Pseudophilothrips
Genus information
Pseudophilothrips Johansen, 1979: 80. Type species Pseudophilothrips moundi Johansen, 1979, by monotypy.
Biology and Distribution
Species from Central and South America are placed in this genus.
References
Johansen RM (1979) Nuevos Trips Tubuliferos (Insecta: Thysanoptera) de Mexico V. Anales del Instituto de Biologia. Universidad Nacional de Mexico 48 [1977]: 77–92.
Mound LA, Wheeler G & Williams DA (2000) Resolving cryptic species with morphology and DNA; thrips as a potential biocontrol agent of Brazilian peppertree, with a new species and overview of Pseudophilothrips (Thysanoptera). Zootaxa 2432: 59-68.
Species
Pseudophilothrips amabilis Johansen, 1981
Pseudophilothrips fugitivus Johansen, 1983
Pseudophilothrips gandolfoi Mound, Wheeler & Williams, 2010
Pseudophilothrips ichini (Hood, 1949)
Pseudophilothrips moundi Johansen, 1979
Pseudophilothrips obscuricornis Priesner, 1921
Pseudophilothrips retanai Soto, 2000
