A new species of thrip, genus Frankliniella(group cephalica; Thysanoptera: Thripidae) from Costa Rica

 

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Autors: Retana-Salazar, Axel P, Soto-Rodríguez, Gerardo A
Format: artículo original
Estat:Versión publicada
Data de publicació:2005
Descripció:A new species of the Frankliniella cephalica group, from Central Costa Rica, is described under the name “Frankliniella morerai n.sp.”. It is closely related to Frankliniella sandovalensis. Both species have translucent bodies, but the new species can be distinguished by these characteristics: setae io III in position 1/2, a complete comb on abdominal segment VIII, antennal segments without coloration and setae po IV longer. It was found in low density in crops of chilli, tomato, lettuce, sweet potato and coriander. A comparative table with other species of this group is included to facilitate diagnosis.
Pais:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Idioma:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/14415
Accés en línia:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/14415
Paraula clau:frankliniella morerai
new species
thysanoptera
Costa Rica
nueva especie