Scolothrips latipennis

Nomenclatural details

Scolothrips latipennis Priesner, 1950: 54.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Cairo, Egypt, feeding on Eotetranychus cucurbitacearum on Citrullus leaves. Widely spread in Mediterranean countries, recorded from Australia.

References

Mound LA (2011) Species recognition in the genus Scolothrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae, predators of lleaf-feeding mites. Zootaxa 2797: 45–53.

Priesner H (1950) Studies on the genus Scolothrips (Thysanoptera). Bulletin de la Societe Royale entomologique d'Egypte 34: 39–68.

Type information

Holotype, Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt.