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Plesiothrips perplexus (Beach, 1896)

Reported from various plants in grass family; Galápagos habitat: humid forest and shrub/pampa zones; April and May. Feeds on leaves.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Thysanoptera

Suborder
Terebrantia

Family
Thripidae

Genus
Plesiothrips

Species
perplexus

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Floreana, Isabella, Santa Cruz, Santiago.

References

  • Hoddle, M.S. Mound, L.A. (2011) Thysanoptera of the Galápagos Islands. Pacific Science, 65(4): 507-514.
  • Peck, S.B. (2001) Smaller Orders of Insects of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 278 pp.

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