Leptothrips mali (Fitch, 1855: 806).
Original reference: Fitch A (1855) The apple thrips, Phloeothrips mali. Transactions of the New York State Agricultural Society 14: 806–808.
Family
Phlaeothripidae, Phlaeothripinae
Nomenclatural information
http://thrips.info/wiki/Leptothrips_mali
World distribution
Described from New York, USA, recorded from Brazil, Mexico, Paraguay and Argentina.
Distribution in Brazil
http://fauna.jbrj.gov.br/fauna/faunadobrasil/62446
Life history
Predatory as larvae and adults on small arthropods.
Economic importance
Predatory on pest insects.
References suggested
Johansen RM (1987) El genero Leptothrips Hood, 1909 (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) en el continente Americano: su sistematica, filogenia, biogeografia, biologia, conducta y ecologia. Monogr. Instituto de Biologia de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico 3: 1–246.
Mound LA & Marullo R (1996) The Thrips of Central and South America: An Introduction. Memoirs onon 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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