''Akainothrips'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
thrip
Thrips (order Thysanoptera) are minute (mostly long or less), slender insects with fringed wings and unique asymmetrical mouthparts. Entomologists have described approximately 7,700 species. They fly only weakly and their feathery wings are ...
s in the family
Phlaeothripidae
Phlaeothripidae is a family of thrips
Thrips (Order (biology) , order Thysanoptera) are minute (mostly long or less), slender insects with fringed wings and unique asymmetrical mouthparts. Entomologists have species description , describe ...
,
[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. first described by
Laurence Mound in 1971.
The type species is ''Akainothrips citritarsus'' (Girault, 1828).
The 34 species of this genus are found only in
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
,
in all mainland states and territories.
They live and breed in the galls created by other
Phlaeothripinae species on the phyllodes of ''
Acacia
''Acacia'', commonly known as wattles or acacias, is a genus of about of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa, South America, and Austral ...
'' species.
Species
* ''
Akainothrips asketus''
* ''
Akainothrips bipictus''
* ''
Akainothrips calcica''
* ''
Akainothrips carnei''
* ''
Akainothrips ciliatus''
* ''
Akainothrips citritarsus''
* ''
Akainothrips crambus''
* ''
Akainothrips dalbyensis''
* ''
Akainothrips dubitalis''
* ''
Akainothrips exourus''
* ''
Akainothrips festus''
* ''
Akainothrips francisi''
* ''
Akainothrips galeus''
* ''
Akainothrips gremius''
* ''
Akainothrips herbae''
* ''
Akainothrips inionis''
* ''
Akainothrips ireneae''
* ''
Akainothrips iskae''
* ''
Akainothrips juliae''
* ''
Akainothrips magnetis''
* ''
Akainothrips monaro''
* ''
Akainothrips notius''
* ''
Akainothrips nyngani''
* ''
Akainothrips ochromelus''
* ''
Akainothrips papyris''
* ''
Akainothrips peronatus''
* ''
Akainothrips polysetulus''
* ''
Akainothrips quintarius''
* ''
Akainothrips roxbyi''
* ''
Akainothrips shirleyi''
* ''
Akainothrips tathrae''
* ''
Akainothrips tessarus''
* ''
Akainothrips tosofagi''
* ''
Akainothrips uncus''
References
Phlaeothripidae
Thrips genera
Taxa named by Laurence Alfred Mound
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