Crotonothrips polyalthiae

Nomenclatural details

Crotonothrips polyalthiae Mound & Nasruddin, 2012: 64.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Indonesia, recorded from Malaysia, induces leaf galls on Polyalthia longifolia.

References

Mound LA & Nasruddin A (2012) Crotonothrips polyalthiae sp.n. (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae), a leaf-galling pest of the Asian amenity tree, Polyalthia longifolia. Zootaxa 32 (62): 62–68.

Andi Nasruddin & Mound LA (2012) Seasonal abundance and biology of Crotonothrips polyalthiae (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae), and its damage to a shade tree, Polyalthia longifolia. Florida Entomologist 95: 610-616.

Type information

Holotype male, The Natural History Museum, London.