SeasonalityUndocumented.IdentificationThe head and abdomen are blackish brown, the prothorax, and legs are yellow (Mound, 1974). The terminal antennal segments go from brownish yellow to brown. The head is slightly longer than broad, and the antennae attach to the head, in front of the foremargin of the eyes (Thomasson and Post, 1966). Antennal segments 3 and 4 both have 2 sense cones (Mound, 1974). The pronotum is smooth and all the major setae are present. The anteromarginal setae are greatly reduced, and the metanotum is smooth. The abdomen is large and heavy, and the pelta is large and mound shaped (Thomasson and Post, 1966).
The head and abdomen are blackish brown, the prothorax, and legs are yellow (Mound, 1974). The terminal antennal segments go from brownish yellow to brown. The head is slightly longer than broad, and the antennae…
The head and abdomen are blackish brown, the prothorax, and legs are yellow (Mound, 1974). The terminal antennal segments go from brownish yellow to brown. The head is slightly longer than broad, and the antennae attach to the head, in front of the foremargin of the eyes (Thomasson and Post, 1966). Antennal segments 3 and 4 both have 2 sense cones (Mound, 1974). The pronotum is smooth and all the major setae are present. The anteromarginal setae are greatly reduced, and the metanotum is smooth. The abdomen is large and heavy, and the pelta is large and mound shaped (Thomasson and Post, 1966).
Life History
Undocumented.
Conservation
Undocumented.
Diet Info
Fungal spores (Moritz et al., 2001).
Range
Widespread through Central and South Eastern Europe (Mound, 1974), and in the northern parts of North America (Stannard, 1957).
Citation
Page Citation for Bolothrips bicolor
Page Citation
"Species Details - Bolothrips bicolor, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3521. Accessed 09 May. 2024.
Authorship
NameHeming, B. S.
Rolespecies page reviewer
Date2002
NameAsh, L.
Rolespecies page author
Date2002
References
AuthorThomasson, G. L. and R. L. Post
TitleNorth Dakota Tubulifera.
Publication Date1966
AuthorChiasson, H.
TitleSynopsis of the Thysanoptera (Thrips) of Canada.
Publication Date1986
AuthorMound, L. A.
TitleThe Nesothrips complex of spore-feeding Thysanoptera (Phlaeothripidae: Idolothripinae).
Publication Date1974
Series TitleBulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology
Volume31
Pages107-188
AuthorStannard, L. J.
TitleThe Phylogeny and Classification of the North American Genera of the Suborder Tubulifera (Thysanoptera).
Publication Date1957
AuthorMoritz, G., D. Morris, and L. Mound
TitleThripsID: Pest thrips of the world (CD).
Publication Date2001
Specimen Information
There are 6 specimens of this Species.
6 results plotted on map in 3 markers. Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.