TABLE 1 in A new genus and species of Scirtothrips genus-group (Thysanoptera, Thripidae), with two new species of Scirtothrips, from Dipterocarp Forest canopy in Malaysia

TABLE 1: List of Scirtothrips genus-group, their distribution and biology.
Genera of Scirtothrips -groupNo. of species.DistributionBiology1.Ajothrips Bhatti, 19673India, China.Collected on flowers of Stellera chamaejasma (Thymelaeaceae) and grasses.2Anascirtothrips Bhatti, 19614Australia, Japan, India, Taiwan, and California (US).Commonly on young leaves of Ficus trees, Anascirtothrips arorai is considered a potential invader to California (USA).3.Biltothrips Bhatti, 19732India, Thailand, and Malaysia.Collected on Centotheca sp. (Poaceae).4.Cercyothrips Morgan, 19252Central America from Trinidad and Porto Rico.No biology information.5.Daunothrips Ng et al., 20231Malaysia.Collected from the forest canopy.6.Drepanothrips Uzel, 18951Widespread and originated in Europe. Distributed to Russia, Japan and North America.Known as a pest of grapevines in Europe and America.7.Ephedrothrips zur Strassen, 19682Spain, Morocco.Associated to Ephedra species.8.Kenyattathrips Mound, 20091From Kenya, it was intercepted at Quarantine in Melbourne, Australia.Described from Catha edulis (Celastraceae), no information on infection in plants.9.Parascirtothrips Masumoto & Okajima, 20071Japan.Described from Lithocarpus edulis. Also collected from Castanopsis sieboldii, Aucuba japonica, Machilus thunbergii and Myrica rubra.10.Scirtidothrips Hood, 19541Brazil, Costa Rica.Recorded from Costa Rica from Calliandra portoricensis. Also collected on Mimosa flowers and foliage.11.Scirtothrips Shull, 1909112wide distribution globally.Several species are important pests of various crops. S. dorsalis is known as a vector of tospoviruses.12.Siamothrips Okajima, 19903Malaysia, Thailand and China.Collected on Commersonia sp.