Thrips floricola
Nomenclatural details
Parafrankliniella florum Priesner, 1933: 196.
Thrips floricola zur Strassen, 1995: 100.
Thrips priesnerianus Bhatti, 1995: 93.
Biology and Distribution
Described from Cumbre Nueva, La Palma, Canary Islands from Laurus canariensis. Also collected from Gomera and Gran Canaria. Collected from Adenocarpus foliosus var. villosus, Cedronella canariensis, Chrysanthemum grandiflorum, Cistus monspeliensis, C. symphytifolius var. vaginatus, Cytisus maderensis, Echium aculeatum, Erica arborea, Eupatorium adenophorum, Ferula linki, Greenovia aurea, Ilex canariensis, Laurus canariensis, Lupinus albus, Luzula canariensis, Nothoscormu fragrans, Senecio webbi, Solanum tuberosum, Spartium junceum and Acacia, Citrus, Cytisus, Glycinia, Impatiens, Hypericum and Sempervivum sp..
References
Priesner H (1933) E. Titschack's Thysanopterenausbeute von den Canarischen Inseln. Stettiner entomologische Zeitung 94: 177–211.
Bhatti JS (1995) Further studies on Taeniothrips sensu lato (Insecta: Terebrantia: Thripidae). Zoology (Journal of Pure and Applied Zoology) 5: 73–95.
zur Strassen R (1995) Taxonomische Neuerungen bei terebranten Fransenflüglern der westlichen Paläarktis (Thysanoptera: Terebrantia: Aeolothripidae, Thripidae). Mitteilungen internationaler entomologischen Verein 20: 87–102.
Type information
Syntypes in Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt.
