• This work was done under the Institute Project viz. “Taxonomy and diversity of Indian Thysanoptera with special reference to Terebrantia” funded by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi and DST-SERB funded Core Research Grant Project entitled "Taxonomy and diversity of terebrantian thrips (Thysanoptera: Terebrantia) from south India with special reference to Western Ghats".

    The specimens are housed at the following repository:
    NIM-National Insect Museum, ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru.

    Identification, factsheet preparation, imaging & compilation by:

    Dr Rachana R.R.

    Scientist,
    Division of Germplasm Collection and Characterization, ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru.

    Mr Amarendra B.

    Junior Research Fellow,
    DST-SERB Project (CRG/2021/006228), ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru.

    Collection by :
    Rachana R.R., Amarendra B. and also by students/researchers from different State Agricultural Universities and Research stations across India.
    Processing of specimens :
    Amarendra B. and Rachana R.R.
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    Citation :
    Rachana R.R., Amarendra B. and Sushil S.N. 2023. Terebrantian thrips of India. World Wide Web electronic publication. ICAR-NBAIR, India. https://databases.nbair.res.in/.....
    Acknowledgements :
    1. Dr Laurence A. Mound,
      Australian National Insect Collection CSIRO
      PO Box 1700
      Canberra, ACT 2601 Australia, for guidance, support, providing literature and encouragement.
    2. Dr Sunil Joshi,
      Head of the Division
      Division of Germplasm Collection and Characterization
      ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru, for guidance in imaging the species.