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Koptothrips Xenus
''Koptothrips'' is a genus of thrips in the family Phlaeothripidae, first described by Richard Siddoway Bagnall in 1929.Bagnall, R.S. 1929. On some new genera and species of Australian Thysanoptera (Tubulifera) with special reference to gall-species. ''Marcellia (Rivista Internazionale di Cecidologia)'' 25(1928): 184-204 [197]. Species in this genus are kleptoparasites, that is they steal galls made by thrips in the ''Kladothrips'' genus on ''Acacia'' phyllodes. They kill the ''Kladothrips'' adults but feed on the gall. Species There are just four species in this genus, all of which are found in Australia, in all mainland states and territories. * ''Koptothrips dyskritus'' * ''Koptothrips flavicornis'' * ''Koptothrips xenus'' * ''Koptothrips zelus'' References External linksDescription of ''Kladothrips'' from Phlaeothripidae Thrips genera Taxa named by Richard Siddoway Bagnall Taxa described in 1929 {{thrip-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Siddoway Bagnall
Richard Siddoway Bagnall (14 July 1884 - 19 January 1962) was an English entomologist. Bagnall specialised in Thysanoptera and published several important works on the higher classification of this insect order throughout the world, describing many new genera and species. Early life and education Richard Siddoway Bagnall was born in Winlaton, England (near Whickham) on 14 July 1884 to father Thomas W. Bagnall (1862-ca.1907) and mother Emily Florence Lane (ca. 1862-1932). He had meningitis and rheumatic fever as a child, and although his two brothers went to boarding school in their teenage years, Bagnall was sheltered by his family and educated privately at home. He showed a keen interest in entomology during his childhood, being active in the Vale of Derwent Naturalist Field Club and publishing his first paper in 1906 on an unusual beetle that he collected from his cellar. Entomological Research Bagnall described 577 species and 100 genera within the insect order Thysano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |