Frankliniella australis

Nomenclatural details

Frankliniella australis Morgan, 1925: 139.

Frankliniella cestrum Moulton, 1926: 9. Synonymised by Nakahara, 1997: 359.

Frankliniella argentinae Moulton, 1935: 255. Synonymised by Nakahara, 1997: 359.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Chile (F. australis, F. cestrum) and Argentina (F. argentinae).

References

Morgan AC (1925) Six new species of Frankliniella and a key to the American species. Canadian Entomologist 57: 138–147.

Moulton (1926) A new species of Frankliniella from Chile. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 30: 9-10

Moulton (1935) Two new species of Thysanoptera in Argentina and records of other species. Anales de la Sociedad Cientifica Argentina 120: pp. 254-261.

Nakahara S (1997) Annotated list of the Frankliniella species of the world (Yhysanoptera: Thripidae). Contributions on Entomology, International 2 (4): 355-389.

Type information

Paratype (F. australis), National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.

Paratype (F. cestrum), National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.