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Carathrips delicatulus

Carathrips delicatulus (Hood, 1939: 590).

Original reference: Hood JD (1939) New north American Thysanoptera, principally from Texas. Revista de Entomologia 10: 550–619.

 

Family             

Phlaeothripidae, Phlaeothripinae

 

Nomenclatural information

http://thrips.info/wiki/Carathrips_delicatulus

 

World distribution

Described from Texas, recorded from Belize, Costa Rica, Panama and Trinidad.

 

Distribution in Brazil

http://fauna.jbrj.gov.br/fauna/faunadobrasil/45568 

 

Life history

Lives on dead branches and leaves, and twigs with lichen.

 

Economic importance

Not recorded.

 

References suggested

Jacot-Guillarmod (1978) Thysanoptera Catalogue in: Annals of the Cape provincial Museums. Published jointly by the Cape provincial museums at the Albany Museum, 7:1257–1724.

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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