Octurothrips
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Octurothrips is a genus of thrips in the family Phlaeothripidae,[1] first described by Hermann Priesner in 1931.[2][3] There is just one species in this genus: Octurothrips pulcher.[4][5]
This genus and species has unusually long abdominal segments IX and X.[5] It shares many of the characters of Habrothrips, but its head and antennae are very different.[5]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]It has been found in Victoria, South Australia and Queensland in inland arid zones,[5] by beating the stems of various Acacias.[5] It is thought to feed on fungus.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Roskov Y., Ower G., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds. (2019). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2019 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.
- ^ "Australian Faunal Directory: Octurotrhips". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
- ^ Priesner, H. (1931). "Ein neues Genus aus der Familie Urothripidae" (PDF). Konowia (in German). 10: 93–95 [93]..
- ^ "IRMNG - Octurothrips Priesner, 1931". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
- ^ a b c d e f "Factsheet - Octurothrips". keys.lucidcentral.org. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
Further reading
[edit]- LA Mound (1972). "Species complexes and the generic classification of leaf-litter thrips of the tribe Urothripini (Phlaeothripidae)". Australian Journal of Zoology. 20 (1): 83. doi:10.1071/ZO9720083. ISSN 0004-959X. Wikidata Q54670929.
- Laurence A Mound; Li-Hong Dang; Desley J Tree (1 January 2013). "Genera of fungivorous Phlaeothripinae (Thysanoptera) from dead branches and leaf-litter in Australia". Zootaxa. 3681 (3): 201–224. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.3681.3.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 25232603. Wikidata Q29469397.
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