Apostlethrips is a genus of thrips in the family Phlaeothripidae,[1] first described by Laurence Mound and Kamb Minaei in 2006.[2][3] The type species is Apostlethrips apostus.[4] The members of this genus are found only in Australia, in the Northern Territory and Western Australia,[4] at the base of grass tussocks where they are believed to feed on fungal hyphae.[5]
Apostlethrips is a genus of thrips in the family Phlaeothripidae, first described by Laurence Mound and Kamb Minaei in 2006. The type species is Apostlethrips apostus. The members of this genus are found only in Australia, in the Northern Territory and Western Australia, at the base of grass tussocks where they are believed to feed on fungal hyphae.
