Frankliniella simplex Priesner, 1924: 532.

Reference: Priesner H (1924) Neue Thysanopteren. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften 133: 527–542.

Family

Thripidae, Thripinae

Nomenclatural information

http://thrips.info/wiki/Frankliniella_simplex

Diagnosis

Species not studied on the current work. Body dark brown, with fore wings almost completely brown, only the base slightly paler. Ocellar setae pair III short (25–35 microns long), pronotum practically without sculpture besides a weak longitudinal ridge. Setal pair S1 on abdominal tergite IX slightly longer than half of the length of pair S2.

Male not studied.

Intraspecific variation

Not recorded.

Genus and similar species information

Frankliniella is one of the largest genera amongst Thysanoptera, comprising more than 160 described species. About 90% of the species are from the Neotropics and their taxonomy is usually complex. Almost all members have 8-segmented antennae, three pairs of ocellar setae and fore wing with both rows of setae complete. About 40 species are recorded from Brazil, and almost half of these were described from this country. A key to Frankliniella species recorded from Brazil is provided by Cavalleri & Mound (2012).

World distribution

Recorded from Brazil, Guatemala and Mexico.

Distribution in Brazil

http://fauna.jbrj.gov.br/fauna/faunadobrasil/81097 

Life history

Lives in flowers, being registered on Orchidaceae in Brazil.

Economic importance

Not recorded.                         

References suggested

Cavalleri A & Mound LA (2012) Toward the identification of Frankliniella species in Brazil (Thysanoptera, Thripidae). Zootaxa 3270: 1–30.

Mound LA & Marullo R (1996) The Thrips of Central and South America: An Introduction. Memoirs on Entomology, International 6: 1–488.