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Issue: Vol. 2423 No. 1: 12 Apr. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-04-12
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2423.1.1
Page range: 1–24
Abstract views: 41
PDF downloaded: 52

Species of the Genus Thrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) from the Afro-tropical Region

Honorary Research Fellow, Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO Entomology, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601 Australia
Thysanoptera Thrips Afrotropical Region identification synonymies new species

Abstract

An illustrated key is provided to distinguish the 34 species of genus Thrips reported from the Afrotropical Region, including La Réunion. Seven new synonyms are established as a result of checking type specimens; two new species are described, T. solari from Nigeria and T. kurahashii from South Africa; and the new combination Craspedothrips ghesquierei (Priesner) is established for a species described in Taeniothrips. A diagnosis is given for each species with an indication of the known distribution.

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