Subspecies
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Synonyms
Melanthrips fuscus (Sulzer, 1776)
Melanthrips gracilicornis Maltbaek, 1931
Identification
Body length: Females measure 1.8 mm to almost 2.3 mm, males are smaller,
from 1.2 to 1.6 mm.
Distribution
Widely distributed in the western palaearctic region.
Biology
Host plant: broad plant spectrum, but mainly species from the plant
family Brassicaceae. The imagines have also been collected from cherry
flowers (Prunus avium) (
Uzun et al. 2015).