Akainothrips
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Thysanoptera
Family: Phlaeothripidae
Genus: Akainothrips
Mound, 1971
Type species
Akainothrips citritarsus
(Girault, 1828)

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).[2]

The 34 species of this genus are found only in Australia,[4] in all mainland states and territories.[2]

They live and breed in the galls created by other Phlaeothripinae species on the phyllodes of Acacia species.[4]

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

References

  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 3 "Australian Faunal Directory: Akainothrips". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  3. L. A. Mound (1971). "Gall-forming thrips and allied species (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripinae) from Acacia trees in Australia". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology. 25: 387-466 [395]. doi:10.5962/BHL.PART.19680. ISSN 0524-6431. Wikidata Q56010889.
  4. 1 2 "Factsheet - Akainothrips". keys.lucidcentral.org. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
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