Stenchaetothrips biformis

Stenchaetothrips biformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Thysanoptera
Family: Thripidae
Subfamily: Thripinae
Genus: Stenchaetothrips
Species:
S. biformis
Binomial name
Stenchaetothrips biformis
(Bagnall, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Bagnallia adusta Bagnall, 1913
  • Bagnallia biformis Bagnall, 1913
  • Bagnallia melanurus Bagnall, 1913
  • Baliothrips biformis (Bagnall)
  • Chloethrips blandus Strassen, 1975
  • Thrips dobrogensis Knechtel, 1964
  • Thrips holorphnus Karny, 1925
  • Thrips oryzae Williams, 1916

Stenchaetothrips biformis is a species of thrips sometimes called the "rice thrips", a crop pest, is often described in the literature under the synonyms Baliothrips biformis[1] and Thrips oryzae.

Description

Adults are minute (about 1mm) with 7 segmented antennae; eggs (0.25 x 0.1 mm) are laid singly in leaves; nymphs are white or pale yellow.[1]

Pest status

S. biformis is a pest of sorghum in India[2] and Asian rice: especially during dry weather. Young seedlings are especially subject to damage: with a high rate of reproduction, this pest may caue serious damage.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Hill DS (1983) Agricultural insect pests in the tropics and their control 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press. p. 271.
  2. ^ Kalaisekar, A (2017). Insect pests of millets: systematics, bionomics, and management. London: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-12-804243-4. OCLC 967265246.
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