins., Thysanoptera, Thripidae). Senckenbergiana biologica 44: 523–527.

Nakahara (1994) The genus Thrips Linnaeus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) of the New World. United States Department of Agriculture. Technical Bulletin 1822: 1-183.

Vierbergen G (2004) Eight species of thrips new for The Netherlands and some taxonomical changes in Stenchaetothrips, Thrips and Hoplothrips (Thysanoptera). Acta Phytopathologica et Entomologica Hungarica 39: 199–209.

Type information

Holotype female (T. fallacious), United States National Museum; paratype males & females in Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt.

Holotype female (T. inopinatus), Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt.

Holotype female (T. roepkei), Plant Protection Service, Wageningen.