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Ethirothrips obscurus (Schmutz, 1913)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ethirothrips obscurus (Schmutz, 1913)
- Name authority
- (Schmutz, 1913)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Thysanoptera
- Family
- Phlaeothripidae
- Genus
- Ethirothrips
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: yes. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderThysanoptera Haliday, 1836
- familyPhlaeothripidae Uzel, 1895
- subfamilyIdolothripinae Bagnall, 1908
- genusEthirothrips Karny, 1925
- speciesEthirothrips obscurus (Schmutz, 1913)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ethirothrips. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ethirothrips distasmus (Mound, 1974) | PhlaeothripidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ethirothrips dracon (Karny, 1920) | PhlaeothripidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ethirothrips fijiensis (Moulton, 1944) | PhlaeothripidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ethirothrips firmus (Hood, 1952) | PhlaeothripidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ethirothrips giraulti (Hood, 1918) | PhlaeothripidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ethirothrips inermis (Moulton, 1944) | PhlaeothripidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ethirothrips io (Girault, 1926) | PhlaeothripidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ethirothrips longisetis (Ananthakrishnan & Jagadish, 1970) | PhlaeothripidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ethirothrips nigrescens Okajima, 2006 | PhlaeothripidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ethirothrips stenomelas (Walker, 1859) | PhlaeothripidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ethirothrips sybarita (Mound, 1974) | PhlaeothripidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ethirothrips tibialis (Okajima, 1975) | PhlaeothripidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Dichaetothrips fungivorus Priesner, 1939 Priesner, 1939 | synonym |
| Diceratothrips usitatus Ananthakrishnan & Jagadish, 1970 Ananthakrishnan & Jagadish, 1970 | synonym |
| Dichaetothrips indicus Ananthakrishnan, 1961 Ananthakrishnan, 1961 | synonym |
| Dichaetothrips neivei Hood, 1940 Hood, 1940 | synonym |
| Ischyrothrips obscurus Schmutz, 1913 Schmutz, 1913 | synonym |
| Neosmerinthothrips gloveri Ramakrishna & Margabandhu, 1939 Ramakrishna & Margabandhu, 1939 | synonym |
| Mesothrips karnyi Bagnall, 1924 Bagnall, 1924 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
India
Cuba
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://thrips.info/wiki/Ethirothrips_obscurus Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3BLBL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.