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Holothrips oceanicus

Holothrips oceanicus is a species of thrips in the Phlaeothripinae subfamily, first described in 1987 by Shûji Okajima. This thrips is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, and South Australia.

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Holothrips oceanicus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Thysanoptera
Family: Phlaeothripidae
Genus: Holothrips
Species:
H. oceanicus
Binomial name
Holothrips oceanicus
Okajima, 1987

Holothrips oceanicus is a species of thrips in the Phlaeothripinae subfamily, first described in 1987 by Shûji Okajima.12 This thrips is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, and South Australia.1

This thrips, like others of its genus, is fungus feeding and not usually found in large colonies.3

References

References

  1. "Australian Faunal Directory: Holothrips oceanicus". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  2. Shûji Okajima (1987). "Studies on the old world species of Holothrips (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology. 54 (1): 1-74 [37]. ISSN 0524-6431. Wikidata Q113613250.
  3. "Factsheet - Holothrips". keys.lucidcentral.org. Retrieved 21 August 2022.