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Manfred R. Ulitzka

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Entomology, Identification of Thysanoptera (Thrips)

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My paper “Revision der europäischen Phlaeothrips-Arten” (A revision of the European Phlaeothrips species) was published today. Identification key is included. Get it here: thrips-id.com/de/wp-content/… #thrips

My paper “Revision der europäischen Phlaeothrips-Arten” (A revision of the European Phlaeothrips species) was published today. Identification key is included. Get it here: thrips-id.com/de/wp-content/…
#thrips
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Added some information and pics on my website showing damage caused by #Thrips parvispinus. Check here: thrips-id.com/en/photo-video…

Added some information and pics on my website showing damage caused by #Thrips parvispinus. 
Check here: thrips-id.com/en/photo-video…
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Got a real treasure at the end of this year: J.D. Hood, Brasilian Thysanoptera parts 1-6 in one volume (published 1949–1955). Marvellous binding with leather spine and covers of paper made of tree bark 😍 Happy new year to all my X-friends!

Got a real treasure at the end of this year: J.D. Hood, Brasilian Thysanoptera parts 1-6 in one volume (published 1949–1955). 
Marvellous binding with leather spine and covers of paper made of tree bark 😍

Happy new year to all my X-friends!
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Found my picture of Sericothrips bicornis on the front cover of the journal of the Thuringian Entomologists' Association (Mitteilungen des Thüringer Entomologen Verbandes). What a wonderful surprise! Thank!☺️ #Thrips

Found my picture of Sericothrips bicornis on the front cover of the journal of the Thuringian Entomologists' Association (Mitteilungen des Thüringer Entomologen Verbandes). What a wonderful surprise! Thank!☺️ #Thrips
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Inventory is done! My Thysanoptera collection now comprises 557 extant species (196 genera) and 54 fossil species (28 genera). More than 50 types (holo- and paratypes) are included. Just have added 300 specimens from the last year. Have not counted the slides – about 7,000 (?)☺️

Inventory is done! My Thysanoptera collection now comprises 557 extant species (196 genera) and 54 fossil species (28 genera). More than 50 types (holo- and paratypes) are included. Just have added 300 specimens from the last year. Have not counted the slides – about 7,000 (?)☺️
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Plants are not just passive victims of the organisms that feed on them They have evolved direct & indirect defenses Glandular trichomes produce & secrete substances that protect the plant from pests like thrips as shown in the video by Popowski et al. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

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Anaphothrips kaszabi (female). This #thrips, described from Mongolia, is a little-known species found on steppe grasses. The specimen shown present a first record from Eastern Siberia (Yakutia). It has antennal segment 6 without a suture & abdominal tergite 8 without a comb.

Anaphothrips kaszabi (female). This #thrips, described from Mongolia, is a little-known species found on steppe grasses. The specimen shown present a first record from Eastern Siberia (Yakutia).
It has antennal segment 6 without a suture & abdominal tergite 8 without a comb.
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‘Blumenläuse’, which literally means “flower lice”. What a lovely term for #thrips. Never heard it before! From "Okens Naturgeschichte (1843)".

‘Blumenläuse’, which literally means “flower lice”. What a lovely term for #thrips. Never heard it before! 
From "Okens Naturgeschichte (1843)".
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Monograph Review of the ‘Xylaplothrips-complex’ (#Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae) from East Asia mapress.com/zt/issue/view/… #Taxonomy

Monograph     Review of the ‘Xylaplothrips-complex’ (#Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae) from East Asia 
mapress.com/zt/issue/view/… 
#Taxonomy
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Aeolothrips melaleucus (female) is a Holarctic #thrips which is commonly found in early summer on leaves and flowers of various deciduous trees (particularly Quercus). It is a predator of mites and other thrips larvae.

Aeolothrips melaleucus (female) is a Holarctic #thrips which is commonly found in early summer on leaves and flowers of various deciduous trees (particularly Quercus). It is a predator of mites and other thrips larvae.
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Melanthrips pallidior (female) in the flower of a buttercup. This thermophilous #thrips is widespread across Europe and found in flowers of various plants. It is not considered a pest but rather acts as a pollinator. Note the adhering pollen! Body length: 1.8mm. #Thysanoptera

Melanthrips pallidior (female) in the flower of a buttercup. This thermophilous #thrips is widespread across Europe and found in flowers of various plants. It is not considered a pest but rather acts as a pollinator.
Note the adhering pollen!
Body length: 1.8mm. 
#Thysanoptera
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Melanthrips pallidior (female). Widespread across Europe and found in flowers. This species does not have any fringes on the anterior margin of the fore wing, just setae (2nd picture). #Thysanoptera #thrips

Melanthrips pallidior (female). Widespread across Europe and found in flowers. This species does not have any fringes on the anterior margin of the fore wing, just setae (2nd picture).
#Thysanoptera #thrips
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Taeniothrips picipes (female). This #thrips is widespread across the Palaearctic. It is found in the flowers of many different plants. Body length: about 2 mm.

Taeniothrips picipes (female). This #thrips is widespread across the Palaearctic. It is found in the flowers of many different plants. 
Body length: about 2 mm.
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Trichromothrips xanthius, presumably native to Southeast Asia, this #thrips has been widely spread through trade with orchids. According to a paper from 1993, it has been reported from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, England, Korea, Japan, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, and the USA .

Trichromothrips xanthius, presumably native to Southeast Asia, this #thrips has been widely spread through trade with orchids. According to a paper from 1993, it has been reported from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, England, Korea, Japan, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, and the USA .
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Anaphothrips atroapterus, micropterous female. Not a common #thrips. It is a xerophilous species and occurs in dry grasslands. It's found on herbaceous spurge species, especially Euphorbia cyparissias. Body size: 1.5mm. #thysanoptera

Anaphothrips atroapterus, micropterous female. Not a common #thrips. It is a xerophilous species and occurs in dry grasslands. It's found on herbaceous spurge species, especially Euphorbia cyparissias.
Body size: 1.5mm.  #thysanoptera
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Anaphothrips atroapterus, male. This #thrips is found in dry grasslands; it lives on herbaceous spurge species. Males have strange C-shaped glandular areas on abdominal seternites III–VII. Body size: 1.1mm

Anaphothrips atroapterus, male. This #thrips is found in dry grasslands; it lives on herbaceous spurge species. Males have strange C-shaped glandular areas on abdominal seternites III–VII.
Body size: 1.1mm