Species Gynaikothrips ficorum (Marchal, 1908)
Fig Leaf-rolling Thrips
- Phloeothrips ficorum Marchal, P. 1908. Sur une nouvelle espèce Thrips (Thysanoptera) nuisible aux Ficus en Algérie. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 14: 251-253 [Date published 31/12/1908] [252].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown, Algeria. - Gynaikothrips edentatus Priesner, H. 1939. Zur Kenntnis der Gattung Gynaikothrips Zimm. (Thysanoptera). Mitteilungen Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft 29: 475–487 [482].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Mound, L.A. & Tree, D.J. 2021. Taxonomic problems with Gynaikothrips and related genera (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripinae): the ficorum/uzeli complex and taxa endemic to Australia. Zootaxa 5023(4): 537–554 [541]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Also pantropical. 'Queensland: Brisbane to Cape Tribulation; NSW: Yamba & Bogabilla; Western Australia: Perth & Carnarvon; Northern Territory: Darwin) …' (Mound &Tree, 2021)
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, WA: Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Pilbara (PIL), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Folivore.
Extra Ecological Information
Leaf-roller on Ficus microcarpa [Moraceae].
General References
Mound, L.A. 1994. Thrips and gall induction: a search for patterns. pp. 131-149 in Williams, M.A.J. (ed.). Plant Galls: Organisms, Interactions, Populations. Systematics Association Special Volume No. 49. Oxford : Clarendon Press. [Date published 31/12/1994]
Mound, L.A. 1996. Thysanoptera. pp. 249-332 in Wells, A. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 26. Psocoptera, Phthiraptera, Thysanoptera. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing xiii 418 pp. (this species is possibly a variant of the type species, Gynaikothrips uzeli (Zimmerman, 1900))
Mound, L.A. & Tree, D.J. 2021. Taxonomic problems with Gynaikothrips and related genera (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripinae): the ficorum/uzeli complex and taxa endemic to Australia. Zootaxa 5023(4): 537–554 [541]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-Feb-2022 | THYSANOPTERA | 12-Sep-2021 | MODIFIED | Dr Alice Wells |
| 05-Feb-2020 | 17-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Feb-2020 | 16-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |