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Gastrothrips harti (Hood, 1913)

Collected on dead branches; feeds on fungal spores; arid zone forest; April.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Thysanoptera

Suborder
Tubulifera

Family
Phlaeothripidae

Genus
Gastrothrips

Species
harti

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Cryptogenic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Española, Santa Cruz.

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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