Melanthrips desertorum

Nomenclatural details

Melanthrips desertorum Priesner, 1965: 171.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Egypt in flowers of various Cruciferae.

References

Priesner H (1965) A monograph of the Thysanoptera of the Egyptian deserts. Publications de l’Institut Desert d’Egypte 13: 1-549.

Type information

Holotype female, Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt.