本州、奄美、沖縄から記録されているが、日本に広く分布していると思われる。寄主植物はマツの花で成虫は本州では4月下旬～5月上旬に見られる。Oxythrips属はAnaphothrips属に非常に似ているが、前胸背板に1対の後角刺毛を持つことで識別できる。また、Paroxythrips属とは腹部背板と腹板の後縁に幅広の板状突起を欠くことで識別できる。

This species has been recorded from Honshu, Amami Is. and Okinawa Is., but probably it is widely distributed in Japan. It breeds on the flowers of Pinus spp. and the adults occur from mid-April to early May. Oxythrips is very similar to Anaphothrips but it can be distinguished from the latter genus by having the pronotum with a pair of posteroangular setae. From Paroxythrips it can be distinguished by having the abdominal tergites and sternites with broad posteromarginal craspeda.

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  Female, head and thorax