''Xaniothrips'' is a

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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. which was first described by Laurence Mound in 1971. The type species is '' Xaniothrips xantes''. Members of this genus are found only in

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, (in all mainland states and territories with the exception of

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) in semi-arid zones, where they are kleptoparasites on Acacias. That is, they attack and steal the homes (galls) in ''

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 ...

s'' created by other thrips species and continue to parasitise the acacia. Adults use their abdomens to do this.

Species

* '' Xaniothrips eremus'' * '' Xaniothrips foederatus'' * '' Xaniothrips leukandrus'' * '' Xaniothrips mulga'' * '' Xaniothrips rhodopus'' * '' Xaniothrips xantes'' * '' Xaniothrips zophus''

References

External links

Lucid factsheet: ''Xaniothrips'' (full description)
Phlaeothripidae Thrips Thrips genera Taxa named by Laurence Alfred Mound {{thrip-stub