Retanathrips funestus

Nomenclatural details

Physothrips funestus Hood, 1915: 24.

Taeniothrips martorellorum Medina Gaud, 1961: 48.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Brownsville, Texas USA (P. funestus) and Puerto Rico (T. martorelloum). Also reported from Mexico, Jamaica, Trinidad and Costa Rica.

References

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

Medina Gaud (1961) The Thysanoptera of Puerto Rico. Tech Pap agric Exp Sta Puerto Rico Volume: no. 32 Pages: 1-160.

Hood JD (1915) Descriptions of new American Thysanoptera. Insecutor inscitiae menstruus 3: 1–40.

Type information

Holotype female (P. funestus), National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.