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Pseudophilothrips didymopanicis

Pseudophilothrips didymopanicis (Del-Claro & Mound, 1995: 194).

Original reference: Del-Claro K & Mound LA (1996) Phenology and description of a new species of Liothrips (Thysanoptera; Phlaeothripidae) from Didymopanax (Araliaceae) in Brazilian cerrado. Revista de Biologia Tropical 44: 193–197. 

 

Family             

Phlaeothripidae, Phlaeothripinae

 

Nomenclatural information

http://thrips.info/wiki/Pseudophilothrips_didymopanicis

 

World distribution

Described from Minas Gerais, Brazil.

 

Distribution in Brazil

http://fauna.jbrj.gov.br/fauna/faunadobrasil/97483 

 

Life history

Feeds on Schefflera vinosa and S. macrocarpum leaves.

 

Economic importance

No recorded.

 

References suggested

Mound, L.A., Wheeler, G. & Williams, D.A (2010) Resolving cryptic species with morphology and DNA; thrips as a potential biocontrol agent of Brazilian peppertree, with a new species and overview of Pseudophilothrips (Thysanoptera) Zootaxa 2432: 59–68.


Published in: 20/08/2018
Posted by: Mariana Lindner

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