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Issue: Vol. 3262 No. 1: 9 Apr. 2012
Type: Articles
Published: 2012-04-09
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3262.1.6
Page range: 62–68
Abstract views: 51
PDF downloaded: 22

Crotonothrips polyalthiae sp.n. (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae), a leaf-galling pest of the Asian amenity tree, Polyalthia longifolia

Honorary Research Fellow, Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601 Australia
Department of Plant Pests and Diseases, Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, Makassar 90245, Indonesia
Thysanoptera leaf-galls thrips Phlaeothripidae new species

Abstract

A new species of Phlaeothripinae, Crotonothrips polyalthiae, is described as inducing leaf galls in Indonesia and PeninsularMalaysia on the widespread Asian tree Polyalthia longifolia. This is the fifteenth species to be placed in the genusCrotonothrips, the others being from India, but with one from Japan. The new species has exceptionally elongate maxillary stylets and mouth cone. The taxonomy and systematics of the Indian species are noted to require further study.

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