Difference between revisions of "Merothrips laevis"
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| − | Described from Florida | + | Described from Florida USA (''M. laevis'') and Puerto Rico (''M. lacotae'') the species has also been recorded from Japan. Most specimens have been taken in litter. |
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Revision as of 22:17, 7 April 2013
Nomenclatural details
Merothrips laevis Hood, 1938: 350.
Merothrips lacotae Medina Gaud, 1961: 80. Synonymised by Mound & O'Neill, 1974: 500.
Biology and Distribution
Described from Florida USA (M. laevis) and Puerto Rico (M. lacotae) the species has also been recorded from Japan. Most specimens have been taken in litter.
References
Hood JD (1938). New Thysanoptera from Florida and North Carolina. Revista de Entomologia 8: 348–420.
Medina Gaud S (1961) The Thysanoptera of Puerto Rico. Technical Papers of the agricultural Experiment Station, Puerto Rico 32: 1-160.
Mound LA & O'Neill K. (1974) Taxonomy of the Merothripidae, with ecological and phylogenetic considerations (Thysanoptera). Journal of Natural History 8: 481–509.
Type information
Holotype female (M. laevis) National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.
Holotype male (M. lacotae), Rio Pedras Agric. Expt. Station, Puerto Rico.
