Megathrips lativentris (Heeger, 1852)
(a fungus thrips)

Interactions where Megathrips lativentris 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 may be found among leaf of litter Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Megathrips lativentris/Megathrips lativentrisa fungus thripsfemale macropter Plant / resting place / among /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesleaflitter (4-8)
female micropter female micropter may be found among leaf of litter Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Megathrips lativentris/Megathrips lativentrisa fungus thripsfemale micropter Plant / resting place / among /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesleaflitter (1-10)
larva larva may be found among leaf of litter Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Megathrips lativentris/Megathrips lativentrisa fungus thripslarva Plant / resting place / among /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesleaflitter (5-10)
male micropter male micropter may be found among leaf of litter Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Megathrips lativentris/Megathrips lativentrisa fungus thripsmale micropter Plant / resting place / among /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesleaflitter (4-9)
female macropter female macropter may be found among leaf of litter Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Megathrips lativentris/Megathrips lativentrisa fungus thripsfemale macropter Plant / resting place / among /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaksleaflitter (4-8)
female micropter female micropter may be found among leaf of litter Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Megathrips lativentris/Megathrips lativentrisa fungus thripsfemale micropter Plant / resting place / among /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaksleaflitter (1-10)
larva larva may be found among leaf of litter Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Megathrips lativentris/Megathrips lativentrisa fungus thripslarva Plant / resting place / among /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaksleaflitter (5-10)
male micropter male micropter may be found among leaf of litter Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Megathrips lativentris/Megathrips lativentrisa fungus thripsmale micropter Plant / resting place / among /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaksleaflitter (4-9)
female macropter female macropter feeds on spore Restricted [Fungi s.l.] fungi (in the broad sense) Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996
Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Megathrips lativentris/Megathrips lativentrisa fungus thripsfemale macropter Fungus / feeder /Fungi s.l./Fungi s.l.fungi (in the broad sense)sporeSole (4-8)
female micropter female micropter feeds on spore Restricted [Fungi s.l.] fungi (in the broad sense) Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996
Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Megathrips lativentris/Megathrips lativentrisa fungus thripsfemale micropter Fungus / feeder /Fungi s.l./Fungi s.l.fungi (in the broad sense)sporeSole (1-10)
larva larva feeds on spore Restricted [Fungi s.l.] fungi (in the broad sense) Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996
Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Megathrips lativentris/Megathrips lativentrisa fungus thripslarva Fungus / feeder /Fungi s.l./Fungi s.l.fungi (in the broad sense)sporeSole (5-10)
male micropter male micropter feeds on spore Restricted [Fungi s.l.] fungi (in the broad sense) Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996
Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Megathrips lativentris/Megathrips lativentrisa fungus thripsmale micropter Fungus / feeder /Fungi s.l./Fungi s.l.fungi (in the broad sense)sporeSole (4-9)

Author & YearTitleSource
Kirk, W.D.J., 1996ThripsNaturalists' Handbooks, 25, 70pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
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

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMegathrips lativentris (a 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 Megathrips lativentris (a fungus thrips)

Megathrips lativentris (a fungus thrips) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Megathrips lativentris (a fungus thrips):

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