Frankliniella occidentalis

Nomenclatural details

Euthrips occidentalis Pergande, 1895: 392.

Euthrips tritici californicus Moulton, 1911: 16.

Euthrips helianthi Moulton, 1911: 40.

Frankliniella tritici moultoni Hood, 1914: 38. Replacement name.

Frankliniella nubila Treherne, 1924: 84.

Frankliniella tritici maculata Priesner, 1925: 15.

Frankliniella claripennis Morgan, 1925: 142.

Frankliniella canadensis Morgan, 1925: 143.

Frankliniella trehernei Morgan, 1925: 144.

Frankliniella occidentalis brunnescens Priesner, 1932: 182.

Frankliniella occidentalis dubia Priesner, 1932: 182.

Frankliniella venusta Moulton, 1936: 172.

Frankliniella conspicua Moulton, 1936: 173.

Frankliniella chrysanthemi Kurosawa, 1941: 173.

Frankliniella dahliae Moulton, 1948: 97.

Frankliniella dianthi Moulton, 1948: 98.

Frankliniella syringae Moulton, 1948: 98.

Frankliniella umbrosa Moulton, 1948: 105.

Biology and Distribution

Described from California USA (E. occidentalis, E. helianthi, E. californicus, F. conspicua, F. dahliae, F. venusta), British Columbia, Canada (F. canadensis, F. nubila, F. trehernei), Washington USA (F. claripennis), Hawaii USA (F. crysanthemi), Tamaulipas, Mexico (F. dianthi, F. brunnescens) and Texas USA (F. umbrosa). Cosmopolitan.

References

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

Moulton D (1948) The genus Frankliniella Karny, with keys for the determination of species (Thysanoptera). Revista de Entomologia 19: 55–114.

Kurosawa (1941) A quarantine interception of a new Frankliniella (Thysanoptera) from Hawaii. Kontyu 15: 173-175.

Moulton D (1935) New California Thysanoptera. Pan-Pacific Entomologist 11: 170–174.

Priesner H (1932) Neue Thysanopteren aus Mexiko, gesammelt von Prof Dr A Dampf Teil 1. Wiener Entomologischer Zeitung 49: 170–185.

Priesner H (1925) Neue Thysanopteren. Deutsche entomologische Zeitung 1925: 13–28.

Morgan AC (1925) Six new species of Frankliniella and a key to the American species. Canadian Entomologist 57: 138–147.

Treherne RC (1924) Thysanoptera known to occur in Canada. Canadian Entomologist 56: 82–88.

Hood JD (1914) On the proper generic names of certain Thysanoptera of economic importance. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 16: 34–44.

Moulton D (1911) Synopsis, catalogue and bibliography of North American Thysanoptera, with descriptions of new species. Technical series, USDA Bureau of Entomology 21: 1–56.

Pergande T (1895) Observations on certain Thripidae. Insect Life 7: 390–395.

Type information

Holotype female (E. helianthi), California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco.

Holotype female (E. californicus), California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco.

Holotype female (F. venusta), California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco.

Holotype (F. dahliae), National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.

Holotype (F. syringae), National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.

Holotype (F. dianthi), National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.

Holotype (F. canadensis), National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.

Syntype (F. claripennis), National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.

Syntype (E. occidentalis), National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.