Genus Sophiothrips Hood, 1933

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Genus Sophiothrips Hood, 1933

Sophiothrips Hood, J.D. 1933. New Thysanoptera from Panama. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 51: 407-434 [Date published 31/12/1933] [425].
Type species:
Sophiothrips squamosus Hood, 1933 by original designation.

Introduction

A key to nine Australian and New Zealand Sophiothrips species was provided by Mound & Tree (2014), among them six new species from the Australian mainland and one from Norfolk Island.

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Worldwide.

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

ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Tas: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), NSW North Coast (NNC), Wet Tropics (WT) ; ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ) ; ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, WA: South Eastern Highlands (SEH) ; ACT, NSW, WA: Jarrah Forest (JF) ; NT, WA: Central Kimberley (CK), Darwin Coastal (DAC) ; Qld, Vic: Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP)

Other Regions

Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater, Norfolk Island terrestrial & freshwater

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Australian Capital Territory
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin, NE coastal
- South Australia: Murray-Darling basin, S Gulfs

Distribution References

Mound, L.A. & Walker, A.K. 1982. Evolutionary significance and generic classification of the Williamsiellina (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae). Systematic Entomology 7: 347-355 [Date published 31/12/1982]

General References

Mound, L.A., Dang, L.-H. & Tree, D.J. 2013. Genera of fungivorous Phlaeothripinae (Thysanoptera) from dead branches and leaf-litter in Australia. Zootaxa 3681(3): 201–224

Mound, L.A. & Tree, D.J. 2014. The minute, fungus-feeding species of Sophiothrips (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripinae) from Australia and New Zealand. Zootaxa 3860(2): 184–194

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
08-Jul-2015	Phlaeothripinae	08-Sep-2014	MODIFIED
05-Feb-2020		17-Jul-2013	MODIFIED
05-Feb-2020		16-Aug-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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