Retanathrips funestus

Nomenclatural details

Physothrips funestus Hood, 1915: 24.

Taeniothrips martorellorum Medina Gaud, 1961: 48.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Brownsville, Texas USA (P. funestus) and Puerto Rico (T. martorelloum). Also reported from Mexico, Jamaica, Trinidad and Costa Rica.

References

Hood JD (1915) Descriptions of new American Thysanoptera. Insecutor inscitiae menstruus 3: 1–40.

Medina Gaud (1961) The Thysanoptera of Puerto Rico. Tech Pap agric Exp Sta Puerto Rico Volume: no. 32 Pages: 1-160.

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

Type information

Holotype female (P. funestus), National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.