本属はThrips属に似ているが、単眼前方刺毛が単眼間刺毛よりも明らかに長いことで識別され、全てイネ科が寄主植物である。本種はヨーロッパ南部から日本を含むアジア、オーストラリアに広く分布し、南米北部の一部に侵入した。前翅が一様に褐色であることで他種から識別できる。

This genus is similar to the genus Thrips, but can be distinguished from the later by the anteocellar setae much longer than interocellar setae, and all species breed on Poaceae. This species is widespread across southern part of Europe to Asia including Japan and Australia, and invaded to some countries of northern part of Sout America. It can be distinguished from the congeners by the fore wings that are uniformly dark brown.

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  Female, head and thorax