Ankothrips yuccae is a species of thrip in the family Melanthripidae.[1] Its host plant is Yucca whipplei.[2]
| Ankothrips yuccae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Thysanoptera |
| Family: | Melanthripidae |
| Genus: | Ankothrips |
| Species: | A. yuccae
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| Binomial name | |
| Ankothrips yuccae Moulton, 1926
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Description
editBoth sexes are winged, with light brown to brown body, legs and antennae, with antennal segments 3-4 paler and forewings fuscous with its base a little bit paler. Its antennae has nine segments, the ninth longer the eight, sensoria transverse on the third- fourth, the second segment apex prolonged ventro-laterally into serrate lobe. Head with ocellar setae I arising on conical, slightly bifurcate tubercle, the third setae arise within ocellar triangle. It hears with 3 pairs of prominent postocular setae and the pronotum posterior margin with 5 pairs of prominent setae. Mesonotum has microtrichia, Metanotum striate medially, with median setae near posterior margin. The 8th abdominal tergite median setae scarcely 0.3 as long as tergite; tergite 10 with paired trichobothria well developed. Sixth sternite posterior margin with pair of lobes each bearing two setae at base.[2]
Ecology
editAnkothrips yuccae breeds on Yucca whipplei without leaving major harm in California. It has no known vectors.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Ankothrips yuccae". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
- ^ a b c "Ankothrips yuccae | Browse Species | Thrips of California". keys.lucidcentral.org. Retrieved 2021-10-26.