First record of the genus Kurtomathrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Argentina with the description of a new species Primera cita del género Kurtomathrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) en la Argentina, con la descripción de una especie nueva
New specie of Kurtomathrips Moulton is described, excluding one diagnostic character of the genus given by Mound & Marullo. A key with known species of the genus is included in this work. The genus Kurtomathrips originally found in North and Central America has only three species. The new specie...
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Sociedad Entomológica Argentina
2004-12-01
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| Series: | Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0373-56802004000200009 |
| Summary: | New specie of Kurtomathrips Moulton is described, excluding one diagnostic character of the genus given by Mound & Marullo. A key with known species of the genus is included in this work. The genus Kurtomathrips originally found in North and Central America has only three species. The new species, Kurtomathrips desantisi n. sp. was collected on Parthenium hysterophorus L. This host plant has a particular interest because is the same where Kurtomathrips morilli Moulton lives on. At the present, this weed and K. morilli have a worldwide distribution.<br>Una especie nueva de Kurtomathrips Moulton es descripta, excluyendo un carácter diagnóstico de los dados para el género por Mound & Marullo. Se incluye, en este trabajo, una clave para las especies conocidas del género. El género Kurtomathrips, encontrado originalmente en Norte y Centro América, tiene tres especies. La nueva especie, Kurtomathrips desantisi n. sp. fue recolectada sobre Parthenium hysterophorus L. Este huésped tiene particular interés porque es el mismo donde vive Kurtomathrips morilli Moulton. Actualmente, esta maleza y K. morilli tienen una distribución mundial. |
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| ISSN: | 0373-5680 1851-7471 |