Williamsiella

Genus information

Williamsiella Hood, 1925: 60. Type species Williamsiella bicoloripes Hood, 1925, by monotypy.

Lissothrips (Prolissothrips) Morgan, 1925: 5. Type species Lissothrips (Prolissothrips) stratulus Morgan, 1925, by monotypy, a synonym of Lissothrips breviceps Hood. Synonymised by Mound 1989: 10.

Phthirothrips Priesner, 1933: 154. Type species Phthirothrips pediculus Priesner, 1933, by monotypy. Synonymised by Mound 1989: 10.

Microlissothrips Johansen & Mojica, 1984: 56. Type species Microlissothrips muscoaffinis Johansen & Mojica, 1984, by monotypy. Synonymised by Mound 1989: 10.

Biology and Distribution

Neotropical, living on mosses.

References

Hood JD (1925) New neotropical Thysanoptera collected by C.B. Williams. Psyche 32: 48–69.

Morgan AC (1925) A new genus, a new subgenus and seven new species of Thysanoptera from Porto Rico. Florida Entomologist 9: 1–7.

Priesner H (1933) Neue exotische Thysanopteren. Stylops 2: 145–156.

Johansen RM & Mojica AM (1984) Nuevos Trips Tubuliferos (Insecta: Thysanoptera) de Mexico XII. Anales del Instituto de Biologia. Universidad Nacional de Mexico 55: 55-94.

Mound LA (1989) Systematics of thrips (Insecta: Thysanoptera) associated with mosses. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 96: 1-17.