Frankliniella gossypiana (Hood, 1936: 68).

Original reference: Hood JD (1936) Frankliniella gossypiana, new name. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 49: 68.

Family

Thripidae, Thripinae

Nomenclatural information

http://thrips.info/wiki/Frankliniella_gossypiana

Diagnosis

Species not studied on the current work. Body yellow and fore wing pale. The abdominal sternite II bears a discal setae and the posteromarginal comb on tergite VIII is complete.

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. Frankliniella gossypiana is similar to F. williamsi in colour and in bearing a discal setae on sternite II, but it is distinguished by having shorter setae on tergite IX. A key to Frankliniella species recorded from Brazil is provided by Cavalleri & Mound (2012).

World distribution

Recorded from Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico and United States.

Distribution in Brazil

http://fauna.jbrj.gov.br/fauna/faunadobrasil/74733 

Life history

Lives in flowers of several species of dicotyledons; in Brazil it was collected in grapes.

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.