Macrophthalmothrips kiesteri

Nomenclatural details

Macrophthalmothrips kiesteri Mound, 1987: 281.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Costa Rica, recorded from Panama (Mound & Marullo, 1996).

References

Mound LA (1987) A second sexually dimorphic neotropical species of Macrophthalmothrips (Thysanoptera; Phlaeothripidae). Journal of Natural History 21: 281–284.

Mound & Marullo (1996) The Thrips of Central and South America: An Introduction. Memoirs on Entomology, International 6: 1-488.

Type information

Holotype, The Natural History Museum, London.