Diversity and abundance of fungivorous thrips (Thysanoptera) associated with leaf-litter and bark across forest types and two tree genera in subtropical Australia

Tree, Desley J.; Walter, Gimme H.

doi:10.1080/00222933.2012.737037

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“…The diversity of these litter thrips is usually related to environmental factors, including temperature and humidity of the soil, the plant species that produce the litter (Tree and Walter 2012) and the species of fungi involved in decomposition (Ananthakrishnan 1996). This diversity is a potential indicator to assess changes in the forest environment (Mound 1977).…”

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The effect of latitudinal gradient on the species diversity of Chinese litter-dwelling thrips

Wang¹,

Tong²,

Wu³

2014

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To understand the global distribution patterns of litter-dwelling thrips, a total 150 leaf litter samples were collected from 6 natural reserves located in three climatic regions, temperate, subtropical and tropical. The results showed the relative abundance of Thysanoptera was over 3.0% in 4 natural reserves from subtropical and tropical zone, and reached 5.9% in one tropical reserve, only less than Acarina and Collembola. In contrast it was only 0.3% in the warm temperate natural reserves, and no thrips were collected in a mid temperate reserve. The order on the average species numbers per plot of litter thrips was tropic > subtropics > temperate (n=25, p<0.05). Mean density of litter thrips per plots in the tropics and subtropics was significantly higher than that in the temperate region (n=25, p<0.05), but the average density was not significantly different between tropical and subtropical zones (n=25, p>0.05). The diversity of litter thrips in the tropics and subtropics was much higher than that in the temperate area based on comparsions of Shannon-Wiener diversity index (H’), Pielou eveness index (J), and Simpson dominance index (D). All of these results indicated that litter-dwelling thrips lived mainly in tropical and subtropical regions; meanwhile, species number and relative abundance increased with decreasing latitude.

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The effect of latitudinal gradient on the species diversity of Chinese litter-dwelling thrips

Wang¹,

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Wu³

2014

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“…The type species, H. australiae (Fig. 24), lives under the bark of certain Eucalyptus trees in eastern Australia (Tree & Walter 2012), but H. platygaster is known only from a few specimens taken in the north of this continent (Mound 2008).…”

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“…In Australia, two undescribed species that are considered to be members of this genus have been studied from leaf litter near Brisbane. Tree & Walter (2012: 2903 referred to these as "Gen.n. Phlaeo F and G", and a few similar specimens have been studied from sites between northern Queensland and Canberra (Fig.…”

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“…Species in this family are often polymorphic, with winged and wingless individuals, strong sexual dimorphism, and remarkable patterns of allometry. Large and small individuals even of the same sex can be very different in appearance (Mound 2005;Eow et al 2011;Mound & Tree 2011;Tree & Walter 2012). These patterns of variation create not only problems in recognising species, but also serious difficulties in defining genera.…”

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Genera of fungivorous Phlaeothripinae (Thysanoptera) from dead branches and leaf-litter in Australia

Mound¹,

Dang²,

Tree³

2013

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An illustrated key is provided for the identification of 39 genera of Thysanoptera-Phlaeothripinae with species that live in association with dead branches and leaf-litter in Australia and are considered to be fungus-feeding. Seven of these genera are not previously recorded from this continent, including un-named species of Deplorothrips, Malacothrips, Mystrothrips, Preeriella and Tylothrips, together with Azaleothrips lepidus Okajima and Terthrothrips ananthakrishnani Kudo. A brief generic diagnosis is provided for each genus, together with comments on systematic problems and numbers of species.

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“…However, almost 50% of Thysanoptera species are fungivorous (Morse & Hoddle 2006), with about 700 species, the Idolothripinae, apparently ingesting fungal spores (Mound & Palmer 1983;Tree et al 2010;Eow et al 2011), and at least 1500 species of Phlaeothripinae feeding on fungal hyphae (Mound 2005). Many of these fungivorous thrips breed on dead branches of trees, others breed on dead leaves particularly when these remain hanging in bunches, and yet others breed almost exclusively in leaf litter (Mound & Marullo 1996;Tree & Walter 2012). Most of the species in the genus considered here, Hoplandrothrips, breed on dead branches and twigs.…”

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Fungus-feeding thrips from Australia in the worldwide genus Hoplandrothrips (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripinae)

Mound¹,

Tree²

2013

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Diversity and abundance of fungivorous thrips (Thysanoptera) associated with leaf-litter and bark across forest types and two tree genera in subtropical Australia

Cited by 15 publications

References 18 publications

The effect of latitudinal gradient on the species diversity of Chinese litter-dwelling thrips

The effect of latitudinal gradient on the species diversity of Chinese litter-dwelling thrips

Genera of fungivorous Phlaeothripinae (Thysanoptera) from dead branches and leaf-litter in Australia

Fungus-feeding thrips from Australia in the worldwide genus Hoplandrothrips (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripinae)

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