Trichromothrips fragilis

Nomenclatural details

Trichromothrips fragilis Masumoto & Okajima, 2005: 17.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Tokyo, Japan from Aucuba japonica leaves. Also taken from Cinnamomum camphora, Cocculus orbiculatus, Machilus thunbergii and Magnolia sp. Recorded from Taiwan on Liquidambar formosana, Passiflora coerulea and Passiflora edulis.

References

Masumoto M & Okajima S (2005) Trichromothrips Priesner (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) of Japan and Taiwan, with descriptions of four new species and a review of the Trichromothrips group of genera. Zootaxa 1082: 1–27.

Type information

Holotype female, Tokyo University of Agriculture.