''Brakothrips'' is a
genus of
thrips in the family
Phlaeothripidae
Phlaeothripidae is a family of thrips with hundreds of genera. They are the only extant family of the suborder Tubulifera, alongside the extinct family Rohrthripidae and are themselves ordered into two subfamilies, the Idolothripinae with 80 g ...
, first described by Crespi, Morris and
Mound in 2004.
The type species is ''Brakothrips gillesi''.
[ Insects in this genus are found only in ]Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
, living under the splitting bark of young branches of ''Acacia
''Acacia'', commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa and Australasia. The genus na ...
s'' (but one species utilises a similar habitat in ''Eucalyptus cinerea
''Eucalyptus cinerea'', commonly known as the Argyle apple, mealy stringbark or silver dollar tree, is a species of small- to medium-sized tree that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has rough, fibrous bark on the trunk and branches, usu ...
).''
Species
* ''Brakothrips bullus
''Brakothrips'' is a genus of thrips in the family Phlaeothripidae, first described by Crespi, Morris and Laurence Alfred Mound, Mound in 2004. The type species is ''Brakothrips gillesi''. Insects in this genus are found only in Australia, living ...
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* '' Brakothrips gillesi''
* '' Brakothrips maafi''
* '' Brakothrips meandarra''
* '' Brakothrips pilbara''
* '' Brakothrips sculptilis''
* '' Brakothrips stenos''
References
External links
Description of ''Brakothrips''
Phlaeothripidae
Thrips
Thrips genera
Taxa named by Laurence Alfred Mound
Insects described in 2004
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