In September 1965 in Holany (Česká Lípa district), larvae and a few adult thrips of Hoplothrips pedicularius (Haliday) were found en masse on fruiting bodies of Stereum purpureum (Pers.) Fr., feeding and living especially on the underside. They were also occasionally found on Tricholoma rutilans (Schaeff. ex Fr.) Kummer and Pholiota mutabilis (Schaeff. ex Fr.) Kummer. This represents an ecologically interesting discovery since thrips of this genus were previously known to feed under bark, not on fruiting bodies.
Blattný C. (1966): Hoplothrips pedicularius (Haliday) auf Fruchtkörpern von Stereum purpureum. – Česká Mykologie 20(4): 216.
