Species Ecacanthothrips tibialis (Ashmead, 1905)
- Idolothrips tibialis Ashmead, W.H. 1905. A new thrips from the Philippine Islands. Entomological News 16: 20 [Date published 31/12/1905] [20].
Type data:
Holotype USNM ♀, Manilla, Philippines. - Acanthothrips sanguineus Bagnall, R.S. 1908. On some new and curious Thysanoptera (Tubulifera) from Papua. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 1: 355-363 [Date published 31/12/1908] [362].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♀, Dorey, New Guinea. - Ecacanthothrips io Girault, A.A. 1930. New pests from Australia. Brisbane : Published privately Vol. 8 5 pp. [1].
Type data:
Holotype QM ♂, Queensland.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Palmer, J.M. & Mound, L.A. 1978. Nine genera of fungus-feeding Phlaeothripidae (Thysanoptera) from the Oriental Region. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomol. 37: 153-215 [Date published 31/12/1978] [161]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Christmas Is.; also widespread in Old World tropics (" widespread from India to southern Japan, New Guinea and northern Australia (Palmer and Mound 1978). A fungus-feeding species that lives on dead branches" (Mound 2019).
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Other Regions
Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Fungivore.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Feb-2020 | THYSANOPTERA | 23-Jan-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Feb-2020 | 17-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Feb-2020 | 16-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |