Dinurothrips hookeri

Nomenclatural details

Dinurothrips hookeri Hood, 1913: 151.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Mayaquez, Puerto Rico on Ipomoea species. Widely spread in the Caribbean, collected from Cestrum, Erechties, Bidens sp. leaves and Iresine celosia and banana.

References

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

Hood JD (1913) On a collection of Thysanoptera from Porto Rico. Insecutor inscitiae menstruus 1: 149–154.

Type information

Holotype female, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.