Melanthrips hispanicus

Nomenclatural details

Melanthrips hispanicus Pelikan, 1977: 16.

Melanthrips sesamoidae Marota and Berzosa, 1994: 112,

Biology and Distribution

Described from Spain, and recorded from Portugal and Algeria, in flowers of Reseda and Sesamoides (Resedaceae).

References

Pelikan J (1977) Melanthrips hispanicus sp.n. with notes on a related species. Acta Entomologica Bohemoslovaca 74: 16-19.

Type information

Holotype, female in Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt.