Hoplothrips corticis (De Geer, 1773)
(a thrips)

Interactions where Hoplothrips corticis is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
female macropter female macropter feeds on FUNGI true fungi Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Hoplothrips corticis/Hoplothrips corticisa thripsfemale macropter Fungus / feeder /Fungi/Fungitrue fungi (3,5-9,12)
female micropter female micropter feeds on FUNGI true fungi Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Hoplothrips corticis/Hoplothrips corticisa thripsfemale micropter Fungus / feeder /Fungi/Fungitrue fungi (2-10)
larva larva feeds on FUNGI true fungi Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Hoplothrips corticis/Hoplothrips corticisa thripslarva Fungus / feeder /Fungi/Fungitrue fungi (3-10)
male micropter male micropter feeds on FUNGI true fungi Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Hoplothrips corticis/Hoplothrips corticisa thripsmale micropter Fungus / feeder /Fungi/Fungitrue fungi (2-10)
female macropter female macropter may be found on dead wood [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Hoplothrips corticis/Hoplothrips corticisa thripsfemale macropter Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdeadwood (3,5-9,12)
female micropter female micropter may be found on dead wood [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Hoplothrips corticis/Hoplothrips corticisa thripsfemale micropter Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdeadwood (2-10)
larva larva may be found on dead wood [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Hoplothrips corticis/Hoplothrips corticisa thripslarva Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdeadwood (3-10)
male micropter male micropter may be found on dead wood [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Hoplothrips corticis/Hoplothrips corticisa thripsmale micropter Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdeadwood (2-10)

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

Hoplothrips corticis (a thrips) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Hoplothrips corticis (a thrips) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHoplothrips corticis (a thrips)
GenusHoplothrips (fungus thrips)
FamilyPHLAEOTHRIPIDAE (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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hoplothrips corticis (a thrips)

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Hoplothrips corticis (a thrips):

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