Genus Urothrips Bagnall, 1909
Compiler and date details
July 2013 - ABRS
Laurence A. Mound, CSIRO Entomology, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; updated (2001) by Andrew A. Calder, CSIRO Entomology, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- Urothrips Bagnall, R.S. 1909. On Urothrips paradoxus, a new type of Thysanopterous insects. Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici 7: 125–136 [126].
Type species:
Urothrips paradoxus Bagnall, 1909 by monotypy. - Biconothrips Stannard, L.J. 1970. New genera and species of Urothripini (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae). Actes de la Société Linnéene de Bordeaux 39: 114-124 [Date published 31/12/1970] [121].
Type species:
Biconothrips reedi Stannard, 1970 by monotypy. - Ananthakrishnaniella Stannard, L.J. 1970. New genera and species of Urothripini (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae). Actes de la Société Linnéene de Bordeaux 39: 114-124 [Date published 31/12/1970] [118].
Type species:
Ananthakrishnaniella tarai Stannard, 1970 by monotypy. - Coxothrips Bournier, A. 1964 [1963]. Thysanoptères de l'Angola II. Publicaçoes Culturais da Companhia de Diamantes de Angola 63: 73–86 [Date published 1964] [75].
Type species:
Coxothrips reticulatus Bournier, 1964 by monotypy.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Bhatti, J.S. 1998. New structural features in the Order Tubulifera (Insecta). 2. Thoracic structures. Journal of Pure and Applied Zoology 5(2): 177–252 [198] (for Ananthakrishnaniella Stannard)
- Ulitzka, M.R. & Mound, L.A. 2014. New generic synonyms in the Palaeotropical genus Urothrips (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripinae) with one new species from Seychelles. Zootaxa 3755(6): 595–600 [596] (for Coxothrips Bournier and Biconothrips Stannard)
Introduction
Problems within genus discussed by Mound et al. (2023).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Channel Country (CHC), Central Ranges (CR), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mulga Lands (ML), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tanami (TAN), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB) ; NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT) ; NSW, Qld, SA, Vic: Carnarvon (CAR)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Northern Territory
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin, NE coastal
- South Australia: Murray-Darling basin, S Gulfs, SE coastal
General References
Mound, L.A. 1972. Species complexes and the generic classification of leaf-litter thrips of the Tribe Urothripini (Phlaeothripidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 20: 83-103 [Date published 31/12/1972]
Mound, L.A., Dang, L.-H. & Tree, D.J. 2013. Genera of fungivorous Phlaeothripinae (Thysanoptera) from dead branches and leaf-litter in Australia. Zootaxa 3681(3): 201–224 [208] (diagnosis)
Mound, L.A., Lima, E.F.B. & O'Donnel, C.A. 2023. What is a genus—interpreting structural diversity among species of urothripine Phlaeothripinae (Thysanoptera). Zootaxa 5319(1): 91–102 [100]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2024 | THYSANOPTERA | 19-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Alice Wells (ABRS) |
| 31-Jul-2018 | Phlaeothripinae | 06-Jul-2016 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
| 05-Feb-2020 | TUBULIFERA | 14-Apr-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 04-Feb-2014 | Urothrips Bagnall, 1909 | 03-Feb-2014 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Feb-2020 | 17-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Feb-2020 | 16-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |