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Issue: Vol. 5719 No. 1: 11 Nov. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-11-11
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5719.1.7
Page range: 126-132
Abstract views: 44
PDF downloaded: 4

A new species and a new record of the genus Rhamphothrips Karny (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) from the Western Ghats, India

Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences; Shivamogga; India.
National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (ICAR-NBAIR); Bengaluru; Karnataka; India.
Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences; Shivamogga; India.
Directorate of Cashew Research (ICAR-DCR); Puttur; Karnataka; India.
Thysanoptera host-associations Identification key Karnataka Rhamphothrips laterocurvidentatus Rhamphothrips tenuirostris

Abstract

Rhamphothrips laterocurvidentatus sp. nov., is described based on specimens collected from the leaves of Streblus sp. Rhamphothrips tenuirostris (Karny), originally described from Indonesia, is reported here as a new record for India. An updated key to the nine Rhamphothrips species recorded from India is also provided.

 

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How to Cite

Sujith, K., Rachana, R., Hegde, J. & Vanitha, K. (2025) A new species and a new record of the genus Rhamphothrips Karny (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) from the Western Ghats, India. Zootaxa, 5719 (1), 126–132. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5719.1.7