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Issue: Vol. 5489 No. 1: 31 Jul. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-07-31
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5489.1.5
Page range: 92-98
Abstract views: 6
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Two new species of Lefroyothrips (Thysanoptera: Thripinae) from China

Plant Protection College; Yunnan Agricultural University; Kunming; 650201 P.R. China
Plant Protection College; Yunnan Agricultural University; Kunming; 650201 P.R. China
Thysanoptera flower-living thrips Lefroyothrips Thripinae new species

Abstract

Two new species of Lefroyothrips are described from tropical areas in southern China: L. aliceae sp. n., and L. laurencei sp. n. An illustrated key to the three species of Lefroyothrips from China is also provided. All slide-mounted specimens are deposited at Yunnan Agricultural University.

 

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