Aeolothrips brevicauda
Recognition data
Distinguishing features
This species has not been studied by the present authors. Apparently similar to Aeolothrips fasciatus , it is described as having the forewings shorter and broader (length 5.5 times the width), and abdominal tergite IX short (Bailey, 1951: 47).
Related and similar species
This species is apparently very similar to A. fasciatus , and is possibly based on dwarfed individuals (Bailey, 1951: 52). Just over 90 species are placed currently in the genus Aeolothrips, of which more than 50 are from the Palaearctic Region (mainly Europe), and 28 from the Nearctic (mainly western USA). Only two species are recorded from the Neotropics; the one from Chile is probably the same as A. fasciatus , and one from Panama is probably not a member of this genus (Mound & Marullo, 1996).
Taxonomic data
Current valid name
Aeolothrips brevicauda Hood
Original name and synonyms
Aeolothrips brevicauda Hood, 1935: 105
Family placement
Aeolothripidae
Biological data
Life history
Known only from about six specimens.
Host plants
Not known, possibly predatory on other small arthropods.
Tospoviruses vectored
None
Crop damage
None
Distribution data
Area of origin
Western USA
Distribution
California, Oregon