| Anaglyptothrips | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Thysanoptera |
| Family: | Phlaeothripidae |
| Genus: | Anaglyptothrips Mound & Palmer, 1983 |
| Species: | A. dugdalei |
| Binomial name | |
| Anaglyptothrips dugdalei Mound & Palmer, 1983 | |
Anaglyptothrips is a genus of thrips in the family Phlaeothripidae, [1] first described by Laurence Mound and Palmer in 1983. [2] There is only one species known in this genus, Anaglyptothrips dugdalei, which was described from a specimen collected in New Zealand. However it is also found in New South Wales and Queensland. [3] (In New South Wales it has also been found on Norfolk Island.) [4] [5] [6]
The species, Anaglyptothrips dugdalei, is wingless and feeds on fungal spores at the base of grass tussocks. [3]