Macrophthalmothrips femoralis Hood, 1942: 605.
Original reference: Hood JD (1942) A century of new American Thysanoptera III. Revista de Entomologia 13: 547–678.
Family
Phlaeothripidae, Phlaeothripinae
Nomenclatural information
http://thrips.info/wiki/Macrophthalmothrips_femoralis
World distribution
Described from Cajamarca, Peru, and recorded from Brazil.
Distribution in Brazil
http://fauna.jbrj.gov.br/fauna/faunadobrasil/83206
Life history
Lives in dead branches.
Economic importance
No records.
References suggested
Mound LA (1972) Tropical fungus-feeding Thysanoptera of the genus Macrophthalmothrips. Journal of Entomology (B) 41: 77–88.
Mound LA & Marullo R (1996) The Thrips of Central and South America: An Introduction. Memoirs on Entomology, International 6: 1–488.
Attendance
Brasil, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande
Campus Carreiros: Av. Itália km 8
Bairro Carreiros
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