Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Nesothrips lativentris (Karny, 1913)

Feeds on fungus spores, littoral scrub on sand, litter under manchineel tree, arid zone, transition forest, humid forest; January-June.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Thysanoptera

Suborder
Tubulifera

Family
Phlaeothripidae

Genus
Nesothrips

Species
lativentris

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Distribution

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

Distribution: Fernandina, Floreana, Isabela, Pinta, San Cristóbal, 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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"Galapagos Species Database, Nesothrips lativentris", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=10950. Accessed 13 June 2026.