Merothrips brevisetis

Nomenclatural details

Merothrips brevisetis Hood, 1954: 20

Biology and Distribution

Known only from Brazil, Para, collected from dead branches.

References

Hood JD (1954) Brasilian Thysanoptera IV. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 67: 17-54.

Mound LA & O'Neill K (1974) Taxonomy of the Merothripidae, with ecological and phylogenetic considerations (Thysanoptera). Journal of Natural History 8: 481-509.

Type information

Holotype, female in USNM, Washington