Pseudophilothrips varicornis

Nomenclatural details

Liothrips varicornis Hood, 1912: 74.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Monterey, Mexico from grass and weeds.

References

Hood JD (1912) New genera and species of North American Thysanoptera from the South and West. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 25: 61–76.

Mound, L.A., Wheeler, G. & Williams, D.A (2010) 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.

Type information

Holotype female, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.