Chirothrips manicatus (Haliday 1836)

In Great Britain and/or Ireland:
Foodplant / feeds on
adult of Chirothrips manicatus feeds on live ear of Triticum aestivum

Plant / resting place / on
larva of Chirothrips manicatus may be found on Poaceae
Remarks: season: 7-9

Not considered a pest species as it doesn't appear to cause damage to grain crops (Bailey, 1957).

Adults collected in June, July, and August.

Alberta, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, B.C. Yukon, NWT. (Chiasson, 1986), former USSR, Europe, Sweden, North America, Central America (Ananthakrishnan, 1984).

Body varies around 1.5mm in length and is almost entirely dark brown with red sub-integumental pigment. Forewings, antennal segment 3, and tarsi are a lighter brown. Hindwings are pale gray except for the base of the wings, which are light brown. Occellar crescents are red in unmacerated specimens. Head is moderately prolonged beyond the eyes and has few dorsal setae in unmacerated specimens. Antennal segment 1 is not enlarged, segment 2 is produced at an outer angle and the produced tip is acute. Segment 6 and the style (consisting of segments 7 and 8) are not unusually long. The thorax lacks stout setae, though the pronotum has 2 pairs of prominent epimeral setae. Mesoscutum has anterior scalloped striae. Males are brachypterous. Abdominal tergites lack scallops, and sternites have transverse striae, except for posterior line, which is scalloped (Stannard, 1968).

Alopecurus pratensis, Lilium sp., clover, peach, pear, apple, grasses, wheat.

Undocumented.

Undocumented.