Species Merothrips morgani Hood, 1912

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Species Merothrips morgani Hood, 1912

Merothrips morgani Hood, J.D. 1912. Descriptions of new North American Thysanoptera. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 14: 129-160 [Date published 31/12/1912] [132].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 71526 ♀, Homer, Illinois, USA.
Paratype(s) USNM ♂ (as allotype).

Distribution

States

New South Wales

Extra Distribution Information

Also eastern USA, Panama, Hawaii, India, Kenya.

Introduced from North America.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

NSW: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal

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)

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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