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Holothrips australis

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Holothrips australis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Thysanoptera
Family: Phlaeothripidae
Genus: Holothrips
Species:
H. australis
Binomial name
Holothrips australis
(Mound, 1974)
Synonyms[1]

Adelothrips australis Mound, 1974

Holothrips australis is a species of thrips in the Phlaeothripinae subfamily, first described in 1974 by Laurence Mound as Adelothrips australis.[1][2] This thrips is found in the Australian Capital Territory and South Australia.[1]

This thrips, like others of its genus, is fungus feeding and not usually found in large colonies.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Australian Faunal Directory: Holothrips australis". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  2. ^ L.A. Mound (1974). "Spore-feeding thrips (Phlaeothripidae) from leaf litter and dead wood in Australia". Australian Journal of Zoology. Supplementary Series. 22 (27): 1. doi:10.1071/AJZS027. ISSN 0310-9089. Wikidata Q54744784.
  3. ^ "Factsheet - Holothrips". keys.lucidcentral.org. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.