Scirtothrips astrictus
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Scirtothrips astrictus Female, antenna [L A Mound]
Nomenclatural details
Scirtothrips astrictus Mound & Marullo, 1996: 188.
Biology and Distribution
Described from Cerro de la Muerte, El Palme, Costa Rica from young leaf of Drymis flowers and leaves; breeds on Persea americana leaves in Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador
References
Mound LA & Marullo R (1996) The Thrips of Central and South America: An Introduction. Memoirs on Entomology, International 6: 1–488.
Type information
Holotype female, The Natural History Museum, London.
