Sophiothrips politus

Nomenclatural details

Sophiothrips politus Hood, 1955: 72.

Biology and Distribution

Described from Para, Belem, Brazil, with one paratype from Guyana.

References

Hood JD (1955) Brasilian Thysanoptera VI. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 4: 51–160.

Mound LA (1977) Leaf-litter Thysanoptera of the sub-tribe Williamsiellina (Phlaeothripidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 36: 171–192.

Type information

Holotype, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.