Species Heligmothrips erinaceus (Karny, 1920)

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• Trichothrips erinaceus Karny, H. 1920. Nova Australska Thysanoptera, jez nashbiral Mjöberg. Casopis Ceskoslovenské Spolecnosti Entomologické 17: 35-44 [Date published 31/12/1920] [41].

  Type data:

   Holotype NHRM ♀, Cedar Creek, QLD.
• Teuchothrips fuscipennis Moulton, D. 1968. New Thysanoptera from Australia. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 36: 93-124 [Date published 31/12/1968] [100].

  Type data:

   Holotype CAS ♀, Liverpool, NSW.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Mound, L.A. 1970. Convoluted maxillary stylets and the systematics of some Phlaeothripine Thysanoptera from Casuarina trees in Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 18: 439-463 [Date published 31/12/1970] [455]

Introduction

Remarks on inadequacy of original description given by Mound et al. (2022), also description of holotype and new records.

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

ACT, NSW, Qld, SA: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Kanmantoo (KAN), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Folivore (associated flora: Allocasuarina verticillata [CASUARINACEAE]; Casuarina glauca [CASUARINACEAE]; Casuarina equisetifolia [CASUARINACEAE]).

Extra Ecological Information

On Casuarina [Casuarinaceae].

General References

Mound, L.A., Tree, D.J. & Wells, A. 2022. Convoluted maxillary stylets among Australian Thysanoptera Phlaeothripinae associated mainly with Casuarinaceae trees. Zootaxa 5190(3): 301-332 [Date published 29 Sept. 2022] [320]

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