Liothrips (Liothrips) jatrophae
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Nomenclatural details
Rhynchothrips brevitubus Moulton, 1929: 19
Liothrips jatrophae Mound, Goldarazena, Lopez-Guillen & Hance, 2016: 596. Replacement name for brevitubus Moulton, not brevitubus Karny.
Biology and Distribution
Described from Mexico causing leaf deformation; subsequently recognised as a pest on crops of Jatropha curcans.
References
Moulton D (1929) New Mexican Thysanoptera. Pan-Pacific Entomologist 6: 11–20.
Mound L, Goldarazena A, Lopez-Guillen G & Hance T (2016) Replacement names for two homonyms of Liothrips brevitubus Karny: one from California, the other for a species damaging Jatropha crops in Mexico. Zootaxa 4208 (6): 594–599. []
Type information
Holotype female of R. brevitubus Moulton, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco.
