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Blepharidothrips sphaerops

Blepharidothrips sphaerops Hood, 1952: 149.

Original reference: Hood JD (1952) Brasilian Thysanoptera III. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 65: 141–174.

 

Family             

Phlaeothripidae, Phlaeothripinae

 

Nomenclatural information

http://thrips.info/wiki/Blepharidothrips_sphaerops

 

World distribution

Described from São Paulo, Brazil.

 

Distribution in Brazil

http://fauna.jbrj.gov.br/fauna/faunadobrasil/29141 

 

Life history

Lives on dead branches.

 

Economic importance

Not recorded.

 

References suggested

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


Published in: 19/03/2017
Posted by: Mariana Lindner

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