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]
| Holothrips australis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Thysanoptera |
| Family: | Phlaeothripidae |
| Genus: | Holothrips |
| Species: | H. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Holothrips australis (Mound, 1974)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Adelothrips australis Mound, 1974 | |
This thrips, like others of its genus, is fungus feeding and not usually found in large colonies.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Australian Faunal Directory: Holothrips australis". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Factsheet - Holothrips". keys.lucidcentral.org. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
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