Genus Leucothrips Reuter, 1904

Classification: Kingdom  Animalia     Phylum  Arthropoda     Class  Insecta     Order  Thysanoptera     Family  Thripidae     Subfamily  Dendrothripinae     Genus  Leucothrips    

Valid Children: furcatus   nigripennis   pictus   piercei   theobromae  

General Details

Author	Reuter
Year of Publication	1904
Status	Valid Name
Rank	Genus

Available Names

Leucothrips Reuter, 1904 

General Details

Reference
Page	107
Status	Genus
Notes
Type Species	L. nigripennis Reuter 1904
Fixation Method	monotypy

Microthrips Morgan, 1913 

General Details

Reference	Morgan AC (1913). New genera and species of Thysanoptera with notes on distribution and food plants. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 46 : 1–55
Page	19
Status	Synonym = Leucothrips
Notes
Type Species	M. piercei Morgan 1913
Fixation Method	monotypy

Sporangiothrips Daniel, 1985 

General Details

Reference
Page	528
Status	Synonym = Leucothrips
Notes
Type Species	S. acuminatus Daniel 1985
Fixation Method	monotypy

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