Pseudothrips retanae

Nomenclatural details

Linneothrips bicolor Johansen & Mojica-Guzman, 1996 [95]: 62.

Pseudothrips retanae Mound & Marullo, 1996: 181.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Costa Rica from tree fern (P. retanae). L. bicolor also from Costa Rica. P. retanae recorded from Colombia from young tree fern fronds.

References

Goldarazena A, Mound LA & zur Strassen R (2008) Nomenclatural problems among Thysanoptera (Insecta) of Costa Rica. Revista de Biologia Tropical 56 (2): 1–8.

Mound LA & Marullo R. (1996) The Thrips of Central and South America: An Introduction. Memoirs on Entomology, International 6: 1–488.

Johansen & Mojica-Guzman (1996) A review of the Tribe Humboldthripini Johansen (Insecta, Thysanoptera: Thripidae). Folia entomologica Mexicana 93 [1995]: 39-70. [RMJ & Mojica-Guzman A]

Type information

Holotype female (P. retanae), The Natural History Museum, London.

Holotype (L. bicolor), Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico.