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Pygmaeothrips angusticeps Hood, 1908

Feeds on fungus.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Thysanoptera

Suborder
Tubulifera

Family
Phlaeothripidae

Genus
Pygmaeothrips

Species
angusticeps

Taxon category: Accepted

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Floreana, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz.

References

Hoddle, M.S. Mound, L.A. (2011) Thysanoptera of the Galápagos Islands. Pacific Science, 65(4): 507-514.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Pygmaeothrips angusticeps", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=16085. Accessed 6 November 2026.