Species Merothrips floridensis Watson, 1927
- Merothrips floridensis Watson, J.R. 1927. New Thysanoptera from Florida. Florida Entomologist 10: 60-62 [Date published 31/12/1927] [60].
Type data:
Lectotype FSM ♂, Earleton, Florida, USA.
Paralectotype(s) FSM ♂.Subsequent designation references:
Mound, L.A. & O'Neill, K. 1974. Taxonomy of the Merothripidae, with ecological and phylogenetic considerations (Thysanoptera). Journal of Natural History 8: 481-509 [Date published 31/12/1974] [496].
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Widespread in subtropics.
Introduced from North America.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld, SA: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), 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)
Other Regions
Norfolk Island terrestrial & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Fungivore.
Extra Ecological Information
Dead branches, leaf litter.
General References
Mound, L.A. & O'Neill, K. 1974. Taxonomy of the Merothripidae, with ecological and phylogenetic considerations (Thysanoptera). Journal of Natural History 8: 481-509 [Date published 31/12/1974] (synonymy, biology, 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) |