Nomenclatural problems among Thysanoptera (Insecta) of Costa Rica

We present data to argue that several recent papers on the Thysanoptera of Costa Rica are affected by unsatisfactory technical procedures, including failure to recognize intraspecific structural variation. Fourteen new synonyms are recognized for Costa Rica Thysanoptera, nine generic and five specif...

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Main Authors: Arturo Goldarazena, Laurence A Mound, Richard zur Strassen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2008-06-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442008000200042