Tmetothrips subapterus (Haliday, 1836)
(a thrips)

Interactions where Tmetothrips subapterus 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 apter female apter may be found on live Stellaria graminea Lesser Stitchwort Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Tmetothrips subapterus/Tmetothrips subapterusa thripsfemale apter Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Stellaria graminea/Stellaria graminealesser stitchwortlive (7-9)
female macropter female macropter may be found on live Stellaria graminea Lesser Stitchwort Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Tmetothrips subapterus/Tmetothrips subapterusa thripsfemale macropter Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Stellaria graminea/Stellaria graminealesser stitchwortlive (7)
larva larva may be found on live Stellaria graminea Lesser Stitchwort Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Tmetothrips subapterus/Tmetothrips subapterusa thripslarva Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Stellaria graminea/Stellaria graminealesser stitchwortlive (7-8)
male apter male apter may be found on live Stellaria graminea Lesser Stitchwort Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Tmetothrips subapterus/Tmetothrips subapterusa thripsmale apter Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Stellaria graminea/Stellaria graminealesser stitchwortlive (7-9)
female apter female apter may be found on live Galium palustre Common Marsh-bedstraw Gentianales: Rubiaceae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Tmetothrips subapterus/Tmetothrips subapterusa thripsfemale apter Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium palustre/Galium palustrecommon marsh-bedstrawlive (7-9)
female macropter female macropter may be found on live Galium palustre Common Marsh-bedstraw Gentianales: Rubiaceae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Tmetothrips subapterus/Tmetothrips subapterusa thripsfemale macropter Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium palustre/Galium palustrecommon marsh-bedstrawlive (7)
larva larva may be found on live Galium palustre Common Marsh-bedstraw Gentianales: Rubiaceae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Tmetothrips subapterus/Tmetothrips subapterusa thripslarva Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium palustre/Galium palustrecommon marsh-bedstrawlive (7-8)
male apter male apter may be found on live Galium palustre Common Marsh-bedstraw Gentianales: Rubiaceae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Tmetothrips subapterus/Tmetothrips subapterusa thripsmale apter Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium palustre/Galium palustrecommon marsh-bedstrawlive (7-9)

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

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTmetothrips subapterus (a thrips)
FamilyTHRIPIDAE (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 Tmetothrips subapterus (a thrips)

Tmetothrips subapterus (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 Tmetothrips subapterus (a thrips):

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