Thrips graminae

Recognition data

Distinguishing features

This species is known only from a single female that has not been studied by the present authors.

Related and similar species

The genus Thrips is the second largest genus in the Thysanoptera, and currently includes, worldwide, about 285 species. All members of the genus lack ocellar setae I on the head, and they all have ctenidia on tergite VIII posteromesad to the spiracles. Other characters, such as number of antennal segments, number of setae on the fore wing veins, and number of discal setae on the sternites are variable between species (Palmer, 1992; Mound & Masumoto, 2005). T. graminae is stated to differ from T. konoi in having the metanotum reticulate medially, and in having the antennal segments uniformly brown (Nakahara, 1994: 62).

Taxonomic data

Current valid name

Thrips graminae Moulton

Original name and synonyms

• Thrips graminae Moulton, 1936: 106

Family placement

Thripidae, Thripinae

Biological data

Life history

Not known

Host plants

Not known

Tospoviruses vectored

None

Crop damage

None

Distribution data

Area of origin

Presumably Western USA

Distribution

California