Advenathrips is a genus of thrips in the family Phlaeothripidae,[1] first described by Morris, Mound and Sdhwarz in 2000.[2][3]

Advenathrips
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Thysanoptera
Family: Phlaeothripidae
Genus: Advenathrips
Morris, Mound & Schwarz, 2000
Species:
A. inquilinus
Binomial name
Advenathrips inquilinus
Morris, Mound & Schwarz, 2000

There is just one species in this genus: Advenathrips inquilinus,[2][4] which takes its species epithet from the term inquiline, which describes the behaviour of this species and genus in that in breeding within the homes created by Dunatothrips species on the phyllodes of Acacia aneura[3] there is no evidence of its harming the acacia.[3] It also raises the offspring of the Dunatothrips species whose adults it has evicted.[3]

It is found in the arid regions of New South Wales, South Australia, the Northern Territory, and Queensland.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Roskov Y., Ower G., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds. (2019). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2019 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.
  2. ^ a b c "Australian Faunal Directory: Advenathrips". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  3. ^ a b c d David C Morris; Laurence A Mound; Michael P Schwarz (8 April 2000). "Advenathrips inquilinus: A new genus and species of social parasites (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae)". Austral Entomology. 39 (2): 53-57 [54]. doi:10.1046/J.1440-6055.2000.00146.X. ISSN 1326-6756. Wikidata Q67224644.
  4. ^ "Factsheet - Advenathrips". keys.lucidcentral.org. Retrieved 2022-04-18.