Species Copidothrips octarticulatus (Schmutz, 1913)
- Heliothrips (Parthenothrips) octarticulatus Schmutz, K. 1913. Zur Kentniss der Thysanopterenfauna von Ceylon. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 122: 991-1089 [Date published 31/12/1913] [993].
Type data:
Status unknown, NHMW, Sri Lanka. - Copidothrips formosus Hood, J.D. 1954. Three new heliothripine Thysanoptera from Formosa. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 56: 188-193 [Date published 31/12/1954] [190].
Type data:
Holotype TT ♀, Formosa, Rarasen. - Mesostenothrips kraussi Stannard, L.J. & Mitri, T.J. 1962. Preliminary studies on the Tryphactothrips complex in which Anisopilothrips, Mesostenothrips and Elixothrips are erected as new genera (Thripidae: Heliothripinae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 88: 183-224 [Date published 31/12/1962] [211].
Type data:
Holotype ♀ (N.L.H. Krauss collection), Gilbert Islands.
Paratype(s) ♀, same data as for holotype.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Bhatti, J.S. 1990. Catalogue of Insects of the Order Terebrantia from the Indian Subregion. Journal of Pure and Applied Zoology 2: 205-352 [Date published 31/12/1990] [222]
Generic Combinations
- Copidothrips octarticulatus (Schmutz, 1913). —
Bhatti, J.S. 1990. Catalogue of Insects of the Order Terebrantia from the Indian Subregion. Journal of Pure and Applied Zoology 2: 205-352 [Date published 31/12/1990] [222]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Pacific Islands; Christmas Is.; also Philippines.
IBRA
NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Other Regions
Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Folivore (associated flora: Aglaonema sp. [ARACEAE]).
Extra Ecological Information
Recorded from Pohnpei (Micronesia) damaging kava (Piper methysticum) and from Seychelles on crucifer seedlings.
General References
Mound, L.A. 2002. Thrips and their host plants: new Australian records (Thysanoptera: Terebrantia). Australian Entomologist 29: 49-60 (first record from Australia)
Mound, L.A. 2009. New taxa and new records of Australian Panchaetothripinae (Thysanoptera, Thripidae). Zootaxa 2292: 25-33 (listed Copidothrips formosus under header 'Asian species possibly native to Australian tropics')
Reyes, C.P. 1994. Thysanoptera (Hexapoda) of the Philippine Islands. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 42: 107-507 [Date published 31/12/1994]
Wilson, T.H. 1975. A monograph of the subfamily Panchaetothripinae (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 23: 1-354 [Date published 31/12/1975] (extralimital synonymy)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2024 | THYSANOPTERA | 20-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Alice Wells (ABRS) |
| 15-Sep-2023 | THYSANOPTERA | 20-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Alice Wells (ABRS) |
| 21-Feb-2022 | THYSANOPTERA | 20-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Alice Wells |
| 04-Aug-2021 | THYSANOPTERA | 20-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Alice Wells |
| 05-Aug-2020 | THYSANOPTERA | 20-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Alice Wells (ABRS) |
| 05-Feb-2020 | THYSANOPTERA | 20-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Apr-2017 | THRIPIDAE | 20-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Apr-2017 | Panchaetothripinae | 20-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 08-Jul-2015 | THRIPIDAE | 20-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Feb-2020 | TEREBRANTIA | 20-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 20-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED |