Species not studied on the current work. Ocellar setae pair I absent, and pronotum with only two pairs of posteromarginal setae. Species known only from a damaged female, and it could be an aberrant specimen of another species of Frankliniella.
Male unknown.
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).
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.
Nakahara, S. (1997) Annotated list of the Frankliniella species of the world (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). Contributions onEntomology, International, 2, 355–389.
Published in: 28/12/2016 Posted by: Mariana Lindner
