SeasonalityAdults collected from May through August.IdentificationBody is slender. Antennal segment 1 not enlarged, and segment 2 is barely produced at the apex. Vertex of the head with three pairs of setae. Interocellar setae are located slightly in front of the fore ocellus. The mesonotum and metanotum both lack numerous short stout setae, though there are a few pairs present (Stannard, 1968).
Scientific NameChirothrips patruelisHabitat
Grasses, sedges, Hordeum jubatum, Melilotus sp., Urtica sp. (Chiasson, 1986).
Seasonality
Adults collected from May through August.
Identification
Body is slender. Antennal segment 1 not enlarged, and segment 2 is barely produced at the apex. Vertex of the head with three pairs of setae. Interocellar setae are located slightly in front of the fore ocellus. …
Body is slender. Antennal segment 1 not enlarged, and segment 2 is barely produced at the apex. Vertex of the head with three pairs of setae. Interocellar setae are located slightly in front of the fore ocellus. The mesonotum and metanotum both lack numerous short stout setae, though there are a few pairs present (Stannard, 1968).
Life History
This is the dominant Chirothrips sp. in Alberta (Chiasson, 1986).
Conservation
Undocumented.
Diet Info
Undocumented.
Range
Alberta, Saskatchewan, B.C. (Chiasson, 1986), Maine, New York (Stannard, 1968).
Citation
Page Citation for Chirothrips patruelis
Page Citation
"Species Details - Chirothrips patruelis, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3392/9-31939. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
References
AuthorChiasson, H.
TitleSynopsis of the Thysanoptera (Thrips) of Canada.
Publication Date1986
AuthorStannard, Lewis J.
TitleThe Thrips, or Thysanoptera, of Illinois
Publication Date1968
Series TitleIllinois Natural History Survey
Volume29
Pages215-552
Specimen Information
There are 257 specimens of this Species.
257 results plotted on map in 30 markers. Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.