Akainothrips Explained
Akainothrips is a genus of thrips in the family Phlaeothripidae,[1] first described by Laurence Mound in 1971.[2] [3] The type species is Akainothrips citritarsus (Girault, 1828).
The 34 species of this genus are found only in Australia,[4] in all mainland states and territories.
They live and breed in the galls created by other Phlaeothripinae species on the phyllodes of Acacia species.
Species
- Akainothrips asketus
- Akainothrips bipictus
- Akainothrips calcica
- Akainothrips carnei
- Akainothrips ciliatus
- Akainothrips citritarsus
- Akainothrips crambus
- Akainothrips dalbyensis
- Akainothrips dubitalis
- Akainothrips exourus
- Akainothrips festus
- Akainothrips francisi
- Akainothrips galeus
- Akainothrips gremius
- Akainothrips herbae
- Akainothrips inionis
- Akainothrips ireneae
- Akainothrips iskae
- Akainothrips juliae
- Akainothrips magnetis
- Akainothrips monaro
- Akainothrips notius
- Akainothrips nyngani
- Akainothrips ochromelus
- Akainothrips papyris
- Akainothrips peronatus
- Akainothrips polysetulus
- Akainothrips quintarius
- Akainothrips roxbyi
- Akainothrips shirleyi
- Akainothrips tathrae
- Akainothrips tessarus
- Akainothrips tosofagi
- Akainothrips uncus
Notes and References
- Roskov Y., Ower G., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds. (2019). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2019 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.
- Web site: Australian Faunal Directory: Akainothrips . 2022-04-18 . biodiversity.org.au . en.
- 387-466 [395].
- Web site: Factsheet - Akainothrips . 2022-04-18 . keys.lucidcentral.org.
