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Macrophthalmothrips diasi

Macrophthalmothrips diasi Hood, 1949: 50.

Original reference: Hood JD (1949) Brasilian Thysanoptera I. Revista de Entomologia 20: 3–88.

 

Family             

Phlaeothripidae, Phlaeothripinae

 

Nomenclatural information

http://thrips.info/wiki/Macrophthalmothrips_diasi 

 

World distribution

Described from Sao Paulo, Brazil.

 

Distribution in Brazil

http://fauna.jbrj.gov.br/fauna/faunadobrasil/73933 

 

Life history

Lives in dead branches.

 

Economic importance

No records.

 

References suggested

Mound LA (1972) Tropical fungus-feeding Thysanoptera of the genus Macrophthalmothrips. Journal of Entomology (B) 41: 77–88.

Mound LA & Marullo R (1996) The Thrips of Central and South America: An Introduction. Memoirs on Entomology, International 6: 1–488.


Published in: 24/07/2018
Posted by: Mariana Lindner

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