''Koptothrips'' 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
Richard Siddoway Bagnall
Richard Siddoway Bagnall (14 July 1889, Winlaton near Whickham -19 January 1962) was an English entomologist who specialised in Thysanoptera. Bagnall worked on world fauna and described many new genera and species and wrote 1912 Some consideration ...
in 1929.
[Bagnall, R.S. 1929. On some new genera and species of Australian Thysanoptera (Tubulifera) with special reference to gall-species. ''Marcellia (Rivista Internazionale di Cecidologia)'' 25(1928): 184-204 97]
Species in this genus are kleptoparasites, that is they steal galls made by thrips in the ''
Kladothrips
''Kladothrips'' is a genus of Australian gall thrips. It is notable for including some of the few organisms outside of Hymenoptera that exhibit eusociality.
Diversity
The following species of ''Kladothrips'' are recognized:
*''Kladothrips acaci ...
'' genus on ''
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 ...
'' phyllodes. They kill the ''Kladothrips'' adults but feed on the gall.
Species
There are just four species in this genus, all of which are found 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 ...
,
in all mainland states and territories.
* ''
Koptothrips dyskritus
''Koptothrips'' is a genus of thrips in the family Phlaeothripidae, first described by Richard Siddoway Bagnall in 1929.Bagnall, R.S. 1929. On some new genera and species of Australian Thysanoptera (Tubulifera) with special reference to gall-spec ...
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* ''
Koptothrips flavicornis
''Koptothrips'' is a genus of thrips in the family Phlaeothripidae, first described by Richard Siddoway Bagnall in 1929.Bagnall, R.S. 1929. On some new genera and species of Australian Thysanoptera (Tubulifera) with special reference to gall-spec ...
''
* ''
Koptothrips xenus
''Koptothrips'' is a genus of thrips in the family Phlaeothripidae, first described by Richard Siddoway Bagnall in 1929.Bagnall, R.S. 1929. On some new genera and species of Australian Thysanoptera (Tubulifera) with special reference to gall-spec ...
''
* ''
Koptothrips zelus
''Koptothrips'' is a genus of thrips in the family Phlaeothripidae, first described by Richard Siddoway Bagnall in 1929.Bagnall, R.S. 1929. On some new genera and species of Australian Thysanoptera (Tubulifera) with special reference to gall-spec ...
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References
External links
Description of ''Kladothrips''from
Phlaeothripidae
Thrips genera
Taxa named by Richard Siddoway Bagnall
Taxa described in 1929
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