Aeolothrips intermedius Bagnall, 1934
(a thrips)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAeolothrips intermedius (a thrips)
GenusAeolothrips (a genus of thrips)
FamilyAEOLOTHRIPIDAE (a family of thrips)
OrderTHYSANOPTERA (thrips)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Aeolothrips intermedius (a thrips) :
1: Aeolothrips intermedius (a thrips)
9 May 2015 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
female, visiting Bulbous Buttercup
Image 1: Female - front leg - tarsus - magnified - white backgroundImage 2: Female - head and antennae - ventral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 3: Female - ovipositor - ventral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 4: Female - ventral view - microscope low magnification - white background

Aeolothrips intermedius (a thrips) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Aeolothrips intermedius (a thrips)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Aeolothrips intermedius (a thrips)

A thrips found particularly on yellow flowered Cruciferae, Leguminosae and Asteraceae. Females: V-IX, males: V-VIII, larvae: VI-IX. Widespread in Europe and common in southern England.

References:
Author & YearTitleSource
Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976ThysanopteraHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 1, part 11, 79pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
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