Species Merothrips brunneus Ward, 1969
- Merothrips brunneus Ward, A. 1969. Two new Merothrips (Thysanoptera Merothripidae) from New Zealand. Records of the Canterbury Museum 8: 359-366 [Date published 31/12/1969] [362].
Type data:
Holotype NZAC ♀, Whakerawarewa, New Zealand.
Paratype(s) NZAC ♀; NZFRI ♀.
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Also New Zealand and Costa Rica.
Introduced from ?Central America.
IBRA
ACT, Qld: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Nandewar (NAN), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Other Regions
Norfolk Island terrestrial & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Fungivore.
Extra Ecological Information
Dead branches.
General References
Mound, L.A. & Marullo. R. 1996. The Thrips of Central and South America. Memoirs on Entomology, International 6: 1-487 [Date published 31/12/1996] (distribution)
Mound, L.A. & Wells, A. 2015. Endemics and adventives: Thysanoptera (Insecta) biodiversity of Norfolk, a tiny Pacific Island. Zootaxa 3964(2): 183–210 [189]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Feb-2020 | TEREBRANTIA | 06-Jul-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |