Arorathrips nigriceps (Hood, 1952: 147).

Original reference: Hood JD (1952) Brasilian Thysanoptera III. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 65 : 141–174.

Family

Thripidae, Thripinae

Nomenclatural information

https://thrips.info/wiki/Arorathrips_nigriceps

Diagnosis

Species not yet studied on the current work.

Male not studied.

Intraspecific variation

Not recorded.

Related and similar species

The New World genus Arorathrips includes about 15 species, all of them having antennal segment II strongly asymmetric, and segments III & IV with simple sense cones. It is closely related to Chirothrips but differs in having the mesothoracic endofurca reduced.

World distribution

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Distribution in Brazil

http://fauna.jbrj.gov.br/fauna/faunadobrasil/64929 

Life history

Breeding in flowers of grasses.

Economic importance

Not recorded.

References suggested

Nakahara S & Foottit RG (2012) Review of Chirothrips and related genera (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) of the Americas, with descriptions of one new genus and four new species. Zootaxa 3251: 1–29.