Insecta - Thysanoptera - Aeolothripidae
Full reference: A. Shmakov. 2014. Thrips (Insecta: Thysanoptera) from the Insect Limestone (Bembridge Marls, Late Eocene) of the Isle of Wight, UK. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 104:317-325
Belongs to Aeolothrips according to A. Shmakov 2014
Sister taxon: Aeolothrips extinctus
Type specimen: BMNH In. 25273, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Bembridge Marls (Hooley coll), which is in a Priabonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Bouldnor Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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