Rhinoceps jansei Faure, 1949: 203.

Original reference: Faure JC (1949) Three remarkable new genera of Phlaeothripidae (Thysanoptera) from South Africa. Union of South Africa, Department of Agriculture, Entomology Memoirs 2: 203–217.

Family

Phlaeothripidae, Phlaeothripinae

Nomenclatural information

https://thrips.info/wiki/Rhinoceps_jansei

World distribution

Described from South Africa, it is also recorded from Costa Rica, Colombia and South Brazil.

Distribution in Brazil

http://fauna.jbrj.gov.br/fauna/faunadobrasil/221121 

Life history

Lives on dead twigs where it feeds on fungi.

Economic importance

Not recorded.

References suggested

Cavalleri A & Gonçalves S (2022) Novos registros e checklist das espécies de Thysanoptera do Pampa Brasileiro. Entomological Communications 4: ec04014: 1–3.

Mound LA & Marullo R (1996) The Thrips of Central and South America: An Introduction. Memoirs on Entomology, International 6: 1–488.