Adraneothrips vacuus
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. Four species are listed from California, each described on very few specimens. A. vacuus was described from six wingless individuals, and studies on this and similar species must await more extensive field sampling to gain some understanding of variation within and between species.
Taxonomic data
Current valid name
Adraneothrips vacuus Stannard
Original name and synonyms
Adraneothrips vacuus Stannard, 1956: 23
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