Xaniothrips
| Xaniothrips | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Thysanoptera |
| Family: | Phlaeothripidae |
| Genus: | Xaniothrips Mound, 1971 |
| Type species | |
| Xaniothrips xantes Mound, 1971 | |
Xaniothrips is a genus of thrips in the family Phlaeothripidae,[1] which was first described by Laurence Mound in 1971.[2][3] The type species is Xaniothrips xantes.[2]
Members of this genus are found only in Australia,[4] (in all mainland states and territories with the exception of Victoria)[2] in semi-arid zones,[5] where they are kleptoparasites on Acacias.[4] That is, they attack and steal the homes (galls) in Acacias created by other thrips species and continue to parasitise the acacia.[4][5] Adults use their abdomens to do this.[5]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Roskov Y., Ower G., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds. (2019). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2019 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.
- 1 2 3 "Australian Faunal Directory: Xaniothrips". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ↑ L. A. Mound (1971). "Gall-forming thrips and allied species (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripinae) from Acacia trees in Australia". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology. 25: 387-466 [457]. doi:10.5962/BHL.PART.19680. ISSN 0524-6431. Wikidata Q56010889.
- 1 2 3 "Xaniothrips - Thrips Wiki". thrips.info. Archived from the original on 12 September 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- 1 2 3 "Factsheet - Xaniothrips". keys.lucidcentral.org. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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