Melanthrips hispanicus
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Nomenclatural details
Melanthrips hispanicus Pelikan, 1977: 16.
Melanthrips sesamoidae Marota and Berzosa, 1994: 112. Synonymy in zur Strassen (2003).
Biology and Distribution
Described from Spain, and recorded from Portugal and Algeria, in flowers of Reseda and Sesamoides (Resedaceae).
References
Pelikan J (1977) Melanthrips hispanicus sp.n. with notes on a related species. Acta Entomologica Bohemoslovaca 74: 16-19.
Maroto J & Berzosa J (1994) Una nueva especie del género Melanthrips Haliday 1836 en España. Doriana 6 – N.282: 1-7.
zur Strassen R (2003) Die terebranten Thysanopteren Europas und des Mittelmeer-Gebietes. Die Tierwelt Deutschlands 74: 1–271.
Type information
Holotype female (M. hispanicus), Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt.
