Liothrips (Liothrips) tractabilis

Nomenclatural details

Liothrips tractabilis Mound & Pereyra, 2008: 64.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Santiago del Estero Province, Pampa de los Guanacos, Argentina on Campuloclinium macrocephalum leaves.

References

Mound LA & Pereyra V (2008) Liothrips tractabilis sp.n. (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripinae) from Argentina, a potential biocontrol agent of weedy Campuloclinum (Asteraceae) in South Africa. Neotropical Entomology 37: 63–67.

Type information

Holotype female, La Plata Museum.