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Genus: | Katothrips Mound, 1971 |
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Kladothrips tityrus Girault, 1928 |
Katothrips is a genus of thrips in the family Phlaeothripidae. [1] It was first described by Laurence Alfred Mound in 1971. [2] [3] The type species is Kladothrips tityrus . [2]
Species of this genus are found throughout all mainland states and territories of Australia, and they form galls on Acacias. [2]
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