Scirtothrips aztecus

Nomenclatural details

Scirtothrips aztecus Johansen & Mojica-Guzman, 1999: 38.

Scirtothrips tlaxcoensis Johansen & Mojica-Guzman, 1999: 64.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Sierra de Huauchinango, Mexico from Pinus-Quercus forest litter. Also taken from Crataegus mexicana and Acana sativa.

References

Johansen RM & Mojica-Guzman A (1999) The genus Scirtothrips Shull, 1909 (Thysanoptera: Thripidae, Sericothripini), in Mexico. Folia Entomologia Mexicana 104: 23–108. [1998]

Type information

Holotype female, also holotype female of tlaxcoensis, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico.