Macrophthalmothrips hemipteroides (Priesner, 1921: 215).
Original reference: Priesner H (1921) Neue und wenig bekannte Thysanopteren der neotropischen Fauna aus der Sammlung des Berliner Zoologischen Museums. Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift 1921: 187–223.
Family
Phlaeothripidae, Phlaeothripinae
Nomenclatural information
http://thrips.info/wiki/Macrophthalmothrips_hemipteroides
World distribution
Described from Paraguai; recorded para Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Panama, Surinam and Trinidad.
Distribution in Brazil
http://fauna.jbrj.gov.br/fauna/faunadobrasil/81352
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.
Attendance
Brasil, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande
Campus Carreiros: Av. Itália km 8
Bairro Carreiros
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