title: Octurothrips
text: # Octurothrips
  
  Octurothrips is a genus of thrips in the family Phlaeothripidae, first described by Hermann Priesner in 1931. There is just one species in this genus: Octurothrips pulcher.
  
  This genus and species has unusually long abdominal segments IX and X. It shares many of the characters of Habrothrips, but its head and antennae are very different.
  
  ## Distribution and habitat
  
  It has been found in Victoria, South Australia and Queensland in inland arid zones, by beating the stems of various Acacias. It is thought to feed on fungus.
  
  