Thysanoptera of Japan

日本のアザミウマ

Mycterothrips shihoae Masumoto & Okajima, 2006

和名: - 

本種は雌雄異形でメスの触角第6節はオスのものよりやや長くなる。これまで群馬県の一部からのみ発見されている。4~5月にニシキギの新葉に非常に多数の個体が発生するが詳しい生態は不明。

This species slightly shows the sexual dimorphism in the antennae: male antennal segment VI is slightly longer than that of female. It has been collected from Gunma prefecture in central Honshu. Its biology is unknown but numerous individuals occur on the young leaves of Euonymus alatus at April to May.

  • Female

    Female

    Female, head and thorax

    Male

    Male

    Male, head and thorax

    Habitat:Euonymus alatus ニシキギ