Elie Ntirenganya‡§, Li Yajin|, Xie Yanlan¶, Zhou Yanli#, Zhang Hongrui¤Corresponding author: Elie Ntirenganya ( elientirenganya@gmail.com ) Corresponding author: Zhang Hongrui ( hongruizh@126.com ) © Elie Ntirenganya, Li Yajin, Xie Yanlan, Zhou Yanli, Zhang Hongrui. This is an open access preprint distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Citation:
NTIRENGANYA E, Yajin L, Yanlan X, Yanli Z, Hongrui Z (2021) Checklist of order Terebrantia (Thysanoptera): generic diversity and species composition in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan province, China. ARPHA Preprints. https://doi.org/10.3897/arphapreprints.e72776 |  |
Thysanoptera is one of the most predominant order of insects in different ecological zones with worldwide distribution. Due to their small size there is a big gap in their distribution and host range data. To the best of our knowledge there is no investigation on thrips distribu+tion and host range in Xishuangbanna. Currently, a total 566 species in 155 genera are listed in China, of which 313 species represent Terebrantia.
In this study, a list of 115 species representing 54 genera within 2 families (Aeolothripidae & Thripidae) is provided.Two of these, Dichromomothrips nakahari Moud, 1976 (Subfamily: Thripinae) and Phibalothrips rugosus Kudo, 1979 (Subfamily: Panchaetothripinae) are newly recorded in China. Thrips species with their host ranges, habits, and habitats are provided. Our study will contribute to the global biodiversity distribution data-gap of Thysanoptera.