Xaniothrips
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Thysanoptera
Family:
Phlaeothripidae
Genus:
Xaniothrips

Mound, 1971
Type species
Xaniothrips xantes
Mound, 1971

Xaniothrips is a genus of thrips in the family Phlaeothripidae,[1] which was first described by Laurence Mound in 1971.[2][3] The type species is Xaniothrips xantes.[2]

Members of this genus are found only in Australia,[4] (in all mainland states and territories with the exception of Victoria)[2] in semi-arid zones,[5] where they are kleptoparasites on Acacias.[4] That is, they attack and steal the homes (galls) in Acacias created by other thrips species and continue to parasitise the acacia.[4][5] Adults use their abdomens to do this.[5]

Species

  • Xaniothrips eremus
  • Xaniothrips foederatus
  • Xaniothrips leukandrus
  • Xaniothrips mulga
  • Xaniothrips rhodopus
  • Xaniothrips xantes
  • Xaniothrips zophus

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: Xaniothrips". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  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 [457]. doi:10.5962/BHL.PART.19680. ISSN 0524-6431. Wikidata Q56010889.
  4. 1 2 3 "Xaniothrips - Thrips Wiki". thrips.info. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 "Factsheet - Xaniothrips". keys.lucidcentral.org. Retrieved 18 April 2022.


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