Desmidothrips n.gen. is described from New Zealand, with walkerae n.sp. as type‐species. Aeolothrips inauditus Bianchi from New Caledonia is transferred to this new genus. Desmidothrips is related to the Australian genus Desmothrips , and is the only member of the Aeolothripidae native to New Zealand.
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Laurence A. Mound (1977) studied this question.
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