Scolothrips latipennis

Nomenclatural details

Scolothrips latipennis Priesner, 1950: 54.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Cairo, Egypt, feeding on Eotetranychus cucurbitacearum on Citrullus leaves. Widely spread in Mediterranean countries, recorded from Australia.

References

Priesner H (1950) Studies on the genus Scolothrips (Thysanoptera). Bulletin de la Societe Royale entomologique d'Egypte 34: 39–68.

Mound LA (2011) Species recognition in the genus Scolothrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae, predators of leaf-feeding mites. Zootaxa 2797: 45–53.

Type information

Holotype, Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt.