Adraneothrips faustus
Recognition data
Distinguishing features
This species has not been studied by the present authors.
Related and similar species
The genus Adraneothrips currently includes 58 species, all but three of which are from the Americas, mainly from tropical areas with four species listed from California. A. faustus was described on one short-winged male, and studies on this and related species must await more extensive field sampling to gain some understanding of variation within and between species.
Taxonomic data
Current valid name
Adraneothrips faustus Stannard
Original name and synonyms
Adraneothrips faustus Stannard, 1956: 21
Family placement
Phlaeothripidae, Phlaeothripinae
Biological data
Life history
Breeding in leaf litter
Host plants
Feeding on fungal hyphae in leaf litter
Tospoviruses vectored
None
Crop damage
None
Distribution data
Area of origin
Western USA
Distribution
California