Species Teuchothrips leptospermum Mound, Dang & Tree, 2023
- Teuchothrips leptospermum Mound, L.A., Dang, L.-H. & Tree, D.J. 2023. Structural diversity among the leaf-feeding thrips of Australia in the genus Teuchothrips (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripinae) with 20 new species. Zootaxa 5383(4): 441–475 [Date published 13 Dec. 2023] [462].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♀ (from Leptospermum scoparium), Australia, Tasmania, Mt Anne, Condominium Creek.
Paratype(s) ANIC 1 ♀, 2 ♂, taken with holotype; ANIC 2 ♀ with larvae (from Eremococcus galls on Leptospermum lanigerum), Tasmania, Meander Forest Reserve; ANIC 2 ♀hemimacropterae, 3 ♀micropterae (beating), Tasmania, Little Fisher River; ANIC 1 ♀ macroptera (from Leptospermum), South Australia, Wottons Scrub [10km southeast of Adelaide]; ANIC 2 ♀, 1 ♂ micropterae (from Leptospermum fruits), New South Wales, Fitzroy Falls; ANIC 3 ♀ micropterae, 3 ♂ micropterae, 1 ♀macroptera (on Leptospermum sp.), Australian Capital Territory, Brindabella, Piccadilly Circus.
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Tas: Australian Alps (AA), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS)
Ecological Descriptors
Folivore (host(s): Eremococcus pirogarus [ERIOCOCCIDAE] (associated with galls)) (associated flora: Leptospermum scoparium [MYRTACEAE]; Leptospermum lanigerum [MYRTACEAE]).
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THYSANOPTERA | 19-Jan-2024 | ADDED | Dr Alice Wells (ABRS) |