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Issue: Vol. 5537 No. 3: 11 Nov. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-11-11
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5537.3.8
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A new species and a new record of the genus Scirtothrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) from India

National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (ICAR-NBAIR); Bengaluru; Karnataka; India
National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (ICAR-NBAIR); Bengaluru; Karnataka; India
National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (ICAR-NBAIR); Bengaluru; Karnataka; India
Thysanoptera Identification key Karnataka Scirtothrips lami Scirtothrips machili Thrips

Abstract

Scirtothrips lami sp. nov., is described from the leaves of an unidentified weed. Scirtothrips machili Masumoto & Okajima, described from Japan, is reported here as a new record for India. An updated key to the thirteen species of Scirtothrips recorded from India is also provided.

 

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