Scirtothrips kenyensis

Nomenclatural details

Scirtothrips kenyensis Mound, 1968: 535.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Kericho, Nyanza province, Kenya from tea.

References

Mound LA (1968) A new species of Scirtothrips from Kenya attacking tea, with synonymic notes on two related pest species. Bulletin of entomological Research 57: 533–538.

Mound LA & Stiller M (2011) Species of the genus Scirtothrips from Africa (Thysanoptera, Thripidae). Zootaxa 2786: 51–61.

Type information

Holotype female, The Natural History Museum, London.