Thrips albogilvus
Recognition data
Distinguishing features
Described from 10 females and one male, this species has not been studied by the present authors.
Related and similar species
T. albogilvus is unusual among the North American species of genus Thrips for being pale in color but in having discal setae present on the abdominal sternites. This genus is the second largest genus in the Thysanoptera, and currently includes, worldwide, about 280 species. All members of the genus lack ocellar setae I on the head, and they all have ctenidia on tergite VIII posteromesad to the spiracles. Other characters, such as number of antennal segments, number of setae on the forewing veins, and number of discal setae on the sternites are variable between species (Palmer, 1992; Nakahara, 1994; Mound & Masumoto, 2005).
Taxonomic data
Current valid name
Thrips albogilvus Nakahara
Original name and synonyms
Thrips albogilvus Nakahara, 1994: 28
Family placement
Thripidae, Thripinae
Biological data
Life history
Possibly flower-living
Host plants
Recorded from Wyethia helenoides (Asteraceae).
Tospoviruses vectored
None
Crop damage
None
Distribution data
Area of origin
Western USA
Distribution
California