Thrips orientalis (Bagnall, 1915: 593).

Original reference: Bagnall RS (1915) Brief descriptions of new Thysanoptera VI. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)15: 588–597.

Family

Thripidae, Thripinae

Nomenclatural information

https://thrips.info/wiki/Thrips_orientalis

Diagnosis

Species not yet studied on the current work.

Male not studied.

Intraspecific variation

Not recorded.

Genus and similar species information

Thrips is the largest genus amongst Terebrantia, comprising more than 280 described species. This group is primarily from Holartic and Old World tropics, with all members lacking ocellar setae I and with ctenidia on abdominal tergite VIII posteromesad to spiracles. 

World distribution

Widely distributed in southern Asia, also occurring in some Pacific islands and northern Australia. Reported for Tanzania as well. In the American continent, it was recorded from Florida and Hawaii (United States), Trinidad, Virgin Islands, and recently from Brazil.

Distribution in Brazil

http://fauna.jbrj.gov.br/fauna/faunadobrasil/195628 

Life history

Occurs in a variety of flowers, mainly Gardenia and Jaminum. In Brazil, it was found in Jasminum sambac flowers (Lima et al. 2018).

Economic importance

Not recorded.

References suggested

Lima EFB, Miyasato LA & Fontes LS (2018) Species Identification in the Thrips Genus-Group in Brazil. Neotropical Entomology, published online [DOI: 10.1007/s13744-018-0597-4]

Nakahara S (1994) The genus Thrips Linnaeus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) of the New World. Technical Bulletin. United States Department of Agriculture 1822: 1–183. 

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