Scolothrips latipennis
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Nomenclatural details
Scolothrips latipennis Priesner, 1950: 54.
Biology and Distribution
Described from Cairo, Egypt, feeding on Eotetranychus cucurbitacearum on Citrullus leaves. Widely spread in Mediterranean countries, recorded from Australia.
References
Priesner H (1950) Studies on the genus Scolothrips (Thysanoptera). Bulletin de la Societe Royale entomologique d'Egypte 34: 39–68.
Mound LA (2011) Species recognition in the genus Scolothrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae, predators of leaf-feeding mites. Zootaxa 2797: 45–53.
Type information
Holotype, Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt.
