Discovery of the genera Bolothrips Priesner, 1926 and Cephalothrips Uzel, 1895 (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) from the Oriental region

Pal, Shash; Ghosh, Abhishek; Kumar, Vikas; Tyagi, Kaomud

doi:10.61186/jibs.10.2.339

Discovery of the genera Bolothrips Priesner, 1926 and Cephalothrips Uzel, 1895 (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) from the Oriental region

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

Shash Pal ¹

Abhishek Ghosh ²

Vikas Kumar ³

Kaomud Tyagi ³

¹ Department of Zoology, University of Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir, India

² Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India [1]; Centre for DNA Taxonomy, Molecular Systematics Division, Zoological Survey of India, West Bengal, India [2]

³ Centre for DNA Taxonomy, Molecular Systematics Division, Zoological Survey of India, West Bengal, India

10.61186/jibs.10.2.339

Abstract

The thrips fauna of Jammu and Kashmir is known for 21 species of suborder Terebrantia, while there are no known species of suborder Tubulifera till now. Two Phaleothripid genera, Bolothrips Priesner of the subfamily Idolothripinae and Cephalothrips Uzel of the subfamily Phaleothripinae are reported for the first time from India as well as for the Oriental region. These include Bolothrips dentipes (Reuter) and Cephalothrips monilicornis Uzel, and were collected in the year 1984 from Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on grasses. Detailed diagnostic notes, material examined, distribution, and illustrations for these new records are also provided. Furthermore, the thrips fauna of Jammu and Kashmir has not been thoroughly studied, necessitating additional surveys to identify thrips species in this unexplored region.

Graphical Abstract

Discovery of the genera Bolothrips Priesner, 1926 and Cephalothrips Uzel, 1895 (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) from the Oriental region

Keywords

Idolothripinae

new record

Oriental

Phlaeothripinae

thrips

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